Chi trova un amico, trova un tesoro (1981)

Director:

Sergio Corbucci

Writers:

Mario Amendola (writer)
Sergio Corbucci (writer)

Release Date:

10 December 1981 (Australia)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Action

Plot:

On a small pacific island, Alan and Charlie try to find a war treasure left behind by the Japanese army in World War II.

Plot Keywords:

Island | Treasure | Pacific | Soldier | Buddies

Cast

Terence Hill	...	Alan
Bud Spencer	...	Charlie O'Brien
John Fujioka	...	Kamasuka (as John Fujoka)
Louise Bennett	...	Mama (as Luise Bennett)
Salvatore Borghese	...	Anulu
Kainowa Lauritzen	...	Ulla
Mirna Seya	...	Dimhea
Terry Moni Mapuana	...	Alua
Linda Prast
Kathy Lun
Herb Goldstein	...	Uncle Brady (as Herbie Goldstein)
Arnie Ross
Tom Tully	...	Marine Captain
Baba Subraniam

Also Known As:

A Friend Is a Treasure (International: English title)
Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure
Banaanipojat hula-hula saarella (Finland) [fi]
De vier vuisten hebben de tropenkolder (Netherlands) [nl]
Foi-se o Tesouro, Ficou o Amigo (Portugal) [pt]
Kante to stavro sas... erhomaste! (Greece) [el]
Kincs, ami nincs (Hungary) [hu]
Kto znajduje przyjaciela, znajduje skarb (Poland) [pl]
Quien encuentra un amigo, encuentra un tesoro (Argentina) [es]
Quien tiene un amigo, tiene un tesoro (Spain) [es]
Salut l'ami, adieu le trésor (France) [fr]
Sammen tar vi prisen (Norway) [no]
Snedseglarna (Sweden) [sv]
Zwei Asse trumpfen auf (West Germany) [de]

Runtime:

Finland:102 min | Netherlands:108 min | Argentina:110 min | Italy:108 min

Country:

Italy | USA

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Certification:

Spain:T | Iceland:L | West Germany:6 (f) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (1982) | UK:PG | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Key Biscayne, Florida, USA

Company:

Take 1 Productions

Quotes:

Charlie O'Brien: [to Pakita the parrot] Yeah, up yours too

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Saalis (2007)

Soundtrack:

Movin' Cruisin'

Cheers you up

Out from the pile of countless Bud Spencer action movies this is one of the best ones, and it also features Bud's best counterpart Terence Hill. Directly from the theme tune onwards this movie guarantees that you won't be needing any brains to enjoy this one; I didn't even notice that there was any other piece of music playing on during the film. Some people may not like it when a movie is full of comic violence, and even more comic adversaries, but also there is delightfully lot of different sceneries to keep any monotonous feeling away. Funny representation of the Japanese soldier who thinks that the second world war still rages on is something this type of comedy may be best suited for and it therefore is really worth seeing.