Anche gli angeli tirano di destro (1974)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Enzo Barboni

Writer:

Enzo Barboni (writer)

Release Date:

10 September 1974 (West Germany)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Plot Keywords:

Italian American | Spoof | Mafia Boss | Sequel | 1930s

Cast

Giuliano Gemma	...	Sonny Abernathy
Ricky Bruch	...	Father O'Flanagan
Laura Becherelli	...	Virginia
Fortunato Arena	...	Pilauso, Chestnut Seller
Carla Mancini	...	Confessing Woman
Paolo Zilli	...	Duke
Dominic Barto	...	Barabas Smith
Riccardo Pizzuti	...	Maloney's Henchman
Giuseppe Castellano	...	Red
Edoardo Faieta	...	Maloney
Enzo Fiermonte	...	Joe Bendaggio
Pupo De Luca
Nazzareno Natale
Salvatore Baccaro	...	Man receiving the Bird
Roberto Alessandri

Also Known As:

Charleston (International: English title)

Runtime:

USA:111 min | France:82 min | West Germany:116 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Norway:16 | West Germany:16 (nf) (original rating) | West Germany:6 (nf) (cut version) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Company:

Tritone Cinematografica

Movie Connections:

Follows Anche gli angeli mangiano fagioli (1973)

Silly, but a nice comedy

This film has the typical air of Italian action/gangster comedies from that period. I guess one needs to be a true fan of this style but then it is a perfectly charming and funny sort of comedy. The acting is not too important anyway but still it is reasonable and enjoyable. The cliches of black and white are wonderfully maintained in this movie as the good guys are clever and witty and the bad ones are bad and pretty dumb. I considered the "Shakespearian" dream of the "good" Mafioso a bit stupid but then a film like that seems in need of a few blunders. The costumes are great. All in all enjoyable.