I due assi del guantone (Italian for "The two aces of boxing") is a 1971 comedy film directed by Mariano Laurenti and starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio.
Plot
Franco and Ciccio are two Sicilians who seek fortune in Rome. They are hired as kitchen boys in the restaurant of Amleto Rossetti, who happens to be a passionate boxing fan. In order to take advantage of the latter's wealth, Franco pretends to be a boxing champion.
Cast
Franco Franchi as Franco Marsala Ciccio Ingrassia as Ciccio Trapani Mario Carotenuto as Amleto Rossetti Ave Ninchi as Adele Rossetti Gino Milli as Enzo Paola Tedesco as Marisa Umberto D'Orsi as Sor Giovanni Giulio Rinaldi as Cesare De Cesari "Golia" Tiberio Murgia as The Traffic Cop Luca Sportelli as The Grocer Enzo Andronico as The Boxing Coach Nino Vingelli as A Restaurateur Ada Pometti as The Chemist Fulvio Mingozzi as The Tour Guide
Reception
An Italian review of the time finds the film 'poor in ideas, carelessly directed and relying merely on the repertoire of jokes and funny faces of the comic duet'.
See also List of Italian films of 1971
References
External links
I due assi del guantone at Variety Distribution