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California (Italy · Spain 1977 / Director: Michele Lupo).

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Synopsis

At the end of the Civil War, a discharged Confederate soldier travels with a fellow solider to Missouri where his young companion is shot and hung for horse stealing. California decides to take the dead companion's belongings to his family's ranch, where he falls in love with his friend's sister. But then the "ghosts" of the war return in an unexpected way haunting him again.

Credits

Cast (Italian): Giuliano Gemma (Michael 'California' Random), Miguel Bosé (Willy Preston), Chris Avram (Nelson), Paola Bosé (Helen Preston), Claudio Undari [as Robert Hundar] (Eric Plummer), Malisa Longo (Yasmine), Dana Ghia (Mrs. Preston), Ferdinando Murolo (Brooke, southern outlaw), Franco Ressel (Full), Piero Leri, Mario Novelli (searcher brother), Enzo Fiermonte (searcher father), Piero Morgia (blond soldier on road), Andrea Aureli (wagon driver), Franco Fantasia (army recruiting officer), Romano Puppo (Gary Duke), Alfio Caltabiano (bounty killer w/gray sideburns), William Berger (Mr. Preston), Raimund Harmstorf (Rope Whitaker)
Uncredited actors: Nazzareno Zamperla (searcher brother) [credited as maestro d'armi], Diana Lorys (Betty, hideout madam), Tom Felleghy (colonel), Sergio Silveri (Union officer), Alberto Dell'Acqua (Confederate soldier on road), Enrico Chiappofreddo (Confederate soldier), Sergio Testori (Confederate soldier), Roberto Dell'Acqua (Confederate soldier), Antonio Spinnato (Confederate soldier), Rinaldo Zamperla (Confederate soldier), Arnaldo Dell'Acqua (Confederate soldier), Paolo Magalotti (Confederate outlaw), Virgilio Ponti (Fred, southern outlaw), Angelo Susani (Confederate outlaw), Renzo Pevarello (Confederate outlaw), Marcello Meconizzi (demobilization official), Rolando De Santis (demobilization officer), Ottaviano Dell'Acqua (traveller), Mario Castaldi (saloon poker player)

Story: Franco Bucceri, Roberto Leoni
Screenplay: Franco Bucceri, Nico Ducci, Roberto Leoni, Mino Roli
Cinematography: Alejandro Ulloa [Technicolor - Techniscope 2,35:1]
Music: Gianni Ferrio
Producer: Manolo Bolgnini
Editor: Antonietta Zita
Sound: Bernardino Franzetti

Reviews

Trivia

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Versions and runtimes

Runtime: 96 min

Release Dates

July 16, 1977 (Italy)

Filming locations

Elios Film Studios, Rome
Rome: Caldara di Manziana - Catching Frogs
Rome, Monte Guadagnolo - The Ranch
Tabernas: Buho - On the Trail
Tabernas: Mini Hollywood - The Final Scenes

Catching Frogs
The Ranch
On the Trail
The Final Scenes

Production and business

Production companies: Uranos Cinematografica, Belma Cinematografica, José Frade P.C., Madrid
Distribution companies: Capitol International

External Links

Review by Son of Django
Review I by 800 SW (Spain)
Review II by 800 SW (Spain)
Review by Por um punhado de euros (Portuguese)
ANICA

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-'''California''' (Italy, Spain 1977 / Director: Michele Lupo)
+'''California''' (Italy · Spain [[:Category:1977|1977]] / Director: Michele Lupo).
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+===<i class="fas fa-language fa-xs"></i> Also known as===
-|[[Image:California databasePage.jpg]]
+California addio (Italy) | Lo chiamavano California (Italy) | Spiel mir das Lied von Californien (German censored version) | Der Mann aus Virginia (Germany) | Adios California (France) | California (Spain) | Le llamaban California (Spain) [video title] | Califórnia Adeus (Brazil) | California - mies ilman lakia (Finland) | Mannen utan lag (Sweden) | Kalifornia (Greece) | Kalifornia, antio (Greek reissue title) | Stin koilada tou thanatou (Greece) | Kalifornie (Czech Republic) | Kalifornia (Poland) | Chamavam-lhe Califórnia (Portugal) | Opgøret i Dakota (Denmark)| کالیفرنیا (Iran) | カリフォルニア (DVD title - Japan) | Сбогом Калифорния (Bulgaria)</div>
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+    <div class="col-md-6 order-md-1 float-md-left">[[File:California ItPoster HiRes.jpg|class=img-fluid|California movie poster|link=]]</div>
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-*[[/DVD|Available DVDs]]
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-*[[/VHS releases|VHS]]
+* <i class="fas fa-play-circle"></i> [[File:Bluraylogo2.gif|20px|BluRay|link=]] [[/BluRay|BluRay]] · [[File:Dvdlogo2.png|20px|DVD|link=]] [[/DVD|DVD]] · Stream: [https://amzn.to/3HwhwI9 Amazon UK]
-*[[/Pictures|Pictures]]
+* <i class="fas fa-music"></i> [[/OST|Soundtrack]]
-*[[/Trailers&Clips|Trailers & Clips]]
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+* <i class="fas fa-compact-disc"></i> <!--[[/LD|Laserdisc]] ·--> [[/VHS releases|VHS]]
-*[[California Film Review|Film Review]]
+* <i class="fab fa-youtube"></i> [[/Trailers&Clips|Trailers & Clips]]
-*[[Der Mann aus Virginia DVD Rezension|DVD Review (German)]]
+* <i class="far fa-file-alt"></i> <!--- dedicated articles or other background info pages -->
-*[http://www.spaghetti-western.net/forum/index.php/topic,1070.0.html Discuss in our forum]
+* <i class="fas fa-comments"></i> [https://forum.spaghetti-western.net/t/california-michele-lupo-1977/947 Forum Topic]
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+* <i class="far fa-comment"></i> [[/Opinions|Opinions and comments]]
-*'''Runtime:''' 96 min
+* <i class="fas fa-users"></i> <!-- uncomment if we have one [[/Credits|Full credits]] -->
-*'''Release Date:''' 16.7.1977
+* <i class="fa fa-list-ol"></i>  [[Alternative Top 20|Alternative Top 20 (#5)]]
-== Also known as ==
+</div></div></div><div class="clearfix mb-4" style="width:100%;"></div>
-California addio (Italy) | Lo chiamavano California (Italy) | Spiel mir das Lied von Californien (Germany) | Der Mann aus Virginia (Germany) | Adios California (France) | El Californiano (Spain) | Califórnia Adeus (Brazil) | California - mies ilman lakia (Finland) | Mannen utan lag (Sweden) | Kalifornia (Greece) | Kalifornie (Czech Republic)
-== Cast and crew ==
+===<i class="fas fa-paragraph fa-xs"></i> Synopsis ===
-*'''Cast:''' Giuliano Gemma (Michael 'California' Random), William Berger (Mr. Preston), Raimund Harmstorf (Rupp/Rope Whitaker), Miguel Bose (Willy Preston), Paola Bose (Helen Preston), Chris Avram (Nelson), Claudio Undari (as Robert Hundar)(Eric Plummer), Romano Puppo (Gary Duke), Malisa Longo, Dana Ghia (Mrs. Preston), Ferdinando Murolo, Franco Ressel (Full), Tom Felleghy (colonel), Franco Fantasia (army recruiting officer), Alberto Dell'Acqua (Confederate soldier), Paolo Magalotti (Confederate soldier), Piero Leri, Mario Novelli, Enzo Fiermonte, Alfio Caltabiano, Manuel Pereiro, Diana Lorys, Elsa Zabala, Nazzareno Zamperla, Andrea Aureli, Piero Morgia
+At the end of the Civil War, a discharged Confederate soldier travels with a fellow solider to Missouri where his young companion is shot and hung for horse stealing. California decides to take the dead companion's belongings to his family's ranch, where he falls in love with his friend's sister. But then the "ghosts" of the war return in an unexpected way haunting him again.
+===<i class="fas fa-user-tag fa-xs"></i> Credits ===
+*'''Cast''' (Italian): Giuliano Gemma (Michael 'California' Random), Miguel Bosé (Willy Preston), Chris Avram (Nelson), Paola Bosé (Helen Preston), Claudio Undari [as Robert Hundar] (Eric Plummer), Malisa Longo (Yasmine), Dana Ghia (Mrs. Preston), Ferdinando Murolo (Brooke, southern outlaw), Franco Ressel (Full), Piero Leri, Mario Novelli (searcher brother), Enzo Fiermonte (searcher father), Piero Morgia (blond soldier on road), Andrea Aureli (wagon driver), Franco Fantasia (army recruiting officer), Romano Puppo (Gary Duke), Alfio Caltabiano (bounty killer w/gray sideburns), William Berger (Mr. Preston), Raimund Harmstorf (Rope Whitaker)
+*Uncredited actors: Nazzareno Zamperla (searcher brother) [credited as maestro d'armi], Diana Lorys (Betty, hideout madam), Tom Felleghy (colonel), Sergio Silveri (Union officer), Alberto Dell'Acqua (Confederate soldier on road), Enrico Chiappofreddo (Confederate soldier), Sergio Testori (Confederate soldier), Roberto Dell'Acqua (Confederate soldier), Antonio Spinnato (Confederate soldier), Rinaldo Zamperla (Confederate soldier), Arnaldo Dell'Acqua (Confederate soldier), Paolo Magalotti (Confederate outlaw), Virgilio Ponti (Fred, southern outlaw), Angelo Susani (Confederate outlaw), Renzo Pevarello (Confederate outlaw), Marcello Meconizzi (demobilization official), Rolando De Santis (demobilization officer), Ottaviano Dell'Acqua (traveller), Mario Castaldi (saloon poker player)
 *'''Story:''' Franco Bucceri, Roberto Leoni
 *'''Screenplay:''' Franco Bucceri, Nico Ducci, Roberto Leoni, Mino Roli
-*'''Cinematography:''' Alejandro Ulloa [Technicolor, Techniscope 2,35:1]
+*'''Cinematography:''' Alejandro Ulloa [Technicolor - Techniscope 2,35:1]
 *'''Music:''' [[:Category:Gianni Ferrio|Gianni Ferrio]]
 *'''Producer:''' Manolo Bolgnini
+*'''Editor:''' Antonietta Zita
+*'''Sound:''' Bernardino Franzetti
+===<i class="fas fa-gavel fa-xs"></i> Reviews===
+* [[California Film Review|Film Review A]]
+* [[California Review (Scherpschutter)|Film Review B]]
+* [[California Film Review by J.D.|Film Review C]]
+* [[California Film Review by B.J.|Film Review D]]
+* [[نقد_فیلم_کالیفرنیا|Film Review E]] (Persian)
+* [[مراجعة فيلم : كاليفورنيا|Review F]] (Arabic)
+* [[Der Mann aus Virginia DVD Rezension|DVD Review]] (German)
+* [[Der Mann aus Virginia BluRay Rezension|Film und BluRay Kritik]] (German)
+===<i class="fas fa-lightbulb fa-xs"></i> Trivia ===
+{{gap}}
+===<i class="fas fa-stopwatch fa-xs"></i> Versions and runtimes===
+* '''Runtime''': 96 min
+===<i class="far fa-calendar-alt fa-xs"></i> Release Dates===
+* July 16, 1977 (Italy)
-==Synopsis==
+===<i class="fa fa-map fa-xs"></i> Filming locations===
-At the end of the Civil War, a Union soldier is released from prison and travels with a fellow prisoner to Missouri where his travelling companion is shot and hung for horse stealing. California decides to take the dead companion's belongings to his family's ranch, where he falls in love with his friend's sister. But then the "ghosts" of the war return in an unexpected way haunting him again.
+* Elios Film Studios, Rome
+* Rome: Caldara di Manziana - Catching Frogs
+* Rome, Monte Guadagnolo - The Ranch
+* Tabernas: Buho - On the Trail
+* Tabernas: Mini Hollywood - The Final Scenes
-==Comment==
+<gallery mode="nolines">
-Tired and incoherent attempt to make a serious SW when the genre was already dead. The first half is set in a struggling post war scenario, with not much interesting to say or show. It leads into a short romantic bridging section, just before the film turns into more familiar SW stuff with the revenge story of the second half. The film mostly ends the story elements too hastily, just before they can become interesting or really dramatic, and suffers from a cliched way of lighting (which still has its atmospheric moments) and an inappropriate soundtrack. But it should be mentioned that California is liked by many of the SW community.
+CaldC.png|Catching Frogs
+RanchC.png|The Ranch
+BuhoC.png|On the Trail
+MiniC.png|The Final Scenes
+</gallery>
-by Stanton
+===<i class="fas fa-dollar-sign fa-xs"></i> Production and business===
+* Production companies: Uranos Cinematografica, Belma Cinematografica, José Frade P.C., Madrid
+* Distribution companies: Capitol International
+<!--x Take comments out to show category when data is available
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+===<i class="fas fa-link fa-xs"></i> External Links ===
+* [https://sonofdjango.blogspot.com/2008/08/california.html Review by Son of Django]
+* [https://800spaghettiwesterns.blogspot.com/2008/06/california.html Review I by 800 SW] (Spain)
+* [https://800spaghettiwesterns.blogspot.com/2010/12/california.html Review II by 800 SW] (Spain)
+* [https://por-um-punhado-de-euros.blogspot.com/2010/09/california-1977-realizador-michele-lupo.html Review by Por um punhado de euros] (Portuguese)
+* [http://www.archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it/index.php/scheda.html?codice=AG4319 ANICA]
-== External Links ==
+<div style="clear:both;display:block;"><span style="font-size:80%;color:gray;">Find this movie elsewhere:</span>
-* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075796/combined Internet Movie Database]
+<span style="padding:8px;">[[File:Tmdb.png|link=https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/61581|The Movie Database|38px]]</span>
-* [http://www.sundances.net/spaghetti/california.php DVD Details @ A Fistful of DVDs]
+<span style="padding:8px;">[[File:Letterboxd.png|link=https://letterboxd.com/film/california/|Letterboxd|38px]]</span>
-* [http://spaghettiwesterns.1g.fi/cali/fornia.htm Review by Shobary]
+<span style="padding:8px;">[[File:Wikipedia.png|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_(1977_film)|Wikipedia|38px]]</span>
-* [http://fistfulofpasta.com/index.php?go=reviews/california Review at Fistful of Pasta by J.D.]
+<span style="padding:8px;">[[File:Imdb.png|IMDb|38px|link=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075796/reference]]</span>
-* [http://fistfulofpasta.com/index.php?go=reviews/californiabj Review at Fistful of Pasta by B.J.]
+</div>
-* [http://sonofdjango.blogspot.com/2008/08/california.html Review by Son of Django]
-* [http://800spaghettiwesterns.blogspot.com/2008/06/california.html Review I by 800 SW (Spain)]
-* [http://800spaghettiwesterns.blogspot.com/2010/12/california.html Review II by 800 SW (Spain)]
-* [http://por-um-punhado-de-euros.blogspot.com/2010/09/california-1977-realizador-michele-lupo.html Review by Por um punhado de euros (Portuguese)]
-[[Category:1977]][[Category:Italy]][[Category:Spain]][[Category:Giuliano Gemma]][[Category:William Berger]][[Category:Raimund Harmstorf]]
+[[Category:1977]][[Category:Italy]][[Category:Spain]][[Category:Michele Lupo]][[Category:Gianni Ferrio]][[Category:Alejandro Ulloa]][[Category:Nico Ducci]][[Category:Mino Roli]][[Category:Carlo Simi]][[Category:Giuliano Gemma]][[Category:William Berger]][[Category:Raimund Harmstorf]][[Category:Claudio Undari]][[Category:Alfio Caltabiano]][[Category:Franco Ressel]][[Category:Malisa Longo]][[Category:Dana Ghia]][[Category:Tom Felleghy]][[Category:Andrea Aureli]][[Category:Diana Lorys]][[Category:Alberto Dell'Acqua]][[Category:Paolo Magalotti]][[Category:Enzo Fiermonte]][[Category:Chris Avram]][[Category:Romano Puppo]][[Category:Mario Novelli]][[Category:Franco Fantasia]][[Category:Alberto Dell'Acqua]][[Category:Roberto Dell'Acqua]][[Category:Angelo Susani]][[Category:Renzo Pevarello]][[Category:Twilight Spaghetti Westerns]]
-[[Category:Michele Lupo]][[Category:Gianni Ferrio]]
-[[Category:Claudio Undari]]
-[[Category:Alfio Caltabiano]]
-[[Category:Franco Ressel]]
-[[Category:Malisa Longo]]
-[[Category:Dana Ghia]]
-[[Category:Tom Felleghy]]
-[[Category:Diana Lorys]]
-[[Category:Alberto Dell'Acqua]][[Category:Paolo Magalotti]]
-[[Category:Enzo Fiermonte]]
-[[Category:Alejandro Ulloa]]
-[[Category:Chris Avram]]
-[[Category:Romano Puppo]]
-[[Category:Mario Novelli]]
-[[Category:Nico Ducci]]
-[[Category:Mino Roli]]
-[[Category:Carlo Simi]]
-[[Category:Twilight Spaghetti Westerns]]
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