Wanted
From The Spaghetti Western Database
Wanted (Italy 1966 / Director: Giorgio Ferroni)
This is a Tarantino favorite
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- Runtime: 104 min
- Release Date: 22.3.1967
Also known as
Wanted (Germany) | Für drei lumpige Dollar (Germany) | No soy un asesino (Spain) | O perseguido (Portugal) | Desperados för dollar (Sweden) | Wanted, le recherche (France) | Wanted - El Cobra (Austria) | Wanted - mieluummin kuolleena (Finland)
Cast and crew
- Cast: Giuliano Gemma (Gary Ryan), Teresa Gimpera (Evelyn), Serge Marquand (Lloyd), Germán Cobos (Martin Heywood), Daniele Vargas (Mayor Gold), Gia Sandri (Cheryl), Nello Pazzafini (Padre), Tullio Altamura (Ellis), Furio Meniconi, Franco Balducci, Marco Bogliani, Pietro Capanna, Rosella Carr, Alberto Dell'Acqua (as Cole Kitosch), Carlo Hinterman (as Carlo Hintermann), Osiride Pevarello, Carlo Pisacane, Riccardo Pizzuti, Umberto Raho, Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia (as Ivan Stratuglia), Benito Stefanelli (Billy Baker), Pietro Tordi, Nino Vingelli
- Screenplay: Fernando Di Leo, Augusto Finocchi, Remigio Del Grosso
- Cinematography: Antonio Secchi (as Toni Secchi) [Eastmancolor - Totalscope 2,35:1]
- Music: Gianni Ferrio
Synopsis
Giuliano Gemma, elected sheriff by his small town, is unjustly accused of murder and forced to flee. The man behind the false charge is a lurid figure who leads a band of cattle rustlers. Our hero tries to prove his innocence by getting rid of his enemies one by one.
Comment
The last of the eight early (and very successful) westerns which Giuliano Gemma made within 2 years in quick succession. It was his third (and also his last) collaboration with veteran director Giorgio Ferroni, and like his 2 higher valued predecessors it is also a rather naive film, which tells an uncomplicated and old fashioned story in an antiquated style. The nonetheless entertaining film has an unusual wintery atmosphere (but a few scenes shot in a sunny Spain don't match with the rest) and due to a higher budget, generally compelling photography and production design.
by Stanton
