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Two Missionaries (1974)

Two Missionaries poster
Original title
Porgi l'altra guancia
Directed by
Franco Rossi
Genre
comedy film, action film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
12
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 287 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two missionaries in Venezuela start a parrot farm to help the poor. Their bishop disapproves of their unconventional methods.

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What happens

Two Missionaries (Italian: Porgi l'altra guancia; Turn the Other Cheek) is a 1974 French/Italian international co-production adventure comedy film starring the film duo of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer. Set in Venezuela, the film depicts two Roman Catholic missionaries who decide to raise parrots on their mission while also defending the poor. The Bishop of Maracaibo considers these two misfits to be the black sheep. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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