Black Jack

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Black Jack (Italy 1968 / Director: Gianfranco Baldanello).

Also known as

Black Joe (France) | A genoux Django (France) | Black Jack (Spain) [video title] | Los condenados de la violencia (Spain) [video title] | Un Uomo per cinque vendette (Italy) | Un i dannati della violenza (Italy) | Auf die Knie, Django (Germany) | Auf die Knie, Django - und leck mir die Stiefel (Germany) | Oi Epta ekdikitai (Greece) | Den Sorte Sheriffstjerne (Denmark) | Blackjack (France) | Jack O Negro (Brazil)
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Synopsis

Black Jack Murphy (Robert Woods) is the brains in an outfit of outlaws who rob the bank at Tusca City. All goes to plan with the heist but once the loot is safely obtained Jack's men lose no time in trying to double cross him. Wily Jack manages to outfox them at first and gets away with the cash but they soon catch up with him again and not only make off with the money but leave him crippled and carrying multiple causes for wanting revenge.

Credits

  • Cast (Italian): Robert Woods (Jack "Black Jack" Murphy / Django), Lucienne Bridou (Susan), Rik Battaglia (Sanchez / Skinner), Larry Dolgin (Reb, Black Jack bandit), Nino Fuscagni (Peter), Dali Breciani [as Dalia] (Lola Sanchez / Julie Skinner), Sascia Krusciarska (Estelle), Federico Chentrens (Gordon, Black Jack bandit), Gofreddo Unger [as Fredy Unger] (Billy, Black Jack bandit), Ivan Giovanni Scratuglia [as Ivan Scratuglia], Giovanni Bonadonna (Miguel, Black Jack bandit), Romano Magnino, Mimmo Palmara (Indian Joe)
  • Uncredited actors: Tom Felleghy (Mark, news publisher), Luciano Bonanni (Mexican village leader), Silvio Bagolini (printer), Alba Maiolini (villager), Iolanda Fortini (villager), Giulio Mauroni (Black Jack bandit), Giancarlo Ukmar (Black Jack bandit)
  • Director: Gianfranco Baldanello
  • Story: Giuseppe Andreoli
  • Screenplay: Giuseppe Andreoli, Gianfranco Baldanello, Augusto Finocchi, Mario Mattei
  • Cinematography: Mario Fioretti [Eastmancolor - widescreen 1,85:1]
  • Music: Lallo Gori
  • Producers: Fernando Franchi, Alexander Hakohen, Pierfranco Malaspina

Reviews

Comment

Bleak and violent revenge western with a hero who is driven halfway mad by his thirst for vengeance, and becomes thereby as bad as the men he is out to kill. Doubtless by far Baldanello's best SW, who nevertheless isn't a good enough director to be able to realise the full potential of the story (Garrone's Django the Bastard is a similar case). Still it is, if not a great masterpiece, what we like to call a minor classic. -- by Stanton

Versions and runtimes

Release Dates

  • October 24, 1968 (Italy)

Filming locations

  • Desert Studios, Israel
  • Elios Studios, Rome
  • Rome: Manziana
  • Rome: Tolfa
  • Israel: Eilat

Production and business

  • Box office:
    • (1968) 241 (Italy, in million lira)

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