How We Stole the Atomic Bomb

How We Stole the Atomic Bomb
Original film poster
Directed byLucio Fulci
Written byGian Paolo Callegari
Sandro Continenza
Roberto Gianviti
Amedeo Sollazzo
StarringFranco Franchi
Ciccio Ingrassia
Music byCoriolano Gori
Release date
  • 3 February 1967 (1967-02-03)
Running time
98 minutes
CountriesItaly
Egypt
LanguageItalian

How We Stole the Atomic Bomb (Italian: Come rubammo la bomba atomica) is a 1967 Italian-Egyptian international co-production Eurospy comedy based on the 1966 Palomares B-52 crash. Filmed in Italy and Egypt, it stars the Italian comic duo of Franco and Ciccio and was directed by Lucio Fulci.

The film features a teaming of parodies of famous film secret agents. James Bomb stands for James Bond, Derek Flit stands for Derek Flint, and Modesty Bluff stands for Modesty Blaise.