Due assi per un turbo
Due assi per un turbo was an
Stelvio Massi directed most of the episodes, which were written by Tonino Valerii; the score was composed by Detto Mariani.
Plot
The plot revolves around two truckers, Franco (
The series featured some notable guest stars like Adolfo Celi, Giulio Scarpati and William Berger.
Production
Most of the scenes were shot in South Tyrol, in Sterzing and near Bolzano, but the series was one of the first produced for the Italian television to use many foreign locations, ranging from Moscow, Tunisia, Poland and Spain.
Some of the car chases were staged by the famous
The first and only season was made of two different short seasons: the first, episodes 1 to 3, was shot as a
The name of the series was to be
Reception
The show was very well received, and a second season was in pre-production but was ultimately cancelled. Some of the episodes are now occasionally transmitted in RAI TV channels or at late night.
Title
The show title is based on a pun: in Italian language assi means both a couple of skilled and brave men (aces) and the axles of a vehicle. The turbo of the title is the Turbostar truck, at the time a very popular and common model made by the Italian manufacturer Iveco.
