Today marks the 5oth anniversary of the premier of
“Carambola”. Directed by Ferdinando Baldi and starring Michael Coby and Paul
Smit it tells the story of Coby (Michael
Coby) an ex-soldier and billiard champion. He and his friend Len Rothman (Paul
Smith) accept the sum of $50,000 dollars to investigate the trafficking of arms
across the Mexican border. However, the film takes a twist when the pair come
across a new, revolutionary revolver. The film set off a number of Bud Spencer
and Terence Hill look alike movies starring Coby and Smith.This film was
followed by a sequel “The Crazy Adventures of Len and Coby”. After Bud Spencer
turned down the role of Bluto in Robin Williams 1980 movie “Popeye” Paul Smith
was offered and accepted the rôle.
Carambola – Italian title
Carambola – Brazilian title
Mon nom est Trinita – Belgium title
Caramba-veljekset – Finnish title
Si ce n’est toi…c’est donc ton frere – French title
Vier Fäuste schlagen wieder zu – German title
Nos llaman Carambola – Spanish title
Carambola! – Slår alltid först – Swedish title
Karambol – Turkish title
Strange Adventures of Coby and Ben – English title
Carambola – English title
A 1973 Italian film production [B.R.C., Aetos (Rome)]
Producer: Manolo Bolognini
Director: Ferdinando Baldi
Story: Nico Ducci, Mino Roli
Screenplay: Ferdinando Baldi, Nico Ducci, Mino
Roli(Erminio Pontiroli)
Cinematography: Aiace Parolin [Eastmancolor, CinemaScope]
Music: Franco Bixio, Fabio Frizzi, Vince Tempera
(Vincenzo Tempera)
Songs: “You
Can Fly”, “Milk Serenade” sung by Dreambags
Running time: 100 minutes
Cast:
Coby/Toby/Trinity - Michael Coby (Antonio Cantafora)
Clem/Ben/Lynn/Butch/Len Rothman - Paul Smith
Kelly - William Bogart (Guglielmo Spoletini)
Captain Howard Johnson - Luciano Catenacci
Lieutenant Stevens - Remo De Angelis
Clydeson - Horst Frank
Sheriff - Pino Ferrara
Professor Max Lager - Franco Fantasia (Francesco
Fantasia)
Mexican revolutionary - Pedro Sanchez (Ignacio Spalla)
Roger - Pietro Ceccarelli
Laredo merchant – Lina Franchi
Clydeson henchmen - Nello Pazzafini (Giovanni Pazzafini),
Elio Bonadonna, Artemio
Antonini,
Enrico Chiappafreddo, Roberto Dell Acqua, Wladimiro Daddi (Wladimir
Daddi),
Roberto Messina, Giovanni Bonadonna, Sergio Testori
Howard's assistants - Pietro Torrisi, Gianlorenzo
Bernini, Fred Robsahm
Bartender - Benjamin Lev
Tug-o’-war brawler – Angelo Susani, Claudio Ruffini
Tug-o’-war observer – Paolo Sceusan
Indian – Giglio Gigli (Pio Giglio)
Pamela - Melissa Chimenti (Maria Chimenti)
billiard player - Gaetano Russo
Billiard bookmaker - Mike Morris (Horst Weinert)
Billiard spectator - Angelo Boscariol
Saloon bouncer – Armando Bottin
Townsman – Marcello Meconizzi
With: Luigi Antonio Guerra
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