Today marks the 50th anniversary of the
premier of “Karate, Fists and Beans”, Directed by Tonino Ricci it starred Dean
Reed, Cris Guerta and Iwao Yoshioka. The film tells the story of Sam (Dean
Reed) and Buddy Piccolo (Cris Huerta), two highwaymen who go to a convent to
find food, instead they find the golden hand of St. Quirinus missing and chase,
Colonel Randolf Quint (Alfredo Mayo) who is disguised as a guardian and has
stolen the hand. They end up becoming allies with him when they find out he is
working with the banker Morgan (Renato Malavasi) to rescue his kidnapped
daughter held by Espartaco (Fernando Sancho) and his gang. The hand was going
to be given to the kidnappers as ransom. Another plan was to have Tired Finger
( a forger make and sell fake dollars to Espataco but it does not succeed. The
forger’s two sons Ken (Sal Borgese) and Clint (Angel Aranda) as well as a
Japanese chef named Moikako (Iwao Yoshioka) join Quint, Sam and Buddy. The band
enters the hideout of Espartero, with Sam posing as the famous
"Brain" while Moikako proposes to capture the outlaw using his karate
skills. Baby Morgan is liberated by the band and Espartero is captured and imprisoned.
Storia di karatè, pugni e fagioli - Italian title
La ley del karate en el Oeste - Spanish title
Siete contra todos - Spanish title
Karatê, Murros e Feijão - Brazilian title
Du ka karate mig her og der - Danish title
Karatekauhu lännessä Karate - Finnish title
Fäuste, Bohnen und... Karate! - German title
Roben ton dason me toxa kai karate – Greek title
Karate i vilda västern - Swedish title
Karate, yumruk ve Fasulye hikayesi - Turkish title
The Friendly One - English title
Story of Karate, Fists and Beans - English title
Karate, Fists and Beans - English title
A 1973 Italian, Spanish co-production [National
Cinematografica (Rome), P.C. Balcazar
(Barcelona)]
Producer: Sergio Borelli
Director: Tonino Ricci
Story: Alfonso Balcazar
Screenplay: Arpad De Riso, Giovanni Scolaro
English dialogue: Ted Rusoff
Cinematography: Jaime Deu Casas [Eastmancolor]
Music: Juniper (Emma De Angelis)
Running time: 92 minutes
Cast:
Sam - Dean Reed
Buddy Piccolo/Small - Cris Huerta (Crisanto Brieva)
Moikako Fujibashi - Iwao Yoshioka (Ivao Yoshika)
Colonel Randolf Quint - Alfredo Mayo (Alfredo Martinez)
Andy Johnson - Pino Ferrara (Giuseppe Ferrara)
Ken Goldenhand - Sal Borgese (Salvatore Borgese)
Farmer - Dante Cleri
Clint Goldenhand - Ángel Aranda
Sheriff - Luis Induni (Luigi Radici)
Deputies - Gaspar González, Ángel Lombarte
Morgan - Renato Malavasi
Mexican dancer - Carla Mancini
Espartero - Fernando Sancho (Fermando Les)
Espartero henchman – Juan Patiño Lucio Zarini, José Luis
Chinchilla
‘Baby’ Morgan - Francesca Romana Coluzzi
Judge Angus McLeod/Johnson - Gustavo Re
Freddy - Freddy Unger (Geoffredo Unger)
Espartero henchman - Juan Patiño, Lucio Zarini, José Luis
Chinchilla
Father Modesto – Ivan Torres (Juan Torres)
Concha - Irene d’Astrea
Henry - Claudio Ruffini
Zachary Todd – Pajarito (Manuel Muñiz)
Chinese eatery dinner – Sergio Smacchi
Mexican diner owner - Antonio Almorós (Ramón Almorós)
Mexican diner waiter – Francisco Jarque Zurbano
Duck hunters – Franco Ukmar, Renzo Pevarello, Arnaldo
Dell’Acqua
Trial protestor – Antonio Ponciano
Townsman – Riccardo Petrazzi
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