Ace High (1968)
I quattro dell'Ave Maria (original title)Reference View | Change View
- PG-13
- 2h 12min
- Comedy, Western
- 03 Sep 1969 (USA)
- Movie
A recently-escaped bandit forms an unlikely alliance with two bounty hunters and an acrobat to get revenge against the people who framed him.
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| Eli Wallach | ... |
Cacopoulos
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| Terence Hill | ... |
Cat Stevens
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| Brock Peters | ... |
Thomas
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| Kevin McCarthy | ... |
Drake
(as Kevin Mc Carthy)
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| Bud Spencer | ... |
Hutch Bessy
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Livio Lorenzon | ... |
Paco Rosa
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Steffen Zacharias | ... |
Harold
(as Stephen Zacharias)
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Tiffany Hoyveld | ... |
Thomas' Wife
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| Armando Bandini | ... |
Bank Cashier
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| Remo Capitani | ... |
Cangaceiro
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| Federico Boido | ... |
Drake's blond henchman
(as Rick Boyd)
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Isa Foster | ... |
Cacopoulos' Woman
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| Bruno Corazzari | ... |
Charlie
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Dante Cleri | ... |
Bankier, playing cards with Cacopoulos
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Antonietta Fiorito | ... |
(as Antonietta Fiorito C.S.C.)
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Aldo Sala | ... |
Casino employee, trying to break through door
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Giuseppe Terranova | ... |
Treasurer in Casino
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Edoardo Torricella | ... |
Roulette player, sitting left beside croupier
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Corrado Olmi | ... |
Man Whom Cacopoulos Asks for Money
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Luciano Telli | ... |
Roulette player, sitting right beside Cacopoulos
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Giancarlo Badessi | ... |
Man with Moustache Promoting the Black Boxer (uncredited)
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Roger Beaumont | ... |
Croupier (uncredited)
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| Frank Braña | ... |
Joe (uncredited)
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Arnaldo Caivano | ... |
Townsman at Boxing Match (uncredited)
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Angelo Casadei | ... |
Roulette Player (uncredited)
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Gildo Di Marco | ... |
Henchman Choked by Hutch Bessy (uncredited)
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Mel Gaines | ... |
Drake Henchman (uncredited)
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Franco Gulà | ... |
Al - Oldtimer (uncredited)
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Leroy Haynes | ... |
Prize boxer (uncredited)
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Carlo Landa | ... |
Rulette Player (uncredited)
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Gino Marturano | ... |
Drake Henchman (uncredited)
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Quinto Marziale | ... |
Casino Guest (uncredited)
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Fulvio Pellegrino | ... |
Drunken Man (uncredited)
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| Riccardo Pizzuti | ... |
Henchman (uncredited)
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Vicente Roca | ... |
Ramirez, Court Martial Member (uncredited)
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Enzo Santaniello | ... |
Irish Family's Boy (uncredited)
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Simonetta Santaniello | ... |
Irish Family's Daughter (uncredited)
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Luigi Tasca | ... |
Casino Waiter (uncredited)
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| José María Tasso | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Giuseppe Colizzi | ||
Written by
| Giuseppe Colizzi | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Bino Cicogna | ... | producer |
| Giuseppe Colizzi | ... | producer |
Music by
| Carlo Rustichelli | ||
Cinematography by
| Marcello Masciocchi | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Marcello Malvestito | ||
Editorial Department
| Francesco Malvestito | ... | assistant editor (as Franco Malvestito) |
Art Direction by
| Gastone Carsetti | ||
Costume Design by
| Luciana Fortini | ||
Makeup Department
| Massimo De Rossi | ... | makeup artist |
| Anna Graziosi | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
| Maurizio Maravidi | ... | production manager (as Maurizio Maravisi) |
| Sergio Nasca | ... | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Silvana Mangini Colizzi | ... | assistant director |
| Gino Mangini | ... | assistant director (as Luigi Mangini) |
Art Department
| Rodolfo Gasparri | ... | poster designer |
Sound Department
| Franco Bassi | ... | sound mixer |
| Italo Cameracanna | ... | foley artist / sound effects editor |
| Augusto Troiani | ... | sound engineer |
| Maurizio Troiani | ... | boom operator |
Special Effects by
| Erasmo Bacciucchi | ... | special effects |
| Eros Bacciucchi | ... | special effects |
Stunts
| Ferdinando Poggi | ... | stager: action sequences |
| Gino Marturano | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Franco Moruzzi | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Riccardo Pizzuti | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Ferdinando Poggi | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Giovanni Bonivento | ... | assistant camera (as Gianni Bonivento) |
| Antonio Schiavo Lena | ... | camera operator |
| Antonio Serafini | ... | still photographer |
| Claudio Tondi | ... | assistant camera |
Music Department
| Bruno Nicolai | ... | conductor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Renato Moretti | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Margherita Autuori | ... | publicist (as Rossetti) |
| Maurizio Biasini | ... | production secretary |
| Giuseppe Fioravanti | ... | administrator |
| Enrico Lucherini | ... | publicist |
| Raffaele Mottola | ... | dialogue coach (as Ray Mottola) |
| Matteo Spinola | ... | publicist |
| Giampiero Albertini | ... | voice dubbing: Livio Lorenzon (uncredited) |
| Ferruccio Amendola | ... | voice dubbing: Brock Peters (uncredited) |
| Gianfranco Bellini | ... | voice dubbing (uncredited) |
| Roberto Bertea | ... | voice dubbing: Steffen Zacharias (uncredited) |
| Pino Colizzi | ... | voice dubbing (uncredited) |
| Luciano De Ambrosis | ... | voice dubbing: Bruno Corazzari (uncredited) |
| Vittoria Febbi | ... | voice dubbing: Tiffany Hoyveld (uncredited) |
| Lauro Gazzolo | ... | voice dubbing (uncredited) |
| Sergio Graziani | ... | voice dubbing: Terence Hill (uncredited) |
| Pino Locchi | ... | voice dubbing: Kevin McCarthy (uncredited) |
| Glauco Onorato | ... | voice dubbing: Bud Spencer (uncredited) |
| Elio Pandolfi | ... | voice dubbing: Armando Bandini (uncredited) |
| Cesare Polacco | ... | voice dubbing: Remo Capitani (uncredited) |
| Carlo Romano | ... | voice dubbing: Eli Wallach (uncredited) |
| Vittorio Stagni | ... | voice dubbing (uncredited) |
| Daniele Tedeschi | ... | voice dubbing: Frank Braña (uncredited) |
| Sergio Tedesco | ... | voice dubbing: Corrado Olmi (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Cronocinematografica S.p.a. (copyright © 1968)
- San Marco (copyright © 1968)
Distributors
- Euro International Films (1968) (Italy) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Paradise Film Exchange (1968) (Canada) (theatrical) (Italian language)
- Paramount British Pictures (1969) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Paramount Pictures (1969) (United States) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Les Films Paramount (1969) (France) (theatrical)
- Paramount Film Service (1969) (Australia) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Film AB Paramount (1969) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Paramount-Film (1969) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1972) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (1991) (United States) (VHS)
- CIC Video (1992) (Germany) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
- Rete 4 (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- CIC-Taft Home Video (1987) (Australia) (video)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Edizioni Bixio S.A.M. (music publisher)
- Tecnostampa (Cromoscope by)
- S.E.T. (furnishings)
- Elios Film (filmed at)
- Cooperativa Doppiaggio Cinematografico (CDC) (I) (II) (dubbing)
- Fono Roma (synchronization)
- Lucherini-Rossetti-Spinola (publicity)
- Titan Productions (dubbing: English version)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
After Cacopoulos (Eli Wallach) saves himself from being hanged on a false charge, he robs Cat Stevens (Terrence Hill) and Hutch Bessy (Bud Spencer) and steals their horses. This results in Stevens and Bessy becoming unwilling allies in Cacopoulus' revenge against the people who framed him. Written by positrak |
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| Taglines | Nobody beats Caco at his own game, because even if you win...you lose! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The second teaming of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer. See more » |
| Goofs | When Hutch lifts the hat off of a corpse, the corpse's actor is clearly breathing. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Spaghetti Western Trailer Show (2007). See more » |
| Quotes |
Hutch Bessy:
Cacopoulos. What kind of a name is that? Cacopoulos: A Greek name. My grandfather was a Greek. He was a Greek, like Sophocles, Aristophanes, Plato, Homer. [He looks around and notices the guards getting tired, so he shifts his tone to a softer, sweeter one] Cacopoulos: And like Ulysses, he had to keep traveling. He never suffered from homesickness, my grandfather. Oh no. And so, he left the schooner on which he had embarked, and continued his travels on foot, bouncing from place to place, trading in skins, until he came to a Cherokee tribe. And there he was admired by an Indian girl, or he admired her, I don't know which. But the fact is, among other children, my father too was born. And he grew up and raised a family in a small mining town. And he had just the time to do it... when someone shot him dead. And my grandfather told of it, had to get his son's body... and he had to take me, too, still teething... back to his tribe. And I cried... And I cried... And I cried... See more » |