The Handsome, the Ugly, and the Stupid

The Handsome, the Ugly, and the Stupid (Il bello, il brutto, il cretino)
Directed by	Giovanni Grimaldi
Written by	Giovanni Grimaldi
Produced by	Gino Mordini
Starring	Franco Franchi & Ciccio Ingrassia and Mimmo Palmara
Cinematography	Aldo Giordani
Edited by	Renato Cinquini
Music by	Lallo Gori
Release date	1967 (1967)
Running time	92 min
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Il bello, il brutto, il cretino, internationally known as The Handsome, the Ugly, and the Stupid is a 1967 Italian film directed by Giovanni Grimaldi starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. It is a Spaghetti Western parody of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.[1][2]

Plot summary

Bandits Franco and Ciccio, being unlucky in committing robberies, have an ingenious way to collect money: Ciccio is captured by the sheriffs' deputies, while Franco, enjoying the collected bounty, saves his friend just before he is hanged every time. But one day Franco is unable to save his friend, and he believes Ciccio lost forever. After getting drunk in a saloon, and also winning a lot of money playing poker, Franco magically meets Ciccio, who is not only not dead but also plans to take revenge on Franco. However, when he discovers with his friend the existence of a great treasure, buried out in the desert, the two renew their partnership.

Cast

• Franco Franchi as Franco, the ugly[3]
• Ciccio Ingrassia as Ciccio Ingrassy, the stupid
• Mimmo Palmara as the "Handsome"
• Birgit Petri as Fabienne
• Lothar Gunther as Cpt. Imbriatella
• Enzo Andronico as Prisoner
• Gino Buzzanca as Bookmaker
• Bruno Scipioni

References

1. Marco Giusti (2007). Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori, 2007. ISBN 978-8804572770.
2. Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia; Mario Pecorari (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN 8876055932.
3. The Handsome, the Ugly, and the Stupid (1967), retrieved 2023-01-09

External links

• The Handsome, the Ugly, and the Stupid at IMDb