The Magnificent Two (1967)

Two salesmen travel to a small South American Country to peddle their wares. However the country is in the middle of a major conflict between the Government led by Diaz and the rebels led ... See full summary »

Director:

Cliff Owen

Writers:

Sidney Green (screenplay), Richard Hills (screenplay),

Stars:

Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise, Margit Saad

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Eric Morecambe	...	Eric
Ernie Wise	...	Ernie
Margit Saad	...	Carla
Virgilio Teixeira	...	Carillo (as Virgilio Texera)
Cecil Parker	...	British Ambassador
Isobel Black	...	Juanita
Martin Benson	...	President Diaz
Michael Godfrey	...	Manuelo
Sue Sylvaine	...	Carmelita
Henry Beltran	...	José
Tyler Butterworth	...	Miguel
Sandor Elès	...	Armandez (as Sandor Eles)
Andreas Malandrinos	...	Juan (as Andrea Malandrinos)
Victor Maddern	...	Drunken Soldier
Charles Laurence	...	Assassin

Storyline

Two salesmen travel to a small South American Country to peddle their wares. However the country is in the middle of a major conflict between the Government led by Diaz and the rebels led by Torez. When Torez is accidentally killed the rebels mistaken pick up one of the salesmen, Eric, as he looks like Torez. Eric and Ernie are promised millions to carry on the charade once the rebels take charge. However once Eric takes charge he finds himself back in danger as scheming general Carillo plans to remove the impostor from his role.

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Plot Keywords:

slapstick | independent film

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 April 1968 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

De Guerillas van Camp Grande

Filming Locations:

Black Park Country Park, Wexham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rank Organisation, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title is clearly inspired by the similarly South American-set The Magnificent Seven.

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Quotes

[on the run in South America]
Ernie: We were doing quite all right until you opened your big mouth. "Long live the President."
Eric: How was I to know they'd just shot him?

User Reviews

Depressingly unfunny

Let me say right from the start that I am a big, big Morecambe and Wise fan and have been ever since I was a kid. I'd heard that their features were but pale shadows of their TV work but even thus forewarned I was shocked by the total lack of humor in this film. THE MAGNIFICENT TWO is clearly meant to be something like the Hope and Crosby ROAD movies and I can't think of two comics who could have carried it off better than Eric and Ernie --- like Bob and Bing, they relied much on spirited ad-libs and spontaneity to earn their laughs, but this movie saddles them with a dreadfully humorless script which they seemed to follow like leaden zombies. Let me give you an example of what this movie's creators thought was funny: Eric and Ernie have an argument with their mouths so stuffed with food you can't hear what they're saying. Laugh? You'll never start. The only reason I gave THE MAGNIFICENT TWO two stars instead of only one is out of respect for the boys. Check out their stuff on YouTube. They were funny, funny men.