Bumbling crooks Butch and Toby pose as priests in order to elude being arrested by the authorities in Africa. Butch and Toby deliver a statue of the Virgin Mary from Africa to Amsterdam. Unbenownst to the clueless duo, they're really smuggling diamonds. A group of equally inept mobsters give chase.
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Part of Šimon a Matouš (kolekce)
2 films
Cast
22 people
Paul L. Smith
Matteo / Butch
Known for
Midnight Express
Red Sonja
Antonio Cantafora
Simone / Toby
Known for
Baron Blood
Demons 2
Giuliano Carnimeo
Guido De Angelis
Also in
Tod oder Freiheit
Ugo Tucci
Pierre-Louis Alberti
Dominic Barto
Morgan
Known for
Rocky IV
Lucky Luke
Maurizio De Angelis
Jacques Herlin
Inspector Nelson
Known for
Of Gods and Men
Slap the Monster on Page One
Sebastiano Celeste
Gabriella Giustini
Giuseppe Maffioli
Priest
Known for
La Grande Bouffe
Giordano Bruno
Giuliano Carnimeo Director · Pierre-Louis Alberti Story Guido De Angelis Composer
First release January 29, 1976 · Languages English, Italian · Original title Il vangelo secondo Simone e Matteo
Languages
Original title
Il vangelo secondo Simone e Matteo
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
English · Italian
Release dates
Italy · January 29, 1976
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Denmark
May 2, 1977
Finland
December 31, 1976
Germany
March 12, 1976 · Theatrical · Adria
Philippines
May 2, 1978 · Davao
Türkiye
December 27, 1976
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