The Magnificent Two

The Magnificent Two
British quad poster by Arnaldo Putzu
Directed by	Cliff Owen
Produced by	Hugh Stewart
Written by	Dick Hills and Sid Green Michael Pertwee Peter Blackmore
Based on	a story by Michael Pertwee
Starring	Eric Morecambe Ernie Wise
Music by	Ron Goodwin
Cinematography	Ernest Steward
Edited by	Gerry Hambling
Production company	Rank Organisation
Distributed by	Rank
Release dates	5 July 1967 (London) (UK) (premiere)
Running time	100 min.
Language	English

The Magnificent Two is a 1967 British comedy film directed by Cliff Owen and starring Morecambe and Wise in the third and final of their 1960s trio of films.^[1]

Plot summary

Two British salesmen are sent to South America to sell their goods. While there they become involved in a revolution to oust a brutal dictator.^[2]

Cast

• Eric Morecambe as Eric
• Ernie Wise as Ernie
• Margit Saad as Carla
• Virgilio Teixeira as Carillo
• Cecil Parker as British ambassador
• Isobel Black as Juanita
• Martin Benson as President Diaz
• Tyler Butterworth as Miguel - President's Younger Son
• Sandor Elès as Armandez
• Victor Maddern as Drunken soldier
• Michael Gover as Doctor

Critical reception

Time Out wrote, "in which the comedians' special talents are woefully misused. At least Cliff Owen keeps it pacy, making it the least awful of the trio of movies in which the duo failed to take the cinema by storm";^[3] and TV Guide described it as a "fair comedy."^[4]

References

1. "The Magnificent Two". BFI. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
2. "The Magnificent Two (1967)". IMDb. 14 September 1967. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
3. "The Magnificent Two". Time Out London. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
4. "The Magnificent Two". TV Guide. Retrieved 17 October 2014.