Bud Spencer plays Banana Joe, a brawny yet friendly man who lives in a small rainforest village called Amantido with a huge number of his own children and regularly delivers bananas to a South American river port (hence his name). One day, the henchmen of a local gangster boss named Torsillo come ashore in Amantido to initiate the construction a banana processing plant. Of course, Joe (in typical direct-approach manner) evicts the goons, who promptly return to their boss. Torsillo finds out that Joe is trading bananas without a license and decides to exploit it. Upon his next delivery, Joe is apprehended by the police and given the choice of either acquiring a legal license or getting his boat taken away and himself arrested for illegal shipment. Joe travels to the nearest city, which to him is a new world, as he grew up in the rainforest.
Credits
Banana Joe Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Bud Spencer
He was 52, 86 years old when he died
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as Banana Joe |
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Nello Pazzafini
He was 48, 64 years old when he died
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as Torcillo's Truck Driver |
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Gisela Hahn
She was 38, now 80 years old
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as Woman in Perfume Advertisement |
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Gianfranco Barra
He was 41, now 84 years old
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as Torsillo |
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Giorgio Bracardi
He was 46, now 88 years old
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as Sergente Martino |
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Gunther Philipp
He was 63, 85 years old when he died
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as Sarto |
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Carlo Reali
He was 51, now 93 years old
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as Police Captain |
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Enzo Garinei
He was 55, now 97 years old
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as Moreno |
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Marina Langner
She was 27, now 69 years old
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as Dorianne |
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Salvatore Basile
He was 41, now 83 years old
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as Police Officer |
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Sergio Smacchi
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as Torcillo's Thug |
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Claudio Pacifico
He was 34, now 77 years old
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as Hitman (uncredited) |
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Marcello Verziera
He was 47, 83 years old when he died
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as Torcillo's Thug |
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Mario Scarpetta
He was 28, 50 years old when he died
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as Manuel |
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Benito Pacifico
He was 53, 73 years old when he died
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as Torcillo's Thug |
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Giovanni Cianfriglia
He was 46, now 89 years old
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as Torcillo's Thug |
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Edy Biagetti
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as Club's Manager |
Banana Joe Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Luigi Kuveiller as Director of Photography. He was 54 (85) years old when He died
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Camera |
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Josi W. Konski as Producer. He was 81 (now 123) years old
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Production |
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Raimondo Crociani as Editor. He was 36 (now 78) years old
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Editing |
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Bruno Corbucci as Screenplay. He was 50 (64) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Guido De Angelis as Original Music Composer. He was 37 (now 79) years old
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Sound |
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Maurizio De Angelis as Original Music Composer. He was 35 (now 77) years old
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Sound |
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Bud Spencer as Screenplay. He was 52 (86) years old when He died
|
Writing |
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Steno as Director. He was 67 (73) years old when He died
|
Directing |
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Steno as Screenplay. He was 67 (73) years old when He died
|
Writing |
