''Two Missionaries'' ( it, Porgi l'altra guancia; Turn the Other Cheek) is a 1974 French/

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starring the comedy team of

Bud Spencer Carlo Pedersoli (31 October 1929 – 27 June 2016), known professionally as Bud Spencer, was an Italian actor, professional swimmer and water polo player. He was known for action-comedy and Spaghetti Western roles with his long-time film partn ...

and

Terence Hill Terence Hill (born Mario Girotti; 29 March 1939) is an Italian actor, film director, screenwriter and producer. He began his career as a child actor and gained international fame for starring roles in action and comedy films, many with longtim ...

Synopsis

Two missionaries (Bud Spencer and Terence Hill) come into conflict with the authorities when they turn their missionary into a parrot farm. The Bishop of Maracaibo calls them his 'black sheep' and the

Monsignore Monsignor (; it, monsignore ) is an honorific form of address or title for certain male clergy members, usually members of the Roman Catholic Church. Monsignor is the apocopic form of the Italian ''monsignore'', meaning "my lord". "Monsignor" ca ...

has been called to check on their behavior. Like usual, our heroes help the poor to defend themselves and provoke some funny fist fights in the process.

Cast

as Father J. *

as Father Pedro de Leon *

Robert Loggia Salvatore "Robert" Loggia ( , ; January 3, 1930 – December 4, 2015) was an American actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for '' Jagged Edge'' (1985) and won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for ...

as Governor Alfonso Felipe Gonzaga *

Jean Pierre Aumont Jean-Pierre Aumont (born Jean-Pierre Philippe Salomons; 5 January 1911 – 30 January 2001) was a French actor, and holder of the Légion d'Honneur and the Croix de Guerre for his World War II military service. Early life Aumont was born Jea ...

as Monsignor Delgado *

Jacques Herlin Jacques Herlin (17 August 1927 – 7 June 2014) was a French character actor. Born in Paris as Jacques de Jouette, he appeared in an impressive number of films from the early sixties. He was also active on stage and on television. He died i ...

as The Bishop *Mario Pilar as Menendez *

Maria Cumani Quasimodo Maria Cumani Quasimodo (20 May 1908 - 22 November 1995) was an Italian actress and dancer. Born Maria Cumani in Milan, she studied dance under Jia Ruskaja. In 1936, she became the companion of the poet Salvatore Quasimodo, with whom she had ...

as Marquise Gonzaga

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* 1974 films 1970s adventure comedy films Italian adventure comedy films Films directed by Franco Rossi Films scored by Guido & Maurizio De Angelis Terence Hill and Bud Spencer Films set in the 1890s Films set in Venezuela Films about Catholic priests Films produced by Dino De Laurentiis 1974 comedy films 1970s Italian-language films 1970s Italian films Italian action comedy films {{1970s-Italy-comedy-film-stub