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The Magnificent Two
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Wikipedia article
'The Magnificent Two' is a 1967 British comedy film directed by Cliff Owen and starring Morecambe and Wise in the third and final of their 1960s trio of films.
Plot
Two British Action Man travelling salesmen are sent to the South American country of Parazuellia to sell their goods. During the train journey, Eric accidentally opens a door leading to the death of the returning British educated Torres who is the figurehead of a revolutionary movement and a government secret policeman arresting him. Upon arrival in the city of Campo Grande, Eric is mistaken by the revolutionaries for Torres, and though they discover the death of the real Torres they pay Eric and Ernie to maintain Eric's impersonation of Torres to lead a revolution to oust a brutal dictator. However, once the revolution is successful Eric gains an inflated opinion of himself.
Cast
* Eric Morecambe as Eric
* Ernie Wise as Ernie
* Margit Saad as Carla
* Virgilio Teixeira as Carillo
* Cecil Parker as British ambassador
* Isobel Black as Juanita
* Martin Benson as President Diaz
* Tyler Butterworth as Miguel - President's Younger Son
* Sandor Els as Armandez
* Victor Maddern as Drunken soldier
* Michael Gover as Doctor
Production
The film was shot at Black Park,Fielder, Harry 'Aitch' & Saunders, Clive 'Extra, Extra, Read All About It!: My Life as a Film and TV Extra' Andrews UK Limited, 24 Jul 2015 the Longmoor Military Railway and Pinewood Studios. The film was also known as 'What Happened at Campo Grande?'
Reception
'Time Out' wrote, "in which the comedians' special talents are woefully misused. At least Cliff Owen keeps it pacy, making it the least awful of the trio of movies in which the duo failed to take the cinema by storm"; and 'TV Guide' described it as a "fair comedy."
While it did well financially, it failed to reach the "top 20" highest-grossing films at the British box office for 1967.
References
Category:1967 films
Category:1967 comedy films
Category:British comedy films
Category:Films shot at Pinewood Studios
Category:Films directed by Cliff Owen
Category:Morecambe and Wise
Category:Films scored by Ron Goodwin
Category:Films set in South America
Category:1960s English-language films
Category:1960s British films
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