Overview
Two penniless Italian buskers want to go to the USA but get on the wrong ship and end up in South America in a concentration camp where they are rescued by American parachutists from. Afterwards they become big shots in the States but their dream comes to an end : they are sent to fight in Vietnam
Director and cast
- Lucio Fulci Director
- Franco Franchi as Pasquale - Franco Impallomeni
- Ciccio Ingrassia as Ciccio Impallomeni
- Linda Sini as Consuelo
- Umberto D'Orsi as American ambassador
- María Silva as Santa
- Roberto Camardiel as Gen. Jose Limar
- Mónica Randall as Rosita
- Luis Peña as Alvardo Garcia
- Ignazio Leone as Parachutist Sullivan
- Enzo Andronico as Cafe owner
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