Carambola!

Carambola!
Italian theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ferdinando Baldi
Produced by	Manolo Bolognini
Written by	Ferdinando Baldi Nico Ducci Mino Roli
Starring	Michael Coby Paul L. Smith
Music by	Franco Bixio Vince Tempera
Cinematography	Aiace Parolin
Release dates	1974
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.^[1][2]

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
• 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

• List of Italian films of 1974

References

1. Marco Giusti. Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori, 2007. ISBN 8804572779.
2. Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.

External links

• Carambola! at the Internet Movie Database