I due assi del guantone

{{Infobox film

| name = I due assi del guantone

| image = I due assi del guantone.jpg

| caption = Film poster

| director = Mariano Laurenti

| writer = Dino Verde
Roberto Gianviti

| starring = Franco Franchi
Ciccio Ingrassia

| music = Piero Umiliani

| cinematography = Tino Santoni

| editing =

| studio = Flora Film
National Cinematografica

| producer = Leo Cevenini
Vittorio Martino

| distributor = Variety Distribution

| released = {{Film date|1971|12|2}}

| runtime = 97 minutes

| country = Italy

| language = Italian

}}

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.{{cite book|author1=Roberto Chiti |author2=Roberto Poppi |author3=Enrico Lancia |author4=Mario Pecorari |title=Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film|year=1991 |publisher=Gremese Editore, 1992|isbn=8876055932}}{{cite book|last=Paolo Mereghetti|title=Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film|publisher=B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010|isbn=8860736269}}{{cite book|last=Marco Giusti|title=Dizionario dei film italiani stracult|year=1999|publisher=Sperling & Kupfer,1999|isbn=8820029197}}

Plot

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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

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'.{{Citation |title=I DUE ASSI DEL GUANTONE |url=https://www.cinematografo.it/film/i-due-assi-del-guantone-vqs9oc6q |access-date=2023-04-07 |language=it}}

== See also ==

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