Come rubammo la bomba atomica

Come rubammo la bomba atomica

Original film poster
Directed by Lucio Fulci
Written by Gian Paolo Callegari
Sandro Continenza
Roberto Gianviti
Amedeo Sollazzo
Starring Franco Franchi
Ciccio Ingrassia
Music by Coriolano Gori
Release dates
1967
Running time
98 minutes
Country Italy
Language Italian

Come rubammo la bomba atomica or How We Stole the Atomic Bomb is a 1967 Italian-Egyptian international co-production Eurospy comedy based on the 1966 Palomares B-52 crash. Filmed it Italy and Egypt, it stars the Italian comedy duo of Franco and Ciccio and was directed by Lucio Fulci.[1] The film features a teaming of parodies of famous film secret agents.[2]

Plot

Fisherman Franco and his father (both played by Franco Franchi) are fishing off the coast of Egypt when they see an American bomber crash that was carrying nuclear weapons. Franco is kidnapped by Agent 87 Ciccio Ingrassia of an Italian Secret Service called SPECTRALIS in order to locate the nuclear weapon.

The duo are up against several famous spies sent by various governments and the supervillain Dr. Yes who wishes to use the atomic weapon to reanimate Egyptian mummies.

Cast

Notes

  1. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/268337/Come-Rubammo-la-Bomba-Atomica/overview
  2. Hughes, Howard ‘’Cinema Italiano’’ I.B.Tauris; 1 edition (30 April 2011)

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