I due maghi del pallone (1970)

The manager of a football team wants to hire a coach. Luckily the team begin to win but on the eve of an important match the opposing team has their best scorer kidnapped. Will they win the... See full summary »

Director:

Mariano Laurenti

Writer:

Roberto Gianviti

Stars:

Franco Franchi, Ciccio Ingrassia, Lionello

Cast

Cast overview:
Franco Franchi	...	Mago K. K.
Ciccio Ingrassia	...	Ciccio Ingrassetti
Lionello	...	Tonino
Karin Schubert	...	Gretel
Elio Crovetto	...	Manager Baldinotti
Umberto D'Orsi	...	Commendatore Cazzaniga
Tiberio Murgia	...	Concettino Lo Brutto
Paola Tedesco	...	Mayor's Daughter
Ugo Adinolfi	...	Rosario
Nuccia Belletti	...	Sign. Maruzza
Enzo Andronico	...	Sindaco di Pizzusiccu
Dada Gallotti	...	Adalgisa
Luca Sportelli	...	President of Ghiandineddese Team
Nino Vingelli	...	Don Alfio
Alberto Fogliani	...	Rosolino Lo Brutto

Storyline

The manager of a football team wants to hire a coach. Luckily the team begin to win but on the eve of an important match the opposing team has their best scorer kidnapped. Will they win the match all the same?

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

2 December 1970 (Italy)

Also Known As:

2 Trottel in der Fußball-Liga

Filming Locations:

Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Edited into How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio (2004)

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Soundtracks

"Primi giorni di settembre"
Written by Bruno Lauzi (as B. Lauzi) and Gino Mescoli (as G. Mescoli)
Performed by Lionello
Courtesy of Edizioni Musicali "Do Maggiore"

User Reviews

The soccer wizard

Ciccio is asked to hire a 'magician' to coach the local football team (make that 'soccer' for the American readers). He takes that literally, because he doesn't know anything about football, and comes home with a 'real wizard' (played by Franco), or better: a cheap fraud who looks into a crystal ball and tells the paying customers anything that will make them happy. Now the problem is that the cheap fraud became an expensive one, since Franco signed Ciccio's contract for millions of Lire (whatever that was worth in 1971). So 'the two wizards of football' (original title) have to stand together, hide their complete ignorance and have success with the team, no matter how.

It's a classical concept for a comedy: bring somebody into a situation he's ill equipped for, and his attempts to improvise will cause chaos without end. On this simple premise, everything works well, even though the movie is quickly produced 'third division' by cinema standards.