Arizona Colt
From The Spaghetti Western Database
Arizona Colt (Italy · France 1966 / Director: Michele Lupo).
Also known as
The Man from Nowhere (USA) | Il pistolero di Arizona (Italy) | Halleluja Companeros (German) | 50.000 Dollar för Arizona Colt (Sweden) | Arizona Colt (France) | Arizona Colt (Spain) | 南から来た用心棒 Minami kara kita Youjinbo (Japan)Synopsis
This Italian/French/Spanish sagebrusher stars Giuliano Gemma as the Arizona Colt, a notorious bounty hunter. Imprisoned in a desert town, the Colt is sprung by gang leader Gordon Watch (Fernando Sancho). Instead of galloping off into the sunset, Our Hero elects to stay in town to defend its citizens from the film's real bad guys: Watch's gang.
Credits
- Cast (Italian): Giuliano Gemma (Arizona Colt), Corinne Marchand (Jane / Jacqueline), Fernando Sancho (Torrez 'Gordo' Watch), Roberto Camardiel (Double Whiskey), Nello Pazzafini [as Giovanni Pazzafini] (Kay / Clay), Rosalba Neri (Dolores), Gérard Lartigau (Jack / John), Pietro Tordi (preacher), Mirko Ellis (sheriff), Gianni Solaro (banker), Valentino Macchi, Renato Chiantoni (undertaker), Tom Felleghy (Will), Andrea Bosic (Pete / Pedro)
- Uncredited & Background actors: Eugenio Galadini (waystation proprietor), Janos Bartha (waystation player), Franco Gulà (bank employee), José Manuel Martín (Watch henchman), Riccardo Pizzuti (Watch henchman), Enrique Santiago (Watch henchman), Guglielmo Spoletini (Watch henchman), Gaetano Scala (Watch henchman), José Terrón (Watch henchman), Claudio Scarchilli (Watch henchman), Joaquin Parra (Watch bandit), José Aquilino Montoya (Watch bandit), Angelo Susani (Watch bandit), Pietro Ceccarelli (rancher), Pietro Martellanza [Peter Martell](murdered rancher), Giovanni Scarciofolo [Jeff Cameron](murdered rancher), Lucio De Santis (rancher), José Orjas (murdered Watch hostage), Luciano Doria (stagecoach guard), Ennio Pagliani (poker player), Fulvio Mingozzi (saloon patron), Luigi Ciavarro (saloon victim), Angelo Boscariol (saloon victim), Alberigo Donadeo (saloon patron), Aldo Barozzi (saloon waiter), Piero Morgia (saloon patron), Antonio Corevi (saloon poker player), Calogero Chiarenza (saloon patron with cigar), Bruno Arié (townsman, bandit), Paolo Figlia (townsman), Umberto Salomone (citizen), Osiride Pevarello (townsman, bandit), Emma Baron (citizen), Ugo Ballester (townsman), Rinaldo Zamperla (townsman), Alfonso Giganti (townsman), Fausto Beffa (townsman), Vincenzo De Palo (townsman), Angelo Casadei (townsman), Sisto Brunetti (townsman), Gianni Di Segni (townsman), Enrico Cesaretti (doctor's assistant)
- Director: Michele Lupo
- Story: Ernesto Gastaldi, Luciano Martino
- Screenplay: Ernesto Gastaldi
- Cinematography: Guglielmo Mancori [Technicolor - Techniscope 2,35:1]
- Music: Francesco De Masi
- Songs: "Arizona Colt" sung by Raoul, "From the West" sung by I Cantori Moderni di Alessandroni
- Producer: Elio Scardamaglia
Reviews
- Film Review Phil H
- Film Review Scherpschutter
- Film Review (Deutsch)
- DVD Review
- Film und BluRay Kritik (Deutsch)
Trivia
- Is followed by Arizona si scatenò... e li fece fuori tutti starring Anthony Steffen as Arizona
Versions and runtimes
- Runtime: 116 Min
- The Italian cut differs in at least a few frames from the international/French distribution version. There is a comparison between an older DVD and the new BluRay here, while there is a comparison between the uncut Italian version and the 20min shorter German theatrical cut here.
Release Dates
- August 27, 1966 (Italy)
Filming locations
- Almería
- Almeria: Cabo de Gata
- Tabernas: Salinillas
- Tabernas: Rambla Alfaro
- Rome: Tor Caldara
Production and business
- Box office:
- (1966) 1249 (Italy, in million lira)
External Links
Categories:
- 1966
- Italy
- France
- Michele Lupo
- Ernesto Gastaldi
- Guglielmo Mancori
- Francesco de Masi
- Giuliano Gemma
- Fernando Sancho
- Nello Pazzafini
- Andrea Bosic
- Roberto Camardiel
- Rosalba Neri
- Jeff Cameron
- Riccardo Pizzuti
- José Manuel Martín
- Tom Felleghy
- Valentino Macchi
- Guglielmo Spoletini
- José Terrón
- John Bartha
- Pietro Ceccarelli
- Eugenio Galadini
- Pietro Tordi
- Mirko Ellis
- Lucio De Santis
- Peter Martell
- Osiride Pevarello
- Paolo Figlia
- Gaetano Scala
- Franco Gulà
- Bruno Arié
- Ennio Pagliani
- Gianni Di Segni
- Angelo Susani
- Raoul
- I Cantori Moderni di Alessandroni