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.
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| Directed by | Marcello Fondato |
| Written by | Marcello Fondato Francesco Scardamaglia |
| Produced by | Elio Scardamaglia |
| Starring | Bud Spencer James Coco Herbert Lom |
| Cinematography | Mario Montuori |
| Edited by | Nadia Bonifazi |
| Music by | Maurizio De Angelis Guido De Angelis |
| Distributed by | Delfo Cinematografica Analysis Film Releasing Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 min. |
| Country | Italy |
| Languages | Italian English |
Plot summary
editJoe 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. Meanwhile in London, 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
edit- 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
edit- ^ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 88-6073-626-9.
- ^ "Charleston". MyMovies. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
External links
edit- Charleston at IMDb
