Charleston (1977 film)

1977 film by Marcello Fondato
  • 5 March 1977 (1977-03-05)
Running time
105 min.CountryItalyLanguagesItalian
English

Charleston is a 1977 Italian comedy film written and directed by Marcello Fondato. It reprises the style of the film The Sting (1973).[1][2] It was distributed in the United States by Analysis Film Releasing Corporation.

Plot summary

Joe Lo Monaco is an owner of a steamship which has a large casino. A band of evildoers exploits him for his earnings about gambling on roulette, so Lo Monaco really wants to destroy the ship, but he realizes the ship is insured and that destroying it would lose a lot of money. In London meanwhile, the trickster Charleston is arrested for being found with a false identity. However, he manages to escape from prison as soon as he is offered the job of helping Lo Monaco from evildoers ...

Cast

  • Bud Spencer: Charleston
  • James Coco: Joe Lo Monaco
  • Herbert Lom: Inspector Watkins
  • Jack La Cayenne: Jack Watson / Columbus
  • Dino Emanuelli: Bull
  • Ronald Lacey: Frankie
  • Geoffrey Bayldon: Fred
  • Renzo Marignano: Morris
  • Lucretia Love: Secretary

References

  1. ^ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 88-6073-626-9.
  2. ^ "Charleston". MyMovies. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  • Charleston at IMDb


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