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Even Angels Eat Beans (1973)

Even Angels Eat Beans poster
Original title
Anche gli angeli mangiano fagioli
Directed by
Enzo Barboni
Genre
comedy film, buddy film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 58m
Rated
16
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 241 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two strangers become friends and get into comic adventures together. They work as boxers and find themselves mixed up with gangsters.

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What happens

Even Angels Eat Beans (Italian: Anche gli angeli mangiano fagioli) is a 1973 Italian comedy film written and directed by Enzo Barboni with Giuliano Gemma and Bud Spencer. It was awarded with the Golden Screen Award in 1974. The film produced a sequel in 1974, Charleston (Anche gli angeli tirano di destro), still directed by Enzo Barboni. Spencer refused to reprise his role, and was replaced with Ricky Bruch. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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