I due assi del guantone

I due assi del guantone is a 1971 comedy film directed by Mariano Laurenti and starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio.

Plot

Franco and Ciccio are two Sicilians who seek fortune in Rome. They are hired as kitchen boys in the restaurant of Amleto Rossetti, who happens to be a passionate boxing fan. In order to take advantage of the latter's wealth, Franco pretends to be a boxing champion.

Cast

Franco Franchi as Franco Marsala
Ciccio Ingrassia as Ciccio Trapani
Mario Carotenuto as Amleto Rossetti
Ave Ninchi as Adele Rossetti
Gino Milli as Enzo
Paola Tedesco as Marisa
Umberto D'Orsi as Sor Giovanni
Giulio Rinaldi as Cesare De Cesari aka "Golia"
Tiberio Murgia as The Traffic Cop
Luca Sportelli as The Grocer
Enzo Andronico as The Boxing Coach
Nino Vingelli as A Restaurateur
Ada Pometti as The Chemist
Fulvio Mingozzi as The Tour Guide

Reception

An Italian review of the time finds the film 'poor in ideas, carelessly directed and relying merely on the repertoire of jokes and funny faces of the comic duet'.