A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot

Their conman Joe Thanks ropes in Bill and Lucy for a $300,000 heist from Major Cabot, promising wealth but delivering disguises and double-crosses instead. Joe’s endless crimes of confidence keep the trio one step ahead of the law, if not each other. Only the audience notices he’s always three steps behind.

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Damiano Damiani directed A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot in 1975. See Damiano Damiani's full filmography, where to start with Damiano Damiani, or where to go after you've seen everything by Damiano Damiani.

A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot was released in 1975 (IT original-language production), with a runtime of 117 minutes.