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6.5/10 • 200

1968-10-022h 12m

WesternActionComedy

Nobody beats Caco at his own game, because even if you win...you lose!

After Cacopoulos manages to save himself from being hung on a false charge, he robs Cat Stevens and Hutch Bessy of a lot of money and steals their horses. This results in a merry chase and Stevens and Bessy become unwilling allies in Cacopoulus' revenge against the people who deserted him and framed him to get their money back.

Directors
Giuseppe Colizzi
Editors
Marcello Malvestito

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Eli Wallach

    Eli Wallach

    Cacopoulos

  2. Terence Hill

    Terence Hill

    Cat Stevens

  3. Bud Spencer

    Bud Spencer

    Hutch Bessy

  4. Brock Peters

    Brock Peters

    Thomas

  5. Kevin McCarthy

    Kevin McCarthy

    Drake

  6. Livio Lorenzon

    Livio Lorenzon

    Paco Rosa

  7. Steffen Zacharias

    Steffen Zacharias

    Harold

  8. Armando Bandini

    Armando Bandini

    Bank Manager

  9. Remo Capitani

    Remo Capitani

    Cangaceiro

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John Chard Avatar

John Chard

Dec 16, 2019

7/10

Well, no. Money corrupts men, it softens him. So to keep you young and pure, I think I'll take everything. Ace High is directed by Giuseppe Colizzi and Colizzi co-writes the screenplay with Bino Cicogna. It stars Eli Wallach, Terence Hill, Bud Spencer, Brock Peters and Kevin McCarthy. Music is by Carlo Rustichelli and cinematography by Marcello Masciocchi (Technicolor/Techniscope of course). After Cacopoulos (Wallach) manages to save himself from being hung on a false charge, he robs Cat Stevens (Hill) and Hutch Bessy (Spencer) of a lot of money and steals their horses. This results in a merry chase and Stevens and Bessy become unwilling allies in Cacopoulus' revenge against the people who deserted him and framed him towards the rope... Is it a spoof or a parody? Well I'll leave that to the hard core Spag Western fans to decide, what I do know is that it's good entertainment. Plenty of daft sub-genre staples are adhered to, as are the many cool action sequences as our gruff anti-heroes go about their greed and revenge fuelled ways. Colizzi wisely keeps his cards close to his chest as regards our trio of lead characters, who in true Spag convention are making it unclear where we are heading. The action is wonderfully kinetic, with some sterling sequences unfolding when our leads get involved in a Texan/Mexican battle. Why I'm still not so sure, but it's exciting stuff! It's all very derivative, there's no getting away from that, and as the genre often does, it renders the porotags/antags under developed. Yet for fans of such fare this is well recommended, with lovely cinematography that gives some authenticity to the era, Wallach channelling a Tuco clone, and Hill and Spencer doing their Spaghetti Abbot and Costello thing, it's all good really. 7/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
Italian
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
prisongunslingerrobberybank managerrevenge