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ERA
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42 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Double Trouble
1984 1h 40m IT
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7.0
SOLID
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7.1
IMDB
★7.0TMDB · 600★7.1IMDB · 11,710
ActionComedy
Synopsis
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A stuntman and a saxophonist stand in for two billionaires threatened by killers.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Terence Hill
Elliot Vance / Sebastiano Coímbra
Bud Spencer
Greg Wonder / Antonio Coímbra
April Clough
Olympia Chavez
Harold Bergman
Double Agency Director
C.V. Wood Jr.
Police Officer
Dary Reis
Van der Bosch
Nello Pazzafini
Don Tango
José Van de Kamp
Bernardo
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Enzo Barboni
- Writers
- Marco Barboni
- Languages
- English, Portuguese
- Countries
- Italy, Brazil
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Portuguese.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: Italy, Brazil.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Enzo Barboni, shot by Silvano Ippoliti. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Franco Micalizzi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Philip Edwards shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Terence Hill and Bud Spencer and April Clough carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0087481 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Enzo Barboni directs. Silvano Ippoliti behind the camera. Franco Micalizzi scores. Philip Edwards cuts. Produced in Italy, Brazil. Dialogue in English, Portuguese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 142 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Portuguese.
- 3International production across 2 countries: Italy, Brazil.
- 4Directed by Enzo Barboni, shot by Silvano Ippoliti. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Franco Micalizzi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Philip Edwards shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Terence Hill and Bud Spencer and April Clough carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt0087481 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 8 themes, including "dual identity", "mistake in person", "secret identity", "rio de janeiro".
- 10Released under 10 different titles around the world.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Silvano Ippoliti
- Original score
- Franco Micalizzi
- Editing
- Philip Edwards
- Production design
- Jorge Moreira
- Costume design
- Celia Menezes
- Makeup / hair
- Mário Lúcio
- Runtime
- 100 min · 1h 40m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- IT
- IMDB rating
- 7.1/10 · 11,710 votes
- MPAA
- TV-PG
Also by
Enzo Barboni
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- TR
Trans-Cinema TV
US
Key crew
- ProducerVittorio Galiano
- EditorPhilip Edwards
- Production DesignJorge Moreira
- Art DirectionJorge Moreira
- Costume DesignCelia Menezes
- Costume DesignLuciano Sagoni
- Makeup ArtistMário Lúcio
- Production ManagerVittorio Galiano
- Production SupervisorPaulo Fernando Pijnappel
- Production SupervisorMax Viller
- Assistant DirectorCarlos Couto
- Assistant DirectorPeter Gold
- Construction ManagerRobert MacNamara
- Script CoordinatorPaul Costello
- Production SecretaryAndre Filho
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- dual identity
- mistake in person
- secret identity
- rio de janeiro
- wealth
- social satire
- doppelgänger
- brawl
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1984-11-16
Also known as
International titles
- Attention les dégâtsFR
- Διπλός μπελάςGR
- Not Two, But FourCA
- Vier Vuisten in het KwadraatNL
- Vier Vuisten in 't KwadraatNL
- Non C'é Due Senza QuattroIT
- Dos puños contra RioAR
- Dos puños contra RíoAR
- Nincs kettő négy nélkülHU
- Eu, Você, Ele e os OutrosBR
