Carambola!

Carambola! (Italian: Carambola, also known as Strange Adventures of Coby and Ben)^[1] is a 1974 Italian comedic Spaghetti Western film co-written and directed by Ferdinando Baldi. It was the first film starring the duo Michael Coby and Paul L. Smith, a couple formed by producer Manolo Bolognini with the purpose of copying the successful films of the duo Terence Hill and Bud Spencer.^[2][1][3] It was followed by Carambola's Philosophy: In the Right Pocket.^[1]

Carambola!
Italian theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ferdinando Baldi
Written by	Ferdinando Baldi Nico Ducci Mino Roli
Produced by	Manolo Bolognini
Starring	Michael Coby Paul L. Smith
Cinematography	Aiace Parolin
Music by	Franco Bixio Vince Tempera
Release date	1974 (1974)
Language	Italian

Plot

A former soldier and champion of pool and his gigantic and irascible friend accepted, for $50.000, to investigate arms trafficking that would take place between the US and Mexico. The two devise a trick.

Cast

• Michael Coby as Coby^[4]
• Paul L. Smith as Clem Rodovam
• William Bogart as Kelly for 50
• Horst Frank as Clydeson
• Pino Ferrara as Sheriff
• Luciano Catenacci as Cpt. Howard Johnson
• Melissa Chimenti as Pamela
• Franco Fantasia as Professor
• Ignazio Spalla as Mexican Leader
• Nello Pazzafini as Clydeson's Henchman
• Pietro Torrisi as Murdered Warden

See also

• List of Italian films of 1974

References

1. Marco Giusti (2007). Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori, 2007. ISBN 978-8804572770.
2. Hughes 2004, p. 238.
3. Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
4. "Carambola (1974) directed by Ferdinando Baldi • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd". letterboxd.com.

Works cited

• Hughes, Howard (2004). Once Upon a Time in the Italian West. I. B. Tauris. ISBN 1-85043-430-1.

External links

• Carambola! at IMDb