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SlimNaughton — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:13:27 CST

Gents A-C

Addobbati, Giuseppe "John McDouglas"		Death rides along The last Killer
Adinolfi, Ugo		A Fistful of Lead Bullet for a Stranger
Altamura, Tulio "Tor Altmayer"
Alvarez, Angel
Anchóriz, Leo
Andronico, Enzo
Anthony, Tony
Áranda, Angel
Ardia, Pinuccio "Joel Hardy"		Bullet for a Stranger El Cisco
Ardisson, Giorgio "George Ardisson"		May God forgive you ... but I won’t
Arena, Fortunato
Ariè, Bruno
Aureli, Andrea "Andrew Ray"		Chuck Moll Sabata
Bagolini, Silvio
Balbo, Ennio		Days of Wrath
Baldassarre, Raf
Balducci, Franco		Death rides a Horse
Barberito, Aldo		A Fistful of Lead Bullet for a Stranger Sartana's here ... Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin
Barboo, Luis
Barnes, Walte		The big Gundown
Bartha, John		A Fistful of Lead Sartana's here ... Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin
Barto, Dominic
Basile, Pasquale
Battaglia, Rik
Battista, Lloyd
Berger, William		Bullet for a Stranger California El Cisco Django strikes again If you meet Sartana, pray for your Death Sabata
Berling, Peter
Berti, Aldo
Betts, Jack "Hunt Powers"		A Barrel full of Dollars Ballad of Django
Biava, Claudio
Blanco, Hugo
Blanco, Tomás
Bloch, Lars
Bodalo, José		Companeros Django
Boido, Frederico "Rick Boyd" "Ryck Boyd"		A Fistful of Lead Anything for a Friend Sartana's here ... Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin
Bojanic, Dragomir "Anthony Ghidra"		The last Killer May God forgive you ... but I won’t
Bonos, Luigi "Duane Bowland"
Borelli, Rosario "Richard Melvill"
Bos, Roel "Glenn Saxson"
Bosic, Andrea		A Fistful of Lead Days of Wrath Death rides along Two Faces of the Dollar
Borgese, Sal		Adios Sabata
Brana, Francisco "Frank Brana"		A Coffin for the Sheriff A Gun for one hundred Graves Adios Gringo
Bravo, Carlos "Charlie Bravo"		Cemetery without Crosses
Brega, Mario "Richard Stuyvesant		A Fistful of Dollars Death rides a Horse
Calvo, Armando		A Coffin for the Sheriff Sartana's here ... Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin
Calvo, José		A Fistful of Dollars Days of Wrath Dead Men ride
Camardiel, Robert		A Fistful of Lead Adios Gringo The big Gundown
Canalejas, José "Joe Camel"
Candelli, Stelio "Stanley Kent"
Cantafora, Antonio
Capitani, Remo "Ray O'Connor" "Ray O'Conner"
Cardillo, Giuseppe "Steven Tedd"
Capitani, Remo "Ray O'Connor" "Ray O'Conner"
Carey Jr., Harry
Caruana, Calogero "Ted Jones"
Casas, Antonio
Castel, Lou
Casale, Antoni
Ceccarelli, Lanfranco		The big Gundown
Cecconi, Aldo "Hal Chessman"		10,000 Dollars Bloodmoney
Cerra, Saturno
Cerulli, Fernando
Cevenini, Alberto "Kirk Bent"
Chaplin, Sydney		If you meet Sartana, pray for your Death
Chiantoni, Renato "Gary Gallwey"
Cianfriglia, Giovanni "Ken Wood"		Chuck Moll No Drums, no Trumpets
Clark, Ken
Cleri, Dante
Cobianchi, Franco "Peter White"
Cobos, German
Conte, Richard		Death Sentence
Conversi, Spartaco "Sean Convery" "Spean Covery" "Spean Convery"
Corazzari, Bruno
Cressoy, Pierre "Peter Cross"		Adios Gringo

The Spaghetti-Western

SlimNaughton — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 15:54:16 CDT

to our Spaghetti Western Wiki! You're all invited to join and share your love and knowledge of this movie genre with us. So, let's go!

It was in the middle of the Swinging Sixties, when the Wild West had migrated to Italy: after some half-baked, US-Western-inspirated efforts, Sergio Leone was kicking off the typical Spaghettiwestern with "A Fistful of Dollars", which rapidly breathed new life into a genre already considered dead and buried on Boot Hill. At the same time, this renaissance meant the cynical end of some basic American myths, such as the traditionally positive motivations of the American Western: exploration, settlement, the building of towns and railroads. These were replaced by new motivations: above all, the thirst for money and revenge. Once positive aspects of the genre, like the railway, suddenly became negative forces which eroded and destroyed human values. The West was no longer a place for idealism...

The Spaghetti (or Macaroni-, or Italowestern) genre produced only a handful of really great films until the middle of the 70's. Most of the movies of the genre, usually produced in the former Yugoslavia or in Spain, were of average-to-low quality, and many -- to be honest -- were really crap. But, hey, who doesn't enjoy a good romp in the mud? So let's go, Companeros! This site offers reviews, pictures, and history of the good, bad, and ugly films of the Spaghetti Western -- plus, our own incompetent and highly subjective criticism! Enjoy!

...also including heaps of Thriller- and Horror-Reviews ;-)

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S - Z

SlimNaughton — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 15:53:37 CDT

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Sabata (Ehi, Amico ... c'e Sabata: Hai chiuso!) T
Sabata, the Killer (Arriva Garringo) T
Sartana's here ... Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin (C'è Sartana... vendi la Pistola e comprati la Bara) T
And Sartana killed them all (Lo irritarono ... E Sartana fece Piazza polita) T
Seven Devils on Horseback (Il Sette del Gruppo selvaggio) T
Seven Dollars on the Red (7 Dollari sul Rosso) T
Seven Guns for the MacGregors (Sette Pistole per i MacGregor)
Seven Guns for Timothy (Sette magnifiche Pistole) T
Seven Hours of Gunfire (Sette Ore di Fuoco) T
Seven Pistols for a Massacre (Sette Pistole per un Massacro)
Seven Winchesters for a Massacre (Sette Winchester per un Massacro) T
Shango (Shango, la Pistola infallibile) T
Shoot first … ask Questions later (Il Bianco, il Giallo, il Nero) T
Shoot, Gringo ... Shoot! (Spara, Gringo, spara) T
Sometimes Life is hard – Right, Providence? (La Vita, a Volte, è molto Duro, vero Provvidenza?) T
Sons of Trinity (Trinità & Bambino … e adesso tocca a noi)
A Stranger in Town (Un Dollaro tra i Denti) T
Stranger in Sacramento (Uno Straniero a Sacramento)
Stranger... make the Sign of the Cross! (Straniero, fatti il Segno della Croce!) T
The Stranger returns (Un Uomo, un Cavallo, una Pistola) T
Sugar Colt (Sugar Colt) T
Sundance Cassidy and Butch the Kid (Vivi o, preferibilmente, morti) T
The tall Women (Donne alla Frontiere)
Taste for killing (Per il Gusto di uccidere)
Terrible Day of the big Gundown (Quel maledetto Giorno della Resa dei Conti)
Tex and the Lord of the Deep (Tex Willer e il Signore degli Abissi)
Three Musceteers of the West (Tutti per uno … Botte per tutti) T
Three silver Dollars (Dai nemici mi guardo io!)
Train to Durango (Un Treno per Durango)
The Tramplers (Gli Uomini dal Passo pesante)
Trinity and Sartana are coming (Trinità e Sartana Figli di ...) T
Trinity plus the Clown and a Guitar (Prima ti suono e poi ti sparo)
Twice a Judas (Due Volte Giuda )
Two Faces of the Dollar (Le due Facce del Dollaro)
Two Sons of Trinity (I due Figli dei Trinità) T
Vengeance (Joko invoca dio ... E Muori)
Vengeance is a Dish served cold (La Vendetta é un Piatto che si serve freddo)
The Violent Breed (Keoma) T
Viva! Django (W Django!)
Wanted: Johnny Texas (Johnny Texas)
Why go on killing? (Perché uccidi ancora?) T
A Woman for Ringo (Una Donna per Ringo)
(Yankee) T
You Die... But I Live (Bandidos) T
You're Jinxed, Friend, You've Met Sacremento (Sei jellato Amico, hai incontrato Sacramento) T

Three silver Dollars

SlimNaughton — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 15:51:01 CDT

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Content:

Shortly before the end of the Civil War three soldiers bury two billion gold dollars of the CSA. The coordinates and the location of the hideout are marked on three dollar coins. Now we see different parties chasing after these coins. First we have Alan Burton (Charles Southwood), who is notorious out of pocket and who gets one of the sought-after dollars by a dying man. Then there is the bigot bandido El Condor (Mirko Ellis), who has acquired the other two coins by murder. Finally the crook Hondo (Julian Mateos) ist strongly interested: He meets Alan in jail and saves his life for several times until they become partners. At the end the greed of all concerned avoids, that anyone can take the money.

The Gunslinger says:

This flick by Amendola is not really entertaining, but thanx to its surprising end it reaches hardly an average rating. The plot has problems to find its line and the lovestory is simply boring. Furthermore there are several unmotivated cuts inclusive resulting continuity problems. Exepting Julian Mateos, who is a passable rascal, the acting efforts are below average. Especially Charles Southwood, who reminds me to a cheapo edition of Richard Harrison, was obviously underprivileged as acting talents were distributed, if you know, what I mean. Really good is the title song “Where is my Fortune?” and the title theme, based on it, which supplies strings, organ and a discreet brass support. Some pluses the film collects sporadically by its atmosphere too.

Rating: $$$-

Bodycount:

ca. 34, 2 women

Explicit Brutalities:

El Condor’s bandidos raid a stagecoach and kill the unarmed passengers
The bandits tortue the owner of the second dollar and kill him and his wife after questioning has finished
Alan is tortured the chinese way ;-) to find out the whereabout of his dollar
Hondo and Alan “park” El Condor in the quicksand, to convince him to cough up his two coins

Luv':

As the chance to earn lots of money fades, Alan turns increasingly to nice Juana (Alida Chelli): 3/10

Gore:

0/10

OT:
Dai nemici mi guardo io!

AT:
I protect myself against my Enemies (USA)

Jahr: I 1968
D, S: Mario Amendola („Irving Jacobs“);
S: Bruno Corbucci
C: Aldo Giordano
M: Carlo Rustichelli
with: Charles Southwood, Julian Mateos, Mirko Ellis, Alida Chelli

Charles Southwood gets a dollar

Julian Mateos and Charles Southwood in a special mess

Mirko Ellis: First I eat my soup

Mirko Ellis, Charles Southwood and Julian Mateos pass some special vacancies

The tall Women

SlimNaughton — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:57:25 CDT

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Content:

Indians raid a bunch of settlers on their way in the promised land: The red friends are quite pissed, because there is a load of weapons hidden in the stagecoaches, which is a breach of contracts. Only survivors are seven women, who wanna try to reach Fort Lafayette under the leadership of Mary-Ann (Anne Baxter), a former teacher. To achieve their goal they have some difficulties to master: Thes are caused by the rough wilderness and the fact, that their robes are not quite useful for a trekking tour like that. Furthermore the ladies are shadowed by some indians, who are anxious for some scalps, despite of the fact, that our heroines have reached the neutral zone, where no soldiers or warriors are allowed. Being at bay, the women are rescued by a plain-clothed patrol out of Fort Lafayette. As the indians find out, that their contrahents are army-men, they dig up the hachet and head for Fort Lafayette. But finally men regain their reason and things work out fine even for our decimated hen-party.

The Gunslinger says:

Rudolf Zehetgruber’s solid and skillfully made film isn’t a „typical“ spaghetti-western concerning look and atmosphere, but one of the few western, in which women are leaders of the gang. Even if it looses tempo to the end because of its progressive garrulity, it can keep up tension for long periods. We see quite passable acting efforts, what makes the development of the characters plausible: Firstly there are the “big-city-ladies”: human, liberal and overextended by their situation; finally these have progressed to tough pioneer-women: conservative and ready to kill to save their lives, who are able to raid an indian village. On balance an entertaining „Non-Spaghetti-Western“, mas o menos, amigos.

Rating: $$$

Bodycount:

> 50 Indians, ca. 35 Gringos

Explicit Brutalities:

The indians scalp Bridget (Christa Linder)
The women catch two indians alive and kill them
On the indian cemetary the tough ladies care for two additional inhabitants by using axes, rifle-butts and bludgets

Luv':

A shy love starts lately between resolutely Mary Ann and Gus (Gustavo Rojo), the scout of Fort Lafayette. Well, too shy and too late, if one asks me: 0/10

Gore:

1/10

OT:
Donne alla Frontiere

AT:
Die durch die Hölle gehen
Las siete Magnificas (SP)

Year: A/I/SP1966
D: Rudolf Zehetgruber
S: Mike Ashley, Werner Hauff
C: Marcello Gatti, Alvaro Lanzoni
M: Gerhard Froboess, Gregori Garcia, Francesco De Masi
with: Anne Baxter, Perla Cristal, Maria Perschy, Rosella Como, Maria Mahor

Fresh scalps, buy two, get one free!

What a nice place to be, ladies

Perla Cristal examines the mess

Even with some bruises a handsome guy: Gustavo Rojo

Seven Winchesters for a Massacre

SlimNaughton — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:33:02 CDT

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1867, the Civil War is over, Ex-Colonel Thomas Blake (Guy Madison) and his mobsters continue their private war and maraud through Texas. They search 200.000 bucks of the Confederate Army, once hidden elsewhere. Unfortunately the gangsters don’t know about the whereabout of the money. But things are-a-changing as a gunslinger, called Stuart (“Edd Byrnes”), wants to join the gang: Stuart knows, where the bucks are hidden. He gains confidence of the distrustful Colonel, until Blake finds out, that Stu plays double-cross. The mobsters beat him up heavily, that he gobs the hiding-place of the money: an old indian grave-yard. But there they are for the highjump.

The Gunslinger says:

The film starts really fast with the Blakes raiding some farmers, but rapidly looses its tempo. When the chase for the money starts or Luisa Barrato in her absolutey unnecessary role as Manuela joins the party at latest, spectator gets bored more and more. Whereas Guy Madison gives one more time a believable performance, “Edd Byrnes” is a total breakdown: too clean, too boyishly for a hardboiled bountyhunter. Madison’s henchmen, i.e. Frederico Boido (psychedelic alias „Ryk Boyd“), Enio Girolami and to start with Attilio Severini as lunatic Mesa Alvarez, are good bad guys. A big minus goes to the miscarried atmosphere: I never visited the Rio Grande, folx, but I don’t believe, that nature is as greeeeen and euopean looking as in that film. Good camerawork and a nice De-Masi-score.

Rating: $$$-

Bodycount:

ca. 70 Gringos, ca. 8 Mexikaner, 1 Indianer

Explicit Brutalities:

Gangmember Chamaco (Ennio Girolami) drowns a mexican soldier, another one is killed by Stuart with his spur
The Blake gang „questions” Stuart very hard about the whereabout of the money. After the examination they flame the hut
Stuart lights Calhoun (Frederico Boido), one of Blake’s henchmen, with one shot, but immediatly bumps him off

Luv':

0/10

Gore:

1/10

Trailer:

by MrSpaghettiwestern

OT:
Sette Winchester per un Massacro

AT:
Renegade Riders (USA)
Payment in Blood
The final Defeat
Blake’s Marauders (US Video)
Winchester for hire (Australia)

Year: I 1968
D, S: Enzo Girolami ("E.G. Rowland")
S: Tito Carpi
C: Aldo Pinelli
M: Francesco De Masi, Audrey Nohra
with: Edward Byrne Breitenberger ("Edd Byrnes"); Guy Madison, Luisa Baratto ("Louise Barrett") Ennio ("Enio") Girolami

Guy Madison cares for the amusement

Louisa Barratto shows her jewelry

The South will rise again: Frederico Boido

Edward Byrnes takes a break

Gents S-Z

SlimNaughton — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:32:08 CDT

Gents A-C

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Gents S-Z

Ladies

Sabato, Antonio		Beyond the Law
Salerno, Enrico Maria		Death Sentence You Die... But I Live
Sancho, Fernando		10,000 Dollars Bloodmoney The big Gundown Dig your Grave, Friend ... Sabata's coming If you meet Sartana, pray for your Death Seven Guns for the MacGregors Taste for killing
San Martin, Conrado
Santacruz, Alfredo
Santaniello, Enzo
Sanz, Francisco		Dead Men ride
Saunders, Ray "Rai Saunders"
Scarciofolo, Giovanni "Jeff Cameron" "Glenn Fortell"
Scotti, Andrea "Andrew Scott"
Scratuglia, Giovanni Ivan
Severini, Attilio
Solaro, Gianni "Johnny Solari" "John Writting"
Southwood, Charles		A Fistful of Lead Sartana's here ... Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin
Spalla, Ignazio "Pedro Sanchez"		Adios Sabata Don't wait Django ... shoot! May God forgive you ... but I won’t Quintana - dead or alive Sabata
Spoletini, Guglielmo "William Bogart "William Spolletin"		Death rides a Horse
Staccioli, Ivano "John Heston"		Bullet for a Stranger Cemetery without Crosses
Stander, Lionel		Beyond the Law
Stefanelli, Benito "Benny Reeves"		A Fistful of Dollars All the Way, Trinity The big Gundown Cemetery without Crosses
Strano, Dino "Dean Stratford"		Chuck Moll Quintana - dead or alive
Suarez, José "Joseph Mitchell"
Susani, Angelo
Tate, Lincoln
de Teffè, Antonio "Anthony Steffen"		A Coffin for the Sheriff Django, the Bastard
Testi, Fabio		Blood River Dead Men ride
Tocchi, Maurizio
Tordesillas, Jesús
Tordi, Pietro "Peter Tordi" "Peter White"
Torres, José		Death rides a Horse
Torres, Tomás
Tozzi, Fausto
Trilli, Amadeo "Michael Moore" "Mike Moore"
Tuminelli, Giuseppe
Ukmar, Franco "Frank Ukmar"
Undari, Claudio "Robert Hundar"
de la Vega, Alfonso
van Cleef, Lee		Beyond the Law The big Gundown Days of Wrath Death rides a Horse God’s Gun Sabata
van Husen, Dan
Vargas, Daniele		Cemetery without Crosses The last Killer
Vida, Piero
Viotti, Feruccio
Volonté, Claudio "Claudio Camaso"
Wallach, Eli
Wyler, Richard
Wynn, Keenan
Zacharias, Steffen
Zamperla, Nazzareno ("Neno") "Nick Anderson"		Seven Guns for the MacGregors
Zarzo, Manuel

Ladies

SlimNaughton — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:20:34 CDT

Gents A-C

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Gents S-Z

Ladies

Adiutori, Patrizia
Aumont, Tina
Badou, Dominique
Baratto, Luisa "Liz Barrett" "Louise Barrett"
Baron, Emma
Benussi, Femi		Quintana - dead or alive
Bianchini, Erica "Erica Blanc"
Bresciani, Dalia "Dalia"
Broschero, Dominique
Carreddu, Stefania "Kareen O'Hara"
Cazorla, Anna-Maria "Diana Lorys"
Celi, Celina
Chelli, Alida
Cristal, Perla		Seven Guns for the MacGregors
Darel, Dominique
Fabrizi, Valeria
Fiè, Maria "Gloria Milland"
Flori, Agata		A Fistful of Lead Seven Guns for the MacGregors
Fontaine, Corinne
Galli, Ida "Evelyn Stewart"		Adios Gringo Chuck Moll
Galloti, Dada "Diana Garsón" "Dada Gayford"
Genka, Gely
Ghia, Dana		All the Way, Trinity California The last Killer
Giordano, Daniela
Giorgelli, Daniella
Iosani, Cristina		May God forgive you ... but I won’t
Klein, Rita
Koch, Marianne		A Fistful of Dollars
Lembo, Lilli		Death Sentence May God forgive you ... but I won’t
Linder, Christa		Days of Wrath
Loncar, Beba
Macchiavelli, Nicoletta
Malfatti, Marina "Marina Mulligan"
Mannoia, Fiorella
Martin, Diana
Martinez, Maria "Maria Martin"		You Die... But I Live
Michelangeli, Marcella		And God said to Cain
Miranda, Soledad
Navarro, Nieves "Susan Scott"		Adios Sabata The big Gundown
Neri, Rosalba
Nilo, Alejandra
Nusciak, Loredana		10,000 Dollars Bloodmoney Django
Osuna, Gloria "Evelyn Merril"		A Gun for one hundred Graves
Palmich, Mariella
Paz Pondal, Maria
Penz, Cristina
Pierangeli, Maria
Rassimov, Rada		Don't wait Django ... shoot! Taste for killing
Ross, Sara(h)
Rovere, Rossana
Rubini, Giulia		Canadian Wilderness
Sannoner, Milla "Jill Powers"
Sarasa, Aurora Julia "Monica Randall"		Sartana's here ... Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin
Sini, Linda "Lynn Shane"
Sommer, Yanti		All the Way, Trinity
Spaak, Agnes
Stanic, Mila
Tolo, Marilu
Tudor, Pamela		Canadian Wilderness
Zalewska, Halina "Ella Karin" "Ilya Karin"
Zichel, Rosy
Zurakowska, Dyanik "Dianik"

The Actors

SlimNaughton — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:09:04 CDT

Directors

Actors

Composers, Authors, Cameramen

Name	Pseudonym
Addobbati, Giuseppe Altamura, Tullio Ardia, Pinuccio Aureli, Andrea Baldassare, Raffaele Barbara, Paola Bayona, Pilar Bayona, Emilia Baratto, Luisa Basile, Pasquale Batzella, Luigi Bellini, Adriano Benedetti, Luciano Berger, Wilhelm Bianchi, Erica Blasco, Maite Bomba, Enrico Bono, Luigi Boni, Maurizio Borelli, Rosario Borelli, Franco Brana, Francisco Brega, Mario Betts, Jack Boido, Frederico Bojanovic, Dragomir Boes, Roel Buzzanca, Gino Calisti, Calisto Candelli, Stelio Capitani, Remo Capponi, Pier Paolo Cardillo, Giuseppe Caruana, Calogero Casella, Paolo Cassellato, Luigi Careddu, Stefania Cazorla, Anna Maria Cecconi, Aldo Cerioni, Giorgio Cevenini, Alberto Chiantoni, Renato Cianfriglia, Giovanni Conversi, Spartaco Conti, Luciano Cressoy, Pierre Dardanelli, Marco Davis, Marco Dell'Acqua, Alberto de Luca, Lorella De Nardo, Gustavo de Teffè, Antonio Djrassimovic, Ivan Domenici, Arturo Dottesio, Attilio Egger, Joseph Fantasia, Franco Farnese, Alberto Fiè, Maria Fiermonte, Enzo Gaddi, Carlos Galli, Ida Garisa, Antonio Garko, Gianni Gazzara, Victoriano Gemma, Giuliano Giordana, Andrea Girolami, Ennio Girotti, Mario Giuliani, Luigi Gora, Claudio Gradoli, Antonio Hargitay, Miklosz Hill, Jorge Hirenbach, Karl Hungerford, Orison Whipple Lange, Claudia Landi, Aldo Bufo Lanfranchi, Mario Lantieri, Franco Leone, Ignazio Leoni, Amerigo Lollobrigida, Guido Lorentzon, Livio Maggio, Dante Malfatti, Marina Manzella, Leonardo Manni, Ettore Marano, Ezio Marchetti, Giulio Martellanza, Pietro Martinez Celeiro, Francisco Martinez, Maria Mattei, Giuseppe Miali, Roberto Mercedes, Germana Monteverdi Muniz, Manuel Nero, Franco Osuna, Gloria Otero, Carlos Pacifico, Benito Padovan, Marta Palenzuela, Miguel Pallavicino, Gianni Palmara, Mimmo Pamer, Renzo Pannaro, Alessandra Pazzafini, Nello Pedersoli, Carlo Petrucci, Giovanni Pizzuti, Riccardo Poggi, Ferdinando Poli, Maurice Prete, Giancarlo Pulcrano, Enzo Puppo, Romano Radici, Luigi Induni Rafaelli, Giuliani Rosani, Paolo Rosin, Spela Rossi, Luciano Rossini, Renato Salerno, Maria Sannoner, Milla Sarasa, Aurora Julia Saunders, Ray Scarciofolo, Giovanni Scotti, Andrea Serrato, Massimo Sivero, Florencia Spalla, Ignazio Spoletini, Guglielmo Staccioli, Ivano Steffanelli, Benito Stern, Helga Stella, Luciano Strano, Dino Suarez, José Tensi, Francesco Trilli, Amedeo Turini, Gino Unger, Goffredo van Nutter, Rik Varelli, Alfredo Vitelli, Simonetta Volonté, Gian Maria Zalewska, Halina Zamperla, Nazzareno	John MacDouglas Tor Altmayer Joel Hardy Andrew Ray Raf Baldassare, William Baldwyn Pauline Baards Phyllis Bay Millie Bay Liz Barrett, Louise Barrett Pat Basil Paolo Solvay Kirk Morris Lucky Bennett William Berger Erica Blanc Margaret Grayson Steve Saint-Clair Duane Bowland Maurice Boone Richard Melvill Stanley Gordon Frank Brana Richard Stuyvesant Hunt Powers Rick Boyd, Ryck Boyd Anthony Ghidra Glenn Saxson Bill Jackson Anthony Stewens Stanley Kent Ray O'Connor, Ray O'Conner Norman Clark Steven Tedd Ted Jones Paul Sullivan Louis Cassel Kareen O'Hara Diana Lorys Hal Chessman George Greenwood Kirk Bent Gary Gallwey Ken Wood Sean Convery Lucky McMurray Peter Cross Max Darnell Mark Davis Cole Kitosch, Robert Widmark Hally Hammond Dean Ardow Anthony Steffen Ivan Rassimov, Sean Todd Arthur Kent William Burke Joe Edger Frank Farrell Albert Farley Gloria Milland Glen Forster Charles Kent Evelyn Stewart Anthony Garuf John Garko, Gary Hudson Fred Robsham Montgomery Wood Chip Gorman Thomas Moore Terence Hill Jim Reed Emil Jordan Anthony Caldwell Mike Hargitay, Mickey Hargitay George Hilton Peter Lee Lawrence, Arthur Grant Ty Hardin Claudie Lange John Levery Johnny Jordan Frank Liston, Frank Lantier Clive Stancon Custer Gail Lee Burton Charles Lawrence Dan May, Jean Mean Marina Mulligan Leonard Mann Red Carter Alan Abbott James Hill Peter Martell George Martin Maria Martin Pino Mattei, John Matthews, John Mathius Jerry Wilson Pat Greenhill Pajarito Frank Nero Evelyn Merril Charles Otter Dennis Colt Martha Dovan Billy Hyden Gordon York, Charles Webber Dick Palmer Lawrence Palmer Topsy Collins Ted Carter, Peter Surtess Bud Spencer John Petty Rick Piper Ferd Poger Monty Greenwood Philipp Garner, Timothy Brent Paul Craine Roman Barrett Luis Induni, Lewis Induni Julian Rafferty Bud Randall Sheyla Rosin Lu Karmante, Edward Ross Howard Ross, Red Ross Marta Monterrey Jill Powers Monica Randall Rai Saunders Glenn Fortell, Jeff Cameron Andrew Scott John Barracuda Flo Silver Pedro Sanchez William Bogard John Heston Benny Reeves Helga Liné Tony Kendall Dean Stratford Joseph Mitchell Harry Cotton Mike Moore John Turner Freddy Hungar Clyde Rogers Fred Warrell, Fred Farrell Simone Blondell Johnny Wels Ella Karin, Ilya Karin Nick Anderson

Gents D-K

SlimNaughton — Fri, 06 May 2011 16:06:08 CDT

Gents A-C

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Damon, Mark
Dawson, Anthony		Death rides a Horse
de la Riva, Miguel
Dell'Acqua, Alberto "Cole Kitosch" "Robert Widmark"		Seven Guns for the MacGregors
Dell'Arti, Consalvo
del Pozo, Àngel
Di Benedetto, Giovanni
Di Marco, Gildo
Djrassimovic, Ivan "Ivan Rassimov" "Sean Todd"		Don't wait Django ... shoot!
Dominici, Arturo "Arthur Kent"
D'Orsi, Umberto
Dottesio, Attilio "William Burke" "Dean Reese"
Eastwood, Clint		A Fistful of Dollars
Fangareggi, Ugo
Fajardo, Eduardo		A Coffin for the Sheriff A Gun for one hundred Graves Companeros Dead Men ride Django
Fantasía, Franco "Frank Farrell"		Adios Sabata Canadian Wilderness Sartana's here ... Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin
Fargas, Frank		The last Killer
Faria, Celso		Don't wait Django ... shoot!
Felleghy, Tom		The big Gundown California El Cisco Two Faces of the Dollar
Fineschi, Lorenzo
Fiermonte, Enzo
Franchi, Franco
Gaddi, Carlos "Charles Gate"		Beyond the Law Death rides along Django, the Bastard Sartana's here ... Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin
Garcia, Tito
Gargiullo, Giorgio		Days of Wrath Death rides along
Garko, Gianni "John Garko" "Gary Hudson"		10,000 Dollars Bloodmoney Bullet for a Stranger Charge! If you meet Sartana, pray for your Death
Garrone, Riccardo
Gazzara, Victoriano "Fred Robsham"
Gemma, Giuliano "Montgomery Wood"		Adios Gringo California Days of Wrath
Giordana, Andrea "Chip Gorman"
Girolami, Ennio "Thomas Moore"
Giornelli, Franco
Girotti, Mario "Terence Hill"		All the Way, Trinity
Gonzales, Gaspar "Indio Gonzales"		Dig your Grave, Friend ... Sabata's coming
Gora, Claudio "Emil Jordan"
Gozlino, Paolo		A Fistful of Lead Django, the Bastard
Gradoli, Antonio "Anthony Caldwell"
Guglielmi, Marco		You Die... But I Live
Guzmán, Jesús
Harrison, Richard
Herlin, Jacques
Herter, Gerard		Adios Sabata The big Gundown Two Faces of the Dollar
Hill, Craig		Taste for killing
Hill, Jorge "George Hilton"		A Fistful of Lead Sartana's here ... Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin
Hirenbach, Karl "Peter Lee Lawrence" "Arthur Grant"
Huerta, Chris		Cemetery without Crosses You Die... But I Live
Hungerford, Orton Whipple "Ty Hardin"
Induni, Luis
Ingrassia, Ciccio
Ireland, John		A Gun for one hundred Graves Blood River
Israel, Victor
Jaspe, José
Kinski, Klaus		A Barrel full of Dollars And God said to Cain Ballad of Django Black Killer If you meet Sartana, pray for your Death

Taste for killing

SlimNaughton — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 16:49:20 CST

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A bunch of Mexican bandits under leadership of brutal Sanchez (Fernando Sancho) robs an US-american transport of money and kill all soldiers. But times are rough and fun is short: Bountyhunter Hank Fellows (Craig Hill), named „Lanky“, bumps off Chief Sanchez firstly and then kills his whole gang. For cash he gives back the money to the bank of Omaha. Rich mine owner Collins („Peter Carter“) is impressed by the talents of the stranger. He engages Hank for 10.000 bucks to escort a transport of gold from his goldmine to Omaha, because evil Gus Kennebeck („George Martin“) is interessed in the gold. A good opportunity for Hank, who has to pick a bone with Kennebeck because of family affairs. Time of revenge has come as Kennebeck’s gang is erased at the heist of the bank of Omaha.

The says:

Respect! This first directing effort of Tonino Valerii out of 1966 really grooves. Tight atmosphere, great camera guidance (often shot through Hank‘s telescopic sight) and a good, guitar-dominated score of Nico Fidenco result in an above-average film. Not to forget the strong actors: Craig Hill once again convinces as a tough and cynical gunman, only living for money: After he has taken revenge and all rewards, he shows no interest, as he observes, that another Mexican gang prepares the heist of another army transport. He rides away without warning the escorting soldiers.

Rating: $$$$

Bodycount:

ca. 30 Gringos, ca. 47 Mexicans

Explicit Brutalities:

Sanchez‘ mobsters kill all wounded US-soldiers before they ride away with the money

Gus Kennebeck tortures his brother, who works for Collins, with boiling coffee, in order to get a fistful of informations over the planned transport of gold

The „good“ guys under leadership of Hank „question“ Kennebeck-mobster Mingo (George Wang) about i.e. the planned bank robbery

Luv':

0/10

Gore:

1/10

Specials:

Hank’s rifle is supplied with a telescopic sight, so he can kill Mexicans at wide range

Fellows blows up the vault of the bank inclusive the entering bandidos by lighting some dynamite with electric current

Trailer:

by MrSpaghettiwestern

OT:
Per il Gusto di uccidere

AT:
The taste of killing (UK)
Lanky Fellow (US)

Year: SP/I 1966
D: Tonino Valerii ("John Byrd")
S: Victor Aux
C: Stelvio Massi
M: Nico Fidenco
with: Craig Hill, Franciso Martinez ("George Martin"), Piero Lulli ("Peter Carter"), Franco ("Frank") Ressel, Fernando Sancho, George Wang, Diana Martin

Craig Hill´s shooting extra-sharp

Francisco Martinez was hit with an blink of an eye

José Manuel Martin waits to bite the dust

He laughs best who laughs last. (George Wang)

Piero Lulli tries to be reputable

Spaghetti Western - The Songs

SlimNaughton — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 16:40:00 CST

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Well, folx, we start the new year with a new feature: the english lyrics of the title-tracks, which are often "have, what makes the difference" ;-). Unfortunately we have no other possibility, than transmit the lyrics phonetically. Most of you will know: It's hard work to listen to Italians, singing by ear in broken "english", using an extreme "american" accent ;-). Well, it's not easy, compadres, even for native speakers, I think. So, here's our pledge and calling: Help us, revise us, after all you can listen to much of the titles for free in the web..	Bulldozer is back, Amigo: Can be done Django: Django Goodbye Texas: Texas goodbye King of the West: Desperado Taste for killing: The Yankee Fellow

Well, folx, we start the new year with a new feature: the english lyrics of the title-tracks, which are often "have, what makes the difference" ;-). Unfortunately we have no other possibility, than transmit the lyrics phonetically. Most of you will know: It's hard work to listen to Italians, singing by ear in broken "english", using an extreme "american" accent ;-). Well, it's not easy, compadres, even for native speakers, I think.

So, here's our pledge and calling:
Help us, revise us, after all you can listen to much of the titles for free in the web..

Taste for killing - Title Track

SlimNaughton — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 16:37:27 CST

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Lanky Gunman / The Yankee Fellow

Film: Taste for killing (Per il Gusto di uccidere)
M/T: Nico Fidenco
I: The Wilder Brothers
(There is another Version, sung by Nico Fidenco himself ;-), which is not in the film)

Lanky Gunman aims
at your reward.
Tonight he rode to town
so high and tall.

Run/Ride away,
before it's too late
Lanky Gunman knows how to play
his old game.
And when you'll meet,
you're bound to die.

People say, he's a killer,
a killer, he well may be.
Lanky Gunman is a killer,
a killer like you and me.

Lanky Gunman aims
at your reward.
Tonight he rode to town
so high and tall.

Run/Ride away,
before it's too late,
Lanky Gunman knows, how to play
his old game.
And when you'll meet,
you're bound to die.

For listening

by TheMildBunch67

Goodbye Texas

SlimNaughton — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 17:06:30 CST

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Burt Sullivan (Franco Nero) is Sheriff of the small texan town White Rock. Once the Mexican bandit Cisco Delgado (José Suarez) has killed his father. Thus vengeance is in the air. Burt quits job and starts his mexican crusade with his brother Jimmy ("Cole Kitosch"). Delgado controls the struggling community Sierra Ochada and earns his rolls with slave and weapon trade. For the relaxation of his crimes, he usually lets end his day by playing on the church organ, which stands in the Living Room of his Hacienda, like a few years later the divine Dr. Phibes; -). Up to final clarifying of the quite complicated family affairs, Burt and his little brother accumulate similarly many corpses in Sierra Ochada, as the medieval plague in Europe.

The Gunslinger says:

Successful Western made by Ferdinando Baldi in 1966. The violent basic tendency is classical: One kills as at the assembly-line, but nobody gets really impressed of it. Thus about rinsing assistance Paquita cleans the bar of her Saloon with devotion, although there are four fresh corpses awaiting their disposal. After cleaning is done, she first times gathers the dollar lying on the floor. The actors are good, everything in front José Suarez, which equips Delgado with a certain ambivalence: pissed off somehow from his doing, which he enjoys only by it's sadistic arrangement.

Rating: $$$+

Bodycount:

2 Gringos, 2 Women, 65 Mexicans

Explicit Brutalities:

Cisco Delgado organizes mock executions of campesinos, who don't want to retire their country: He shoots the unfortunate ones off the gallow shortly before they die of suffocation. Subsequently, they are tormented, in order to get nevertheless finally a piece of lead into their forehead.

Luv':

0/10

Gore:

1/10

Trailer:

by kostaswesterngr

OT:
Texas addio

AT:
The Avenger
Texas, adios

Year: I 1966
D: Ferdinando Baldi
S: F.B., Franco Rossetti
C: Enzo Barboni
M: Anton Garcia Abril
with: Franco Nero, Alberto dell`Acqua ("Cole Kitosch"), José Suarez, Elisa Montes

A Babyface like Alberto dell´Acqua needs...

... a tough gringo like Franco Nero to survive.

They kill even more people than the black death in europe:
Alberto dell´Acqua, Franco Nero

Cigar + Pistol = Gunsmoke (José Suarez)

Franco Nero has not a spark of decency.

Django

SlimNaughton — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 17:03:08 CST

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Tombstone is a muddy and desperate village, situated in the no man’s land between Texas and Mexico with saloon owner Nathaniel (Angel Alvarez) and his whores as sole citizens. Here rages a brutal private war between the fascistic gang of „Major“ Jackson (Eduardo Fajardo) and the Mexican bandits of „General“ Hugo (José Bodaló). Django, a disrooted veteran of the Civil War, arrives. He wants to avenge his girlfriend, killed by Jackson years ago. Firstly he vents his hate on the Jackson gang, who he nearly wipes out on his own. Cheers to the gatling, folx! Then he confederates with Hugo, his former jug mate. Together they raid the mexican Fort Cheriba to rob some gold. But the confederates don’t wanna part the booty: The Mexicans make an exemple on Django destroying his hands by overriding and with rifle butts. The final showdown with Major Jackson on the cemetery is legendary.

The Gunslinger says:

Great and quite brutal stuff made by Sergio Corbucci in 1966. Besides Sergio Leone‘s Joe (Clint Eastwood) Corbucci‘s Django is another, darker archetype of the silent and disenchanted gunman. Django believes in nothing and nobody and has lost his hopes and illusions. The only thing being of any importance for him, is, that one has to die. But finally things look better thanks to the gatling in the coffin and sweet Maria (Loredana Nuscak). Cool camerawork, disparate atmosphere and a great title theme.

Rating: $$$$$- (Nero isn't Eastwood)

Bodycount:

ca. 70 Mexicans, ca. 50 Gringos

Explicit Brutalities:

After a vain attempt to escape Maria smells the mexican whip
Major Jackson shoots for fun at mexican Peones
Brother Jonathan (Gino Pernice), member of the Jackson gang, loses an ear to General Hugo and is forced to take it in the mouth
The Mexicans override Django’s hands before they smash them with their rifle butts

Luv':

Finally Maria gets the chance to solace Django over his suffered loss: 2/10

Gore:

4/10

Specials:

Guessed it? Rrrrrrrrright: the gatling in the coffin

Trailer:

by revokcom

OT:
Django

Year: I/SP 1966
R, B: Sergio Corbucci
B: Bruno Corbucci
K: Enzo Barboni
M: Luis Enriquez Bacalov
D: Franco Nero, Loredana Nusciak, José Bodalo, Eduardo Fajardo

Franco Nero carries some surprises in his luggage

José Bodalo likes ears, ...

... especially, if their owner is Gino Pernice

Clap your hands, ole' man

Showdown on the Boot Hill

Django - Title Track

SlimNaughton — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 17:00:49 CST

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Django

Film: Django (Django)
M: Luis Enriquez Bacalov
T: Franco Migliacci
I: Charles "Rocky" Roberts (Italian version sung by Roberto Fia)

Django, have you always been alone?
Django, have you never loved again?
Love will live on,
Life must go on for ...
For you cannot spend your life regretting.

Django, you must face another day.
Django, now your love has gone away.
Once you loved her,
now you've lost her,
but you've lost her forever, Django.

When there are clouds in the skies
and they are grey,
you'll maybe sad, but remember,
they'll all soon pass away.
Oh, Django, after the shower the sun
will be shining.

Once you loved her,
now you've lost her,
but you've lost her forever, Django.

When there are clouds in the skies
and they are grey,
you'll maybe sad, but remember,
they'll all soon pass away.
Oh, Django, after the shower the sun
will be shining.

For Listening

by Sadist8668

Bulldozer is back, Amigo

SlimNaughton — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 16:59:41 CST

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Hiram Coburn ("Bud Spencer") bumbles poor rather than good through the Wild West. He is followed obstinately by Sonny Bronston (Jack Palance) and his sister Mary (Dany Saval), whose virginity Hiram has robbed in a drunken night. Now the brother and sister Bronston want Hiram to marry Mary. His position even becomes more complicated as a lynchmob ants to blow out his lights after he has “found” some horses. Hiram is rescued by old lawyer Anderson and his nephew Chip (Renato Cestiè). As reward Anderson wants Hiram to bring Chip to Westland, in the case the old man dies on the road. This happens faster as anyone had considered possible. Hiram takes Chip under his wings and escorts the child to Westland, where Chip should accept his inheritance: a farm. But the building is not much more than a board partition with wasteland around and a font, which only produces muddy water. Nevertheless there are some candidates, who are really interested in this rotten country estate: the sinister sheriff (Roberto Camardiel), who is the priest of Westland too, and an earth-eating individual (Franco Giacobini) out of the neighbouring city. Their more or less lucrative and friendly offers Hiram rejects in the sense of Chip: these rejections are of course bloody painful, especially for the sheriff’s men. Unfortunately Sonny and his friends arrive to claim the immediate marriage of Hiram and Mary. That is the last straw for Hiram …

The Casketnail says:

Quite unspectacular but technically well made comedy by Maurizio Lucidi with Carlo Pedersoli as soloist: On has to consider, that he is a bit overstrained as leading actor. In his following films he acts much more competent. Jack Palance, even in this quite ridiculous created role, puts him over the barrel, thanks to his professional education and experience.
The plot doesn’t knock us from the feet, folx, especially the smartass Chip annoys. But instead the brawls are well timed and the appeal lies in great stunt-work too. That seems much more professional as in many of the competing comedies – except the Spencer/Hill-flicks.
Conclusion: If you consider all pros and cons, you get an average SW, which doesn’t hurt.

Rating: $$$

Bodycount:

1 (who dies of old age)

Explicit Brutalities:

Coburn dances bonebreaking dances, if he wears his glasses

Luv':

3/10 (Mary absolutely wants, Coburn plays hard-to-get, but finally they are married)

Gore:

0/10

Trailer:

by soondr

OT:
Si può fare... Amigo

AT:
Can be done, Amigo
The Big and the Bad
En el Oeste se puede hacer ... Amigo (Sp)
Amigo! ... Mon Colt a deux Mots à te dire (F)

Year: I/Sp/F 1972
D: Maurizio Lucidi
S: Rafael Azcona, Ernesto Gastaldi
C: Aldo Tonti
M: Luis Enrique Bakalov
with: Carlo Pedersoli ("Bud Spencer"), Jack Palance, Renato Cestiè, Dany Saval, Sal Borgese, Roberto Camardiel, Franco Giacobini

"Bud Spencer" clouting potentialbusiness partners

Who can resist Dany Saval? Well, "Bud Spencer" can

Roberto Camardiel and Jack Palance planning an unholy alliance

Franco Giacobini: a connoisseur of fresh earth

King of the West

SlimNaughton — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 16:54:14 CST

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Gunslinger Steve Bellasco (Andrea Giordana) likes nothing more, than filling his own purse, so he pricks his ears as he stumbles upon a dying soldier (Antonio Cantafora).The dying man begs the rogue, to inform his father Sam (Piero Lulli) from his death. Sam lives alone (!) in the deserted (!!) former boomstown Escondido, keeping lots of money (!!!) to buy a farm and being blind (!!!!). Jackpot! Steve buries the boy, takes his uniform and heads for the muddy hole Escondido. But Hicksville isn't as deserted as he has expected: There are two soldiers, who await a gold transport of the Confederate Army. This is also the aim of evil Asher (Franco Giornelli) and his mob, arriving later on. Steve is recognized by his old flame Lucie (Dana Ghia), now Asher's girlfriend, and imposes himself as confederate upon the bandidos. Thanks to him and the two soldiers the coup succeeds without violence, but as he tries to con Asher, it's a complete flop: Finally the two soldiers and Sam, who thought up to the end, that Steve is his son, are dead, and Steve heavily wounded, hardly survives. Now he doesn't give a hang on Sam's money any longer: He's only greedy for revenge. Therefore he teams up with his old mate John. This is a gifted con man and already follows the bandits, masked as justice of peace, to get the money. Together they concoct a plan, to procure Steve his revenge and John the dollars.

The Gunslinger says:

Well, the really weak and afterwards completely redundant start of this Rossetti flick didn't fill me with confidence concerning the rest of the film: A lynchmob, consisting of baaaad cowboy performers drags a baby-faced Andrea Giordana to the gibbet, all that photographed at TV-standard, if you know, what I mean. Madre de Dios: Beer, much beer and rapidamente, por favor!
But I could save further ways to the fridge, because with changing its location to the muddy Escondido the film experiences a quality boost. Rossetti brings out the best of his obivious very small budget and creates a dirty, claustrophobic atmosphere, spiced up with a certain roughness. And Andrea Giordana has warmed up as well as a nihilistic gunman, who regains his humanity by the brutality of the bandidos. Here the story is a bit diffuse, because one can't really track this transformation completely. Giordanas co-actors do a good job too: Franco Giornelli as blackhearted bandido-chief and naturally the ladies Dana Ghia and nice, but a bit bland Rosemarie Dexter. The score by Gianni Ferrio is fine stuff: Flute, guitars, piano and organ are the dominants.

Rating: $$$+

Bodycount:

ca. 17 Gringos

Explicit Brutalities:

The lynchmob maltreats Steve

The bandits question the two soldiers the hard way about the goldtransport

After Steve has tried to fool Asher, he gets the compulsive beating

The bandits humble blind Sam before killing him

Luv':

Lucy loves Steve, but he is more interested in filling his purse and the charming Katie: 2/10

Gore:

3/10

Specials:

A bible, armed with a derringer, helps Steve to escape from the gibbet

Trailer (German):

by spannick

OT:
El Desperado

AT:
El Desesperado (SP)
Big Rippoff (USA)
The dirty Outlaws (USA)

Year: I/SP 1967
D, S: Franco Rossetti
S: Ugo Guerra, Vincenzo Cerami, Elio Scardamaglia
C: Angelo Filippini
M: Gianni Ferrio
with: Andrea Giordana, Franco Giornelli, Dana Ghia, Rosemarie Dexter

Andrea Giordana, Dana Ghia and Franco Giornelli seal their temporary partnership

Franco Giornelli tickles the chubby cheek of John Batha

Escondido is not only a muddy, ...

... but also a ....

... a dangerous place to be

Showdown, the muddy style

King of the West - Title Track

SlimNaughton — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 16:41:57 CST

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Desperado

Film: King of the West (El Desperado)
M: Gianni Ferrio
I: John Balfour

I ride across the plain
wherever danger calls.
My gun's for hire,
if you should need me.
I can go,
where danger leads me.
For I'm the man,
the one, they call:

Desperado, Desperado.
And there's no one alive,
I fear.

And when you got nothin' to lose,
it don't matter, how hard you fall.
Your fate, you can pick and choose,
'cos you're ready to risk your all.

I ride across the plain
alone with just a gun,
but no one goes,
wherever I go.
Trouble goes,
wherever I go.
For I'm the man,
the one, they call:

Desperado, Desperado.
And there's no one alive,
I fear.

And there's nothin', I got to lose,
and if I die, then it's destiny.
For the man, who's a real desperado,
that's the way it's gotta be.

For Listening

Goodbye Texas - Title Track

SlimNaughton — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 16:32:51 CST

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Texas goodbye

Film: Goodbye Texas (Texas addio)
M: Anton Abril
L/I: Don Powell

As a boy
all the thoughts, that filled my mind,
were as a boy.
Then, one day,
something in my childish mind
will be up strange.

But as a man
love and hate for me,
they somehow mean the same,
will get blamed
to any child, which was born
into a world of shame.

Texas goodbye, you made me cry.
I try to find somewhere a peace of mind.
But it's too late, oh, it's too late,
for though I know, that hate kills a man.

As a boy
all the thoughts, that filled my mind
were as a boy.
Then, one day,
something in my childish mind
will be up strange.

Texas goodbye, you made me cry.
I try to find somewhere a peace of mind.
But it's too late, oh, it's too late,
for though I know, that hate kills a man.

As a boy
all the thoughts, that filled my mind
were as a boy.
Then, one day,
something in my childish mind
will be up strange.

Texas goodbye.

For Listening

by TheMildBunch67