L'embrouille

Original title: Charleston

1977
PG
1h 53m

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Con-man tries to pull a fast one on what appears to be an easy prey, but his "victim" scams him for five million dollars!Con-man tries to pull a fast one on what appears to be an easy prey, but his "victim" scams him for five million dollars!Con-man tries to pull a fast one on what appears to be an easy prey, but his "victim" scams him for five million dollars!

Director
- Marcello Fondato
Writers
- Marcello Fondato
- Francesco Scardamaglia
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5.5/10

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Director
- Marcello Fondato
Writers
- Marcello Fondato
- Francesco Scardamaglia
Stars

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Bud Spencer

Charleston

Herbert Lom

Inspector Watkins

Jack La Cayenne

Jack Watson…

Dino Emanuelli

Bull

Geoffrey Bayldon

Uncle Fred

Ronald Lacey

Frankie

James Coco

Joe Lo Monaco

Renzo Marignano

Morris

Gino La Monica

Sergeant Roy
(as Luigi La Monica)

Michele Starck

Morris Girlfriend

Lucretia Love

Secretary

Peter Glaze

Casino Owner

Roland MacLeod

Brown

Giancarlo Bastianoni

Lo Monaco Henchman
(uncredited)

Omero Capanna

Clown in Theatre
(uncredited)

Maurizio De Angelis

Piano Player
(uncredited)

Paolo Figlia

Lo Monaco Henchman
(uncredited)

Mike Higgins

Cashier
(uncredited)

Director
- Marcello Fondato
Writers
- Marcello Fondato
- Francesco Scardamaglia
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Alternate versions
The English version released in Sweden and Finland is cut in the scene where Charleston goes on stage to sing and the fight with the circus people and Joe's henchmen has some cuts.

Connections
Referenced in Zeg 'ns Aaa: Opwindend (1988)

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Opposite view: I Liked It

I seem to be only the second person to post on this film. It aired a few times on Phoenix television in the 1980s, and I found it to be quite entertaining. It is a rip-off of THE STING, to be sure, and if there is one problem, it is that the depicted scams are so complex it may take more than one viewing to completely decipher the plot (and yes, I took the time to do just that). Bud Spencer's fans have a head start on this film, but you don't have to be a fan to get into it. Charlston isn't a classic, but it is a pleasant way to kill 90 minutes, if you can find it. It seems to have done a vanishing act in America in recent years, which is too bad. A good film; a nice little film.