Carambola (film)
1974 film by Ferdinando Baldi
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Carambola! (Italian: Carambola, also known as Strange Adventures of Coby and Ben)[1] is a 1974 Italian comedic Spaghetti Western film co-written and directed by Ferdinando Baldi. It was the first film starring the pair Paul Smith and Michael Coby, a duo formed by producer Manolo Bolognini with the purpose of copying the successful films of the duo Terence Hill and Bud Spencer.[2][1][3] It was followed by Carambola's Philosophy: In the Right Pocket.[1]
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Directed byFerdinando Baldi
Screenplay byMino Roli
Nico Ducci
Ferdinando Baldi
Nico Ducci
Ferdinando Baldi
Story byMino Roli
Nico Ducci
Nico Ducci
Produced byArmando Todaro
| Carambola! | |
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Italian theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Ferdinando Baldi |
| Screenplay by | Mino Roli Nico Ducci Ferdinando Baldi |
| Story by | Mino Roli Nico Ducci |
| Produced by | Armando Todaro |
| Starring | Paul Smith Michael Coby |
| Cinematography | Aiace Parolin |
| Edited by | Antonietta Zita |
| Music by | Franco Bixio Vince Tempera |
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| Language | Italian |
Plot
Coby, a former soldier and champion of pool and his gigantic and irascible friend Clem accepted, for $50.000, to investigate arms trafficking that would take place between the US and Mexico. The two devise a trick.
Cast
- Paul Smith as Clem
- Michael Coby as Coby[4]
- Horst Frank as Clydeson
- William Bogart as Kelly
- Pino Ferrara as sheriff
- Luciano Catenacci as Cpt. Howard Johnson
- Franco Fantasia as professor
- Pedro Sanchez as Mexican leader
- Melissa Chimenti as Pamela
- Gaetano Russo as billiard player
- Pietro Torrisi as murdered warden
- Carla Mancini c.s.c.
- Giovanni Pazzafini as Clydeson's henchman
- Gianlorenzo Bernini as Howard's helper
- Mike Morris
- Luigi Antonio Guerra c.s.c.
- Uncredited
- Remo De Angelis as Lt. Stevens
- Fred Robsahm as Sinz, Howard's helper
