Two Sergeants of General Custer

Two Sergeants of General Custer
Two Sergeants of General Custer
Directed by	Giorgio Simonelli
Screenplay by	Marcello Ciorciolini; Giorgio Simonelli; Amedeo Sollazzo;
Story by	Marcello Ciorciolini
Starring	Franco Franchi; Ciccio Ingrassia; Margaret Lee; Moira Orfei;
Cinematography	Isidoro Goldberger
Edited by	Franco Fraticelli; Teresa Alcócer;
Music by	Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Production; companies	Fida Cinematografica di Amati Edmondo; P.C. Balcázar, Barcelona;
Release date	1965;
Countries	Italy; Spain;

Two Sergeants of General Custer (Italian: I due sergenti del generale Custer) is a 1965 Italian Spaghetti Western comedy film directed by Giorgio Simonelli starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. The plot tells the story of two Union soldiers of Sicilian origin, Ciccio and Franco, who are imprisoned and accused of desertion during the American Civil War. However, luck suddenly shifts to their side when the Union army requires them for a spy mission.^[3]

Cast

Franco Franchi as Franco La Pera
Ciccio Ingrassia as Ciccio La Pera
Margaret Lee as Beth Smith – The Lynx
Moira Orfei as Baby O'Connor
Fernando Sancho as Serg. Fidhouse
Ernesto Calindri as Northern States Colonel
Franco Giacobini as Cochise
Nino Terzo as Schultz
Aroldo Tieri as Specialista
Riccardo Garrone as Specialista
Michele Malaspina as General Lee
Dina Loy as Mary
Juan Luis Galiardo as Fidanzato di Mary (as Juan Luis Gallardo)
Armando Curcio as Major Carter
Alfio Caltabiano as Nervous Buffalo
Ignazio Spalla as Northern Adjutant
Enzo Andronico as Lee's Colonel

Release

Two Sergeants of General Custer was released in 1965.^[2]

References

Footnotes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "I due sergenti del generale Custer (1965)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved September 8, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Grant 2011, p. 439.
^ Simonelli, Giorgio (July 11, 1966), I due sergenti del generale Custer (Comedy, Western), Franco Franchi, Ciccio Ingrassia, Margaret Lee, Balcázar Producciones Cinematográficas, Fida Cinematografica, retrieved March 23, 2025

Sources

Grant, Kevin (2011). Any Gun Can Play. Fab Press. ISBN 9781903254615.

External links

I due sergenti del generale Custer at IMDb

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[archiv-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "I due sergenti del generale Custer (1965)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved September 8, 2019.

[FOOTNOTEGrant2011439-2] Grant 2011, p. 439.

[3] Simonelli, Giorgio (July 11, 1966), I due sergenti del generale Custer (Comedy, Western), Franco Franchi, Ciccio Ingrassia, Margaret Lee, Balcázar Producciones Cinematográficas, Fida Cinematografica, retrieved March 23, 2025

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