Charleston (1977 film)

1977 film by Marcello Fondato

Not to be confused with another Italian film also known as Charleston but originally titled as Anche gli angeli tirano di destro (1974).

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 (1977-03-05)

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

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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

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* 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

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1. ^ Paolo Mereghetti (2010). Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 978-88-6073-626-0.
2. ^ "Charleston". MyMovies. Retrieved 31 December 2011.

## External links

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* Charleston at IMDb

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