I due gattoni a nove code... e mezza ad Amsterdam explained

I due gattoni a nove code... e mezza ad Amsterdam
Cinematography:	Walter Civirani

I due gattoni a nove code... e mezza ad Amsterdam (Italian for "The two cats o' nine tails ... and a half in Amsterdam") is a 1972 Italian comedy film written and directed by Osvaldo Civirani (here credited as Richard Kean) starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. The title spoofs the Dario Argento's giallo The Cat o' Nine Tails (Il gatto a nove code in Italian).^{[1] [2]}

Plot

The journalist Ciccio and the photographer Franco are looking for a scoop, as they stumble by chance in the murder of a Dutch diamond dealer of which Franco immortalizes the fateful moment. Thanks to this event the couple get an engagement and a transfer to Amsterdam to investigate the murder.

Cast

• Franco Franchi

Franco

• Ciccio Ingrassia

Ciccio

• Eliìzabeth Turner

Thea

• Enzo Andronico

Berger

• Luigi Bonos

Bing Bong

• Luciano Pigozzi

Killer

• Umberto D'Orsi

Policeman

• Luca Sportelli : Interpol Agent

Notes and References

1. Book: Roberto Chiti . Roberto Poppi . Enrico Lancia . Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. 8876059350.
2. Book: Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. 8860736269.