Editing Cinema of Italy (section)

====Franco and Ciccio (1960s–1980s)====
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[[File:Franco Franchi & Ciccio Ingrassia.jpg|thumb|From left to right, [[Franco and Ciccio]]]]

[[Franco and Ciccio]] were a comedy duo formed by Italian actors [[Franco Franchi]] (1928–1992) and [[Ciccio Ingrassia]] (1922–2003), particularly popular in the 1960s and 1970s. Together, they appeared in 116 films, usually as the main characters, and occasionally as supporting characters in films featuring well-known actors such as [[Totò]], [[Domenico Modugno]], [[Vittorio Gassman]], [[Buster Keaton]] and [[Vincent Price]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rainews.it/archivio-rainews/articoli/franco-ciccio-mostra-palermo-7f8377f2-5950-49d4-a4fe-a28e020701c9.html|title=Franco e Ciccio in mostra|date=10 December 2013 |access-date=3 December 2022|language=it}}</ref>

Their collaboration began in 1954 in the theatre field, and ended with Franchi's death in 1992. The two made their cinema debut in 1960 with the film ''[[Appuntamento a Ischia]]''. After, seeing them in this film Modugno, who wanted them with him in his film,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lastoriasiamonoi.rai.it/puntate/franco-e-ciccio/971/default.aspx|title=Franco e Ciccio – Una coppia in fotografia – La Storia siamo noi|access-date=14 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180914132456/http://www.lastoriasiamonoi.rai.it/puntate/franco-e-ciccio/971/default.aspx|archive-date=14 September 2018|url-status=dead|language=it}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1992/12/10/morto-franco-franchi-una-carriera-per-ridere.html|title=MORTO FRANCO FRANCHI UNA CARRIERA PER RIDERE – la Repubblica.it|date=10 December 1992 |access-date=14 September 2018|language=it}}</ref> and remained active until 1984 when they shot their last film together, ''[[Kaos (film)|Kaos]]'', although there were some interruptions in 1973, and from 1975 to 1980.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://palermo.repubblica.it/cronaca/2012/12/11/news/una_piazza_per_franco_e_ciccio-48510063/|title=Una piazza per Franco e Ciccio amarcord tra vicoli e teatrini – Palermo – Repubblica.it|date=11 December 2012|access-date=14 September 2018|language=it}}</ref>

They acted in films certainly made in a short time and with few means, such as those shot with director [[Marcello Ciorciolini]], sometimes even making a dozen films in a year, often without a real script and where they often improvised on the set. Also are the 13 films directed by [[Lucio Fulci]], who was the architect of the reversal of their typical roles by making Ciccio the serious one, the sidekick, and Franco the comic one.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://iltirreno.gelocal.it/regione/toscana/2015/01/09/news/franco-e-ciccio-amatissimi-dal-pubblico-detestati-dalla-critica-1.10634866|title=Franco e Ciccio: amatissimi dal pubblico, detestati dalla critica - Toscana - il Tirreno|access-date=14 September 2018|language=it}}</ref>

They also worked with important directors such as [[Pier Paolo Pasolini]] and the [[Taviani brothers]]. At the time, they were considered protagonists of [[B movie]], they were subsequently reevaluated by critics for their comedy and creative abilities, becoming the subject of study.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sentieriselvaggi.it/libri-di-cinema-due-cialtroni-alla-rovescia-studio-sulla-comicit-di-franco-franchi-e-ciccio-ingrassia-di-fabio-piccione/|title=Libri di cinema - "Due Cialtroni alla rovescia. Studio sulla comicità di Franco Franchi e Ciccio Ingrassia" di Fabio Piccione. - SentieriSelvaggi|date=6 June 2005 |access-date=14 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mondadoristore.it/Soprassediamo-Franco-Gordiano-Lupi/eai978887606548/|title=Soprassediamo! Franco & Ciccio story. Il cinema comico-parodistico di Franco Franchi e Ciccio Ingrassia. Ediz. illustrata - Gordiano Lupi|publisher=Mondadori Store Team|access-date=14 September 2018}}</ref> The huge success with the public is evidenced by the box office earnings, which in the 1960s, represented 10% of the annual earnings in Italy.<ref>DVD N.9 ''Lezioni di cinema'', Repubblica-L'espresso</ref>