Franco Franchi

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Franco Franchi (born Francesco Benenato , 18 September 1928 - 9 December 1992) was an Italian comedian. He was born in Palermo, Sicily and began his career in the 1950s, although his career only really took off in the 1960s. He starred in many comedies, mainly as a duo with Ciccio Ingrassia but also in more dramatic material such as Comencini's 'Adventures of Pinocchio (1972), in which they paired memorably as the Fox and the Cat.

Most Popular Franco Franchi Trailers

Total trailers found: 136

The Sons of the Leopard Trailer (1965)

29 April 1965

Penniless Baron Tulicò, nicknamed Leopard, abandons his mistress, with whom he's had two sons, and marries a rich woman.

I Zanzaroni Trailer (1967)

08 September 1967

Littlefoot the Policeman Trailer (1974)

13 August 1974

Petralia, a Neapolitan policeman casually makes friends with Maria, a girl engaged in the smuggling of cigarettes and belonging to the family of Ferdinando Il Barone.

The Handsome, The Ugly, And The Stupid Trailer (1967)

13 August 1967

Two POWs learn of a treasure of gold hidden in a cemetery, and escape from their POW camp to look for it.

Satiricosissimo Trailer (1970)

21 January 1970

Ciccio loves very much the novel Satyricon of Petronius Arbiter, although his friend Franco does not understand him.

How We Robbed the Bank of Italy Trailer (1966)

18 March 1966

Dim-wits Franco and Cicco try to come up with a plan to rob the safes of the Bank of Italy, but with one muddle after another, they find themselves empty-handed after each attempt to do so.

Story of Fear and a Knife Trailer (1972)

14 August 1972

A funk is believed to be a tough guy because of a magic bowler hat which gives him courage and strength.

Gli altri, gli altri e noi Trailer (1966)

31 October 1966

An unemployed youth tries different jobs such as waiter, hairdresser, porter, salesman and when desperate, he goes to sleep in a flop-house, where he finds a job as a night watchman.

Farfallon Trailer (1974)

12 August 1974

A man who has tried to kill his unfaithful wife goes to prison, escapes, ends up in a convent, teaches the nuns to make cookies, captured again and before going back to prison tries to take his long awaited revenge again.

Continuavano a chiamarli i due piloti più matti del mondo Trailer (1972)

08 March 1972

The sons of a billionaire hijack an airplane because their father is against their love affair with two poor girls.

Wrong Beds Trailer (1965)

08 April 1965

Four episodes: a traveler is enticed by train per bet; a professional wants to be alone with a woman he likes; a lawyer becomes the lover of an adversary; a man discovers his wife's infidelity after ten years.

The Masseuses Trailer (1962)

20 September 1962

Two industry managers from Milan are in Rome to get the contract to build a YMCA hostel. They get in touch with a masseuses ring and one of the masseuses is introduced to the president of the catholic association as the wife of one of the managers.

Franco, Ciccio and the Cheerful Widows Trailer (1968)

13 April 1968

A 3-episode film starring popular comedians Franchi and Ingrassia. In the first episode, Carlo and Oreste are married to the same woman; when she delivers twins, they fight for paternity.

The Loves of Salammbo Trailer (1960)

24 March 1960

During the 3rd century B.C. a horde of barbarians are hired by the Phoenian city of Carthage to fight against the Roman empire, but when the city's ruler is unable to fulfill the promised payment made to the mercenaries, they attack the African settlement, where Salammbô --the king's daughter and high priestess of goddess Tanit- tries to settle the matter when the Barbarian leader who has fallen for her steals the sacred veil of Carthage from the temple, without taking into account the evil schemes of a powerful member of the council of wise men.

Il sergente Rompiglioni Trailer (1973)

19 December 1973

A satire of army life in which a tough army sergeant who loves opera clashes with his soldiers who love rock music and have formed a band.

Will the Lawyer Franco Benenato Be Able to Defeat his Arch Enemy the Magistrate Ciccio De Ingras? Trailer (1971)

19 August 1971

A defense counsellor and a judge are at loggerheads and the latter thinks his liver condition depends on the lawyer's ploys to get his clients acquitted.

All the Gold in the World Trailer (1968)

27 February 1968

The son of a rich industrialist forces a woman to become his fiancée by threatening to bankrupt her parents — until an unlikely hero steps in.

Corpse for the Lady Trailer (1964)

19 August 1964

Laura is the victim of a blackmail, asks for help to her childhood friends Renata, Marina and Giovanna in the meantime become a nun to collect the amount requested.

On the Day of the Lord Trailer (1970)

18 March 1970

Margherita nicknamed Fornarina is Raphael's mistress. Beatrice, a noblewoman who is also in love with the famous painter tries to get her out of the way, by having her wrongly accused of the murder of a loan shark, whom she has in reality killed herself.

Don Franco and Don Ciccio in a Year of Protest Trailer (1970)

16 April 1970

Italy's best loved comedy duo play rival priests in the neighboring towns of Roccapizzone and San Antonio.

I due vigili Trailer (1967)

13 December 1967

Two traffic policemen help capture a dangerous robber after unwittingly contributing to his making off with the loot.

The Seven Vipers (The Latin Husband) Trailer (1964)

11 August 1964

Lorenzo is an industrialist married in Argentina to a cruel woman who manages to have all her husband's assets seized, to throw him out of the house and to be awarded the two children born of the unhappy marriage.

Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù? Trailer (1971)

25 February 1971

During a monologue on the theme of adultery, a man reviews a series of famous and anonymous cases of conjugal betrayals .

2 mattacchioni al Moulin Rouge Trailer (1964)

17 January 1964

A dancer has been murdered in a striptease joint but the body seems to have disappeared.

I due assi del guantone Trailer (1971)

02 December 1971

Two waiters who work in a restaurant, whose owner is a big boxing fan, pretend one of them is a boxer and the other his manager.

Veneri in collegio Trailer (1965)

26 June 1965

Two competing teams of paparazzi try to enter a college to get a picture of an Arab Prince's fiancée.

The Sicily Barbers Trailer (1967)

21 December 1967

In a little Sicilian village two hairdressers who are in love with the same girl manage to sabotage the bacteriological weapons the Nazis are preparing to use against the allied armies invasion.

Easy Love Trailer (1964)

03 October 1964

Five episodes: A professor decides to murder her husband to win a woman. A hotelier seduces a boarder.

Two Public Enemies Trailer (1964)

31 December 1964

Two two-bit crooks get in the way of a criminal ring and cause a hold up to fail. The two flee to Paradise avoiding a reprisal and try and steal Saint Peter's halo.

Caprice Italian Style Trailer (1968)

13 April 1968

The film consists of six short stories created by different directors, but all the stories share one thing: a warm irony to current events.

Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs Trailer (1966)

29 July 1966

Mad scientist Dr. Goldfoot plots another twisted scheme to take over the world by killing off the major military leaders of every country; to that end, he creates in his secret lab a bevy of bodacious girl bombs; full-length, life-size robots that explode when embraced.

The Promise Trailer (1950)

17 October 1950

During the absence of her husband, who left for a fishing cruise in the seas of China, Carmela falls under the spell of Vito, a young fisherman.

I due maggiolini più matti del mondo Trailer (1970)

29 August 1970

Two Sicilian shopowners who live in Rome pick up some beatnik hitchhikers and the group gate-crashes their seaside villa.

Teatro 11 Trailer (1972)

18 May 1972

Oh! Those Most Secret Agents Trailer (1964)

09 October 1964

Franco and Ciccio are two simple-minded Italian guys whom are mistaken by KGB spies by government agents from their government and other foreign governments.

I due toreri Trailer (1964)

03 December 1964

In Sicily Franco and Ciccio are empowered by a local mafia man to guard for a wide range of salad. In reality however this is not simple salad vegetables but marijuana; the two bungling fools and friends do not realize it at first.

Target: Girls Trailer (1963)

05 August 1963

Four former soldiers meet and reminisce about the time they were in active service: a parachutist mistaking his sergeants house for a brothel, a hypnotized sailor who thinks he has changed his sex, two GIs captured by an African tribe.

The Twelve-Handed Men of Mars Trailer (1964)

21 June 1964

Four extraterrestrials, X-1, X-2, X-3 and X-4, arrive on Earth in the early sixties. Here they decide to take on human features to study the terrestrials incognito, but end up getting involved in the Roman "dolce vita".

The Last Italian Tango Trailer (1973)

01 January 1973

A woman feeds her husband with scraps and gives the best food to her lover, whom she hides in the attic.

Hercules in the Valley of Woe Trailer (1961)

19 October 1961

Two boxing promoters travel via time machine back to the days of Hercules, who must save them from Genghis Khan and the Mongol Horde.

It's a Woman's War Trailer (1971)

12 August 1971

A girl is drafted due to a misunderstanding and this gives her the occasion to check on her boy-friend, whom she believes to be a womanizer.

Blue Tango Trailer (1987)

02 February 1987

Tango blu is a night club in Milan where various bizarre characters meet. Among them a womanizing photographer and a porter who works in a slaughterhouse.

Fistful of Knuckles Trailer (1965)

14 April 1965

Franco and Ciccio mosey into the Mexican border town of Santa Genoviefa. Both are dressed in ponchos, one rides a small mule, one a large one.

I motorizzati Trailer (1962)

30 November 1962

A guy is about to become the millionth citizen to buy a car in Rome. Frightened, he decides to remain pedestrian, and recalls several stories, with new car owners as protagonists.

Don Chisciotte e Sancio Panza Trailer (1968)

24 August 1968

Comic version of the famous man of la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes in which Don Quixote having read an adventure book too many sets out on his own adventures with his servant Sancho Panza.

Two Gangsters in the Wild West Trailer (1964)

30 June 1964

In the late 1800's, Sicilians Franco and Ciccio are serving 20 years of prison for stealing two mules, when they are helped to escape by an American who says he is a friend of their grandfathers, who were killed in Texas by a gang of bandits who wanted to take over their gold mine.

Kaos Trailer (1984)

23 November 1984

Five stories center on a werewolf, a feudal landlord, peasants, a ghost, and a mother and her sons.

Lisa with the Blue Eyes Trailer (1969)

23 December 1969

A university student, Mario Buongiovanni, tries to do various jobs to pay for his studies: selling encyclopedias, singing in night clubs, being a tour guide.

Ma che musica maestro Trailer (1971)

06 April 1971

The love story between two youths born in rival villages is hindered by the other inhabitants.

Friends More Than Before Trailer (1976)

01 January 1976

Two Firefighters Trailer (1968)

29 October 1968

The firefighter student Francesco Perricone and his cousin the brigadier Barrese fall in love both of the beautiful brunette Caramella and the barracks of Rome are transferred to the village of Sicily where the girl lives.

Vino, whisky e acqua salata Trailer (1962)

07 December 1962

An Italian submarine commander manages to sink an English warship and take its very British commander as prisoner.

Franco e Ciccio superstars Trailer (1974)

01 January 1974

The Adventures of Pinocchio Trailer (1972)

21 December 1972

Mastro Geppetto is a poor carpenter with no wife and no children. The man is very lonely, and after trading a piece of wood with his colleague Mastro Ciliegia, decides to build himself a puppet to keep him company.

Uno storico pasticcio Trailer (1983)

01 January 1983

Franco and Ciccio in "Uno storico pasticcio" is a 2000 montage film conceived and directed by Bruno Mattei and Chiara Peritore , with scenes taken, at least for the most part, from the film Satiricosissimo by Mariano Laurenti , released in 1970 and starring the comic duo.

The Tall, The Short, The Cat Trailer (1967)

03 May 1967

Two dim-witted servants to an elderly, wealthy woman learn that they are to inherent the late woman's money, on the condition that they have to care for her rambuncous pet cat, which is not an easy thing to do so.

The Two Parachutists Trailer (1965)

24 December 1965

Two penniless Italian buskers want to go to the USA but get on the wrong ship and end up in South America in a concentration camp where they are rescued by American parachutists from.

The Amazing Doctor G Trailer (1965)

15 October 1965

Nefarious villain Goldginger is thwarted by bumbling secret agents Franco and Ciccio in his scheme to spark an international war by zombifying all government employees in this Italian spoof of the James Bond movies.

American Secret Service Trailer (1968)

04 May 1968

Who Gave You the License? Trailer (1970)

28 August 1970

Franco and Ciccio are the directors of a driving school. They suffer the theft of the only car they have, and their new car is prone to going completely out of his control.