How We Stole the Atomic Bomb

How We Stole the Atomic Bomb (1967)

Come rubammo la bomba atomica

Franco, an Italian fisherman, witnesses a U.S. Air Force plane crash in the Mediterranean off Egypt carrying a nuclear weapon, and he is then persued by shady spy, named Ciccio, working for a spy organization led by the sinister Dr. Si (Yes) to find the atom bomb before anyone else does to blackmail the world, which leads to Franco and Ciccio forming an unlikely alliance to get the bomb for themselves.

Date of release
1967-02-03
TMDB
5.6 / 10 (14)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Lucio Fulci

Casting

Interesting facts

Come rubammo la bomba atomica is a 1967 comedy film. Filmed in Italy and Egypt, it stars the Italian comic duo of Franco and Ciccio and was directed by Lucio Fulci.

Production

Come rubammo la bomba atomica was an international co-production between Italy and Egypt. It was made by two Rome based companies (Five Film and Fono Roma) and Coprofilm, a Cairo-based company. The film features parodies of various spy fiction characters of the period, such as James Bond with James Bomb, Modesty Blaise with Modesty Bluff and Derek Flit with Derek Flint.

The film was shot on location in Egypt with interiors shot at Incir-De Paolis Studios in Rome.

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