| Carambola! | |
|---|---|
![]() Italian theatrical release poster  | |
| Directed by | Ferdinando Baldi | 
| Written by | Ferdinando Baldi  Nico Ducci Mino Roli  | 
| Produced by | Manolo Bolognini | 
| Starring | Michael Coby   Paul L. Smith  | 
| Cinematography | Aiace Parolin | 
| Music by | Franco Bixio  Vince Tempera  | 
Release date  | 
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| Language | Italian | 
Carambola! (Italian: Carambola, also known as Strange Adventures of Coby and Ben)[1] is a 1974 Italian comedic Spaghetti Western film co-written and directed by Ferdinando Baldi. It was the first film starring the duo Michael Coby and Paul L. Smith, a couple formed by producer Manolo Bolognini with the purpose of ripping off the successful films of the duo Bud Spencer-Terence Hill.[2][1][3]
Plot
A former soldier and champion of pool and his gigantic and irascible friend accepted, for $50.000, to investigate arms trafficking that would take place between the US and Mexico. The two devise a trick.
Cast
- Michael Coby as Coby[4]
 - Paul L. Smith as Clem Rodovam
 - William Bogart as Kelly for 50
 - Horst Frank as Clydeson
 - Pino Ferrara as Sheriff
 - Luciano Catenacci as Cpt. Howard Johnson
 - Melissa Chimenti as Pamela
 - Franco Fantasia as Professor
 - Ignazio Spalla as Mexican Leader
 - Nello Pazzafini as Clydeson's Henchman
 - Pietro Torrisi as Murdered Warden
 
See also
References
- 1 2 Marco Giusti (2007). Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori, 2007. ISBN 978-8804572770.
 - ↑ Hughes 2004, p. 238.
 - ↑ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
 - ↑ "Carambola (1974) directed by Ferdinando Baldi • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd". letterboxd.com.
 
Works cited
- Hughes, Howard (2004). Once Upon a Time in the Italian West. I. B. Tauris. ISBN 1-85043-430-1.
 
External links
- Carambola! at IMDb
 
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