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6.2/10 • 69

1965-05-121h 38m

Western

Quick- Treacherous- And Deadly To Anyone Who Tried To Cross Them!

Giuliano Gemma stars as a cool, cocky mercenary enlisted by a sheriff to infiltrate a ruthless gang of outlaws. Ennio Morricone provided the score to this early spaghetti western hit.

Directors
Duccio Tessari
Editors
Licia Quaglia

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  1. Giuliano Gemma

    Giuliano Gemma

    Ringo

  2. Fernando Sancho

    Fernando Sancho

    Sancho

  3. Lorella De Luca

    Lorella De Luca

    Miss Ruby

  4. Nieves Navarro

    Nieves Navarro

    Dolores

  5. Antonio Casas

    Antonio Casas

    Maj. Clyde

  6. José Manuel Martín

    José Manuel Martín

    Pedro

  7. Manuel Muñiz

    Manuel Muñiz

    Tim

  8. Juan Cazalilla

    Juan Cazalilla

    Mr. Jenkinson - Bank director

  9. Pablito Alonso

    Pablito Alonso

    Chico - Mexican boy

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John Chard

Sep 3, 2017

7/10

Somebody has come for Christmas! Una pistola per Ringo (A Pistol for Ringo) is directed and predominantly written by Duccio Tessari. It stars Giuliano Gemma, Fernando Sancho, Lorella De Luca, Nieves Navarro and Antonio Casas. Music is by Ennio Morricone and cinematography by Francisco Marin. When a gang of bandit bank robbers hole up at a rich family's hacienda - taking all who reside there as hostages - the authorities free the gunman known as "Angel Face" from prison to ingratiate himself into the bandit horde. His mission is to destroy from within and free the innocent... Filmed in Technicolor/Techniscope out of the familiar Spaghetti Western stomping grounds of Almeria in Spain, A Pistol for Ringo is a very enjoyable piece of pasta. From the quirky sight that greets us at pic's beginning, where our anti-hero gunman with the baby face plays hopscotch with children - then quickly dispatching four enemies enemies in the blink of an eye - to the wholly satisfying finale, it's quirky yet dramatic entertainment. Set at Xmas time, Duccio enjoys dallying with the season's motifs as part of the narrative, and even Morricone gets in on the act, imbuing his varied score with seasonal strains (the Silent Night section simply wonderful). Gemma is very likable in the lead role, helped enormously by a screenplay that introduces a character that uses cunning whiles that are as deadly as his pistol skills. He is also very athletic (no doubt boosted by the calcium from all the milk he drinks), which brings some energy to the narrative. What action there is is brisk and zippy, with heaps of horse and stuntman felling going on, and little stabs of humorous violence (the bell shot oh my) induce smiles. Add in a couple of verbally jousting babes (Luca and Navarro) and Sancho as a bulky and moody bastardo, and yer good to go for one of the better Spags of the time. 7/10

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Status
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Original Language
Italian
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