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

I due gattoni a nove code... e mezza ad Amsterdam
Directed by	Osvaldo Civirani
Written by	Osvaldo Civirani
Starring	Franco Franchi Ciccio Ingrassia
Music by	Ubaldo Continiello
Cinematography	Walter Civirani
Release dates	1972
Language	Italian

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). 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

References

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

External links

• I due gattoni a nove code... e mezza ad Amsterdam at the Internet Movie Database