Even Angels Eat Beans

Mar 22, 1973

1h 58m

★ 6.4

Al Capone... Get lost! Dillinger... Phooey on you! Here come the funniest crooks since crime began!

Overview

Two mismatched buddies are mistaken for mob enforcers in Depression-era America.

Genres

Crime

Action

Comedy

Production Companies

Les Productions Fox Europa

Tritone Cinematografica

Mundial Film

Even Angels Eat Beans Trailers

Cast

Sonny

Giuliano Gemma

Charlie Smith

Bud Spencer

Angelo

Robert Middleton

McIntosh

Bill Vanders

Cobra

Riccardo Pizzuti

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Lara Sender

Gerace

Steffen Zacharias

Salvation Army Speaker

Francy Fair

Jim Baxter

Claudio Ruffini

O'Riordan

George Rigaud

Patrick Morin

Judas

Víctor Israel

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