Charleston (1977 film)

Charleston
Charleston
	Original theatrical poster
Directed by	Marcello Fondato
Written by	Marcello Fondato; Francesco Scardamaglia
Produced by	Elio Scardamaglia
Starring	Bud Spencer; James Coco; Herbert Lom
Cinematography	Mario Montuori
Edited by	Nadia Bonifazi
Music by	Maurizio De Angelis; Guido De Angelis
Distributed by	Delfo Cinematografica; Analysis Film Releasing Corporation
Release date	5 March 1977;
Running time	105 min.
Country	Italy
Languages	Italian ; English

Charleston is a 1977 Italian comedy film written and directed by Marcello Fondato. It reprises the style of the film The Sting (1973).^[1]^[2] It was distributed in the United States by Analysis Film Releasing Corporation.

Plot summary

Joe Lo Monaco is an owner of a steamship which has a large casino. A band of evildoers exploits him for his earnings about gambling on roulette, so Lo Monaco really wants to destroy the ship, but he realizes the ship is insured and that destroying it would lose a lot of money. Meanwhile in London, the trickster Charleston is arrested for being found with a false identity. However, he manages to escape from prison as soon as he is offered the job of helping Lo Monaco from evildoers.

Cast

Bud Spencer: Charleston
James Coco: Joe Lo Monaco
Herbert Lom: Inspector Watkins
Jack La Cayenne: Jack Watson / Columbus
Dino Emanuelli: Bull
Ronald Lacey: Frankie
Geoffrey Bayldon: Fred
Renzo Marignano: Morris
Lucretia Love: Secretary

References

^ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 88-6073-626-9.
^ "Charleston". MyMovies. Retrieved 31 December 2011.

External links

Charleston at IMDb

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[1] Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 88-6073-626-9.

[2] "Charleston". MyMovies. Retrieved 31 December 2011.

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