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Los Amigos (Italy 1973 / Director: Paolo Cavara).

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Synopsis

In this unusual spaghetti western departure for exploitation filmmaker Paolo Cavara (La Tarantola dal Ventre Nero), two friends help Sam Houston work for Texas statehood. Johnny Ears (Franco Nero) and his deaf-mute sidekick Erastus "Deaf" Smith (Anthony Quinn) go after a Mexican general (Franco Graziosi) under orders from Germany to agitate the populace. The film looks terrific, thanks to cinematography by Tonino Delli Colli (Once Upon a Time in America), but is often lacking in the story department. Perhaps part of the blame belongs to co-screenwriter Harry Essex, fresh off the dreadful sci-fi flop Octaman (1971). Pamela Tiffin appears as a prostitute, and the film co-stars Tom Felleghy and Renato Romano.

Credits

Cast (International): Anthony Quinn (Erastus 'Deaf' Smith), Franco Nero (Juantio Johnny Ears), Pamela Tiffin (Susie), Franco Graziosi (General Lucius Morton), Adolfo Lastretti (Reverend Williams), Renato Romano (J.M. Hoffman), Antonino Faà Di Bruno (Senator), Ira von Fürstenberg (Esther McDonald Morton), Francesca Benedetti (Mrs. Porter, brothel madam), Conchita Airoldi [as Cristina Airoldi] (Rosita McDonald), Romano Puppo (Logan, Morton henchman), Franca Sciotto (Bess), Enrico Casadei (Barrett, Morton henchman), Lorenzo Fineschi (Bull, Morton henchman), Mario Carra (Corey), Giorgio Dolfin (brothel bartender), Luciano Rossi (Moss, Morton henchman), Margarete Horowitz [as Margherita Trestini] (Mrs. McDonald), Tom Felleghy (Von Mittler), Fulvio Grimaldi, Paolo Pierani, Pasquale Nigro (saloon artist, costumes)
Uncredited & Background actors: Renzo Moneta (Colonel Mitchell McDonald), Werner Hasselmann (machine gun instructor), Mario Ingrassia (Morton henchman in barn), Mirko Bajocchi (saloon visitor), Franz Colangeli (saloon barman), Vizio Natili (man watching artist), Angelo Boscariol (saloon customer), Enrico Chiappafreddo (saloon tough), Romano Targa (brothel guest)

Story: Oscar Saul, Harry Essex
Screenplay: Oscar Saul, Harry Essex, Paolo Cavara, Lucia Drudi Demby, Augusto Finocchi
Cinematography: Tonino Delli Colli [Technicolor, Panavision]
Music: Daniele Patucchi
Songs: "The Ballad of Deaf and Ears" + "Even if You're not the First One" sung by Ann Collin
Producers: Joseph Janni, Luciano Perugia

Reviews

N.Y. TIMES REVIEW

A 'Spaghetti Western' Without Meat (Published: July 26, 1973) "Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears," the Italian-made, English-language horse opera shot in Spain that clattered aimlessly into local houses yesterday, is as limp an example of the so-called "spaghetti Western" as has turned up in recent memory. Anthony Quinn and Franco Nero are the titular heroes who stop Franco Graziosi, as a would-be dictator, from taking Texas from President Sam Houston in 1836. They are ineffectually involved in an ersatz adventure that is neither as explosive or as funny as most movies in the genre it tries to emulate or lampoon.

The gimmick here, if you have not already guessed, is Mr. Quinn playing a deaf-mute whose "ears" are supplied by his tough sidekick, Mr. Nero. As a veteran movie vaquero, Mr. Quinn is properly saddle-weary and weath-erbeaten in a floppy sombrero and a worn, dusty Prince Albert frock coat. He is also handy with his fists, sticks of dynamite, a Gatling gun and rudimentary sign language. Unfortunately, neither he nor the action has much to communicate to a willing viewer.

Mr. Nero, handsome if unshaven, projects an overacted machismo that is pointless, especially when it is channeled toward comedy that rarely registers and Pamela Tiffin is merely naive as a pouting, babyish blond prostitute. "Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears" also has a couple of scenes in an ornate bagnio seemingly inspired by Toulouse-Lautrec, but they are no reason to visit this simulation of frontier Texas.

Versions and runtimes

Runtime: 97 min

Release Dates

March 29, 1973 (Italy)

External Links

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+Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears (USA) | Das Lied von Mord und Totschlag (Germany) | El sordo Smith y Johnny Orejas (Spain) | Los amigos (France) | Rápidos, Brutos e Mortais (Brazil) | ロス・アミーゴス (Japan)</div>
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-* [[/DVD|Available DVDs]]
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-Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears (U.S.A.) | Das Lied von Mord und Totschlag (Germany) | El sordo Smith y Johnny Orejas (Spain) | Los amigos (France)
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-== Cast and crew ==
+===<i class="fas fa-paragraph fa-xs"></i> Synopsis ===
-[[:Category:Franco_Nero|Franco Nero]] (Juantio Johnny Ears), [[:Category:Anthony_Quinn|Anthony Quinn]] (Erastus 'Deaf' Smith), Pamela Tiffin (Susie), Ira von Fürstenberg (Hester McDonald Morton), Adolfo Lastretti (Reverend Williams), Franco Graziosi (General Lucius Morton), Antonino Faa Di Bruno (Senator), Renato Romano (J.M. Hoffman), Francesca Benedetti (Mrs. Porter), Conchita Airoldi (Rosita McDonald), Romano Puppo (Bull Logan), Franca Sciotto (Bess), Enrico Casadei (Barrett), Lorenzo Fineschi (James), Mario Carra (Corey), Luciano Rossi (Moss), Tom Felleghy (Von Mittler), Renzo Moneta (Colonel Mitchell McDonald), Margherita Trestini (McDonald girl), [[:Category:Giorgio Dolfin|Giorgio Dolfin]], Fulvio Grimaldi, Pasolo Pierani, Goffredo Unger (as Freddy Unger), Omero Capana
+In this unusual spaghetti western departure for exploitation filmmaker Paolo Cavara (La Tarantola dal Ventre Nero), two friends help Sam Houston work for Texas statehood. Johnny Ears (Franco Nero) and his deaf-mute sidekick Erastus "Deaf" Smith (Anthony Quinn) go after a Mexican general (Franco Graziosi) under orders from Germany to agitate the populace. The film looks terrific, thanks to cinematography by Tonino Delli Colli (Once Upon a Time in America), but is often lacking in the story department. Perhaps part of the blame belongs to co-screenwriter Harry Essex, fresh off the dreadful sci-fi flop Octaman (1971). Pamela Tiffin appears as a prostitute, and the film co-stars Tom Felleghy and Renato Romano.
+===<i class="fas fa-user-tag fa-xs"></i> Credits ===
+*'''Cast''' (International): [[:Category:Anthony_Quinn|Anthony Quinn]] (Erastus 'Deaf' Smith), [[:Category:Franco_Nero|Franco Nero]] (Juantio Johnny Ears), Pamela Tiffin (Susie), Franco Graziosi (General Lucius Morton), Adolfo Lastretti (Reverend Williams), Renato Romano (J.M. Hoffman), Antonino Faà Di Bruno (Senator), Ira von Fürstenberg (Esther McDonald Morton), Francesca Benedetti (Mrs. Porter, brothel madam), Conchita Airoldi [as Cristina Airoldi] (Rosita McDonald), Romano Puppo (Logan, Morton henchman), Franca Sciotto (Bess), Enrico Casadei (Barrett, Morton henchman), Lorenzo Fineschi (Bull, Morton henchman), Mario Carra (Corey), [[:Category:Giorgio Dolfin|Giorgio Dolfin]] (brothel bartender), Luciano Rossi (Moss, Morton henchman), Margarete Horowitz [as Margherita Trestini] (Mrs. McDonald), Tom Felleghy (Von Mittler), Fulvio Grimaldi, Paolo Pierani, Pasquale Nigro (saloon artist, costumes)
+*Uncredited & Background actors: Renzo Moneta (Colonel Mitchell McDonald), Werner Hasselmann (machine gun instructor), Mario Ingrassia (Morton henchman in barn), Mirko Bajocchi (saloon visitor), Franz Colangeli (saloon barman), Vizio Natili (man watching artist), Angelo Boscariol (saloon customer), Enrico Chiappafreddo (saloon tough), Romano Targa (brothel guest)
 *'''Story:''' Oscar Saul, Harry Essex
 *'''Screenplay:''' Oscar Saul, Harry Essex, Paolo Cavara, Lucia Drudi Demby, Augusto Finocchi
 * '''Cinematography:''' Tonino Delli Colli [Technicolor, Panavision]
+*'''Music:''' [[:Category:Daniele Patucchi|Daniele Patucchi]]
-*'''Music:''' Daniele Patucchi
+*'''Songs:''' "The Ballad of Deaf and Ears" + "Even if You're not the First One" sung by [[:Category:Ann Collin|Ann Collin]]
-*'''Songs:''' "The Ballad of Deaf and Ears", "Even if You're not the First One" sung by Ann Collin
 *'''Producers:''' Joseph Janni, Luciano Perugia
-==Synopsis==
+===<i class="fas fa-gavel fa-xs"></i> Reviews===
-In this unusual spaghetti western departure for exploitation filmmaker Paolo Cavara (La Tarantola dal Ventre Nero), two friends help Sam Houston work for Texas statehood. Johnny Ears (Franco Nero) and his deaf-mute sidekick Erastus "Deaf" Smith (Anthony Quinn) go after a Mexican general (Franco Graziosi) under orders from Germany to agitate the populace. The film looks terrific, thanks to cinematography by Tonino Delli Colli (Once Upon a Time in America), but is often lacking in the story department. Perhaps part of the blame belongs to co-screenwriter Harry Essex, fresh off the dreadful sci-fi flop Octaman (1971). Pamela Tiffin appears as a prostitute, and the film co-stars Tom Felleghy and Renato Romano.
+* [[Deaf Smith and Johnny Ears Review|Film Review]]
+* [[Deaf Smith and Johnny Ears Review by J.D.|Film Review (by J.D.)]]
-==Review==
+===N.Y. TIMES REVIEW ===
-'''N.Y. TIMES REVIEW '''
 A 'Spaghetti Western' Without Meat (Published: July 26, 1973)
 "Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears," the Italian-made, English-language horse opera shot in Spain that clattered aimlessly into local houses yesterday, is as limp an example of the so-called "spaghetti Western" as has turned up in recent memory. Anthony Quinn and Franco Nero are the titular heroes who stop Franco Graziosi, as a would-be dictator, from taking Texas from President Sam Houston in 1836. They are ineffectually involved in an ersatz adventure that is neither as explosive or as funny as most movies in the genre it tries to emulate or lampoon.
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 Mr. Nero, handsome if unshaven, projects an overacted machismo that is pointless, especially when it is channeled toward comedy that rarely registers and Pamela Tiffin is merely naive as a pouting, babyish blond prostitute. "Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears" also has a couple of scenes in an ornate bagnio seemingly inspired by Toulouse-Lautrec, but they are no reason to visit this simulation of frontier Texas.
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+*'''Runtime:''' 97 min
+===<i class="far fa-calendar-alt fa-xs"></i> Release Dates===
+*March 29, 1973 (Italy)
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-[[Category:1972]][[category:Italy]]
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