Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure
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Directed by | Sergio Corbucci |
Screenplay by | Amendola & Corbucci |
Produced by | Josi W. Konski |
Starring | Terence Hill Bud Spencer |
Cinematography | Luigi Kuveiller |
Music by | La Bionda |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
Countries | Italy United States |
Language | English |
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In the film, a runaway gambler and an actor are accidentally stranded on an isolated Pacific island. They protect the natives from
Plot
Alan Lloyd (Hill) is an inveterate gambler who accumulates a lot of debt and therefore is forced to flee, pursued by shady employers in the area. Charlie O'Brien (Spencer) is an actor who is hired to advertise a jam (that tastes horrible) and is embarking on a long promotional boat trip. Alan, still fleeing, hides inside Charlie's boat behind his back.
After Alan is discovered, the two get into a fight and fall out of the boat, eventually reaching a remote island in the
The two friends and the natives celebrate and make peace with an old Japanese general in a fort on the island who still believes that World War II is not over. The man receives Alan and Charlie in his bunker and shows them a huge amount of money (stolen from the United States Navy during the war) that he kept hidden for years. Charlie is crazy with joy and secretly steals all the money, while the general confides to Alan that the money is all fake.
Charlie plans to leave with an old plane but the pirates inadvertently come back to the island more aggressive and with the incursion of a group of criminals who had the honor to clash with Alan at the beginning of the story. The natives are captured and humiliated, so Alan and Charlie, who had gone off (without the latter having discovered the secret of fake money), come back, swoop down with the plane on the attackers and fight their enemies in a battle to the sound of blows and punches, finally defeating them and bringing lasting peace to the island.
Finally Alan and Charlie are rescued by the crew of
In the final scene we see the idol in a museum with a card saying that it is worth a fortune and Alan and Charlie working as janitors and planning to steal it.
Cast
- Terence Hill: Alan Lloyd
- Bud Spencer: Charlie O'Brien
- Sal Borgese: Anulu
- John Fujioka: Kamasuka, a Japanese holdout
- Louise Bennett: Mama
- Tom Tully: Marine Captain
See also
References
- ^ "Chi trova un amico trova un tesoro". budterence.tk. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
- ^ "Terence risponde alle domande dei fan". TerenceHill.com. Retrieved 23 November 2011.