Alessandro Metz

Zerboni, owner of the Zerboni and Basta company decides to give free Greek holidays to a number of his employees, hoping to seduce one of them, Angela, while his storekeeper Augusto is well paid to distract Zerboni's wife. (ftvdb.bfi)

Bombolo and E. Cannavale star as Cicciobello and Michele--bumbling, dishonest buddies who aren't above making outlandish promises to suckers with deep pockets. By staking out a count's mansion as the location of their next big score, the friends set their sights on Arab sheiks, glitzy heiresses, and other big spenders. From phony investments to promised meetings with the Pope, Cicciobello and Michele use big promises as bait for fat wads of cash and heaps of amorous pleasure... (mrskin)

The proprietor of a rundown tavern entertains an unlikely offer by wealthy foreigners in the offbeat Italian comedy Pierino il fichissimo (1981). When Carmelo (Gianni Ciardo) discovers that a business syndicate is interested in buying his dive bar for an inflated price, he grows inordinately excited. Carmelo quickly sets about organizing a bash so well attended that it will convince the buyers that ... (mrskin)