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Garringo (Spain, Italy 1969 / Director: Rafael Romero Marchent)

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Runtime: 94 min
Release Date: 28.8.1969

Also known as

Dead Are Countless (U.S.A.) | Garringo: I morti non si contano (Italy) | Jugando a morir (Spain) | Garringo - Der Henker (Germany)

Cast and crew

Cast: Anthony Steffen [Antonio de Teffe](Lieutenant 'Garringo' Harris), Peter Lee Lawrence (Johnny), Solvi Stubing (Julie), José Bodalo (Sheriff Klaus), Raf Baldassarre (Damon), Frank Braña (Bill), Antonio Molino Rojo (Harriman, bounty hunter), Marta Monterey (Nancy Grayson), Barta Barri [as Barta Barry](Wilson, saloon owner), A. Lawrence (Johnny as a boy), Maribel del Pozo (Julie as a girl), Luis Induni (Doctor Grayson), Xan das Bolas (Potter), Guillermo Mendez (Johnny's henchman), Lorenzo Robledo (Tom), Carlos Romero Marchent (Bob, young cowboy), Rossana Rovere (Sarah), Tito Garcia (Ted), Luis Marin (Pete, bounty hunter), Beni Deus (Johnny's father), Alfonso Rojas (Colonel), Ángel Menendez (officer), Mario Morales (telegraph operator), Joaquín Solis (soldier), José Moreno, Luis Barboo

Story: Joaquin Luis Romero Marchent, Giovanni Scolaro
Screenplay: Joaquin Luis Romero Marchent, Giovanni Scolaro, Arpad De Riso
Cinematography: Aldo Ricci [Eastmancolor - Cromoscope 2,35:1]
Music: Marcello Giombini
Producer: Berto Solino

Synopsis

Johnny was mentally traumatised when he witnessed as a child the killing of his father (a deserter) by a group of soldiers. As an adult he randomly kills every soldier he gets hold of, so that the army sends out the brutish Lieutenant Garringo to stop Johnny.

About

Garringo is an undeservingly lesser known effort by spaghetti western director Rafael Romero Marchent. Anthony Steffen stars as a rogue army lieutenant tracking Johnny (Peter Lee Lawrence), the crazed son of a soldier killed as a traitor, when he was a child. Johnny has a split personality and murders soldiers and leaves their lapels on his father's grave. When he's not killing soldiers he's a complete gentleman. Johnny was raised by the now sheriff of Bell City, who is confronted with loyalty to his stepson or his duty. There's plenty of familiar faces here and a nice score to help the movie along.

Comment

This good looking western is probably the best genre contribution of the Marchent brothers. Not every aspect of the potential of this more untypical story about a traumatised killer and his similar violent hunter was exploited to the best advantage, and a few characters are also a bit old-fashioned, but there are enough interesting scenes and ideas along the way to make Garringo a fine SW. (by Stanton)

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 *'''Runtime:''' 94 min
 *'''Release Date:''' 28.8.1969
-== Also known as ==
+=== Also known as ===
 Dead Are Countless (U.S.A.) | Garringo: I morti non si contano (Italy) | Jugando a morir (Spain) | Garringo - Der Henker (Germany)
-== Cast and crew ==
+=== Cast and crew ===
 *'''Cast:''' Anthony Steffen [Antonio de Teffe](Lieutenant 'Garringo' Harris), Peter Lee Lawrence (Johnny), Solvi Stubing (Julie), José Bodalo (Sheriff Klaus), Raf Baldassarre (Damon), Frank Braña (Bill), Antonio Molino Rojo (Harriman, bounty hunter), Marta Monterey (Nancy Grayson), Barta Barri [as Barta Barry](Wilson, saloon owner), A. Lawrence (Johnny as a boy), Maribel del Pozo (Julie as a girl), Luis Induni (Doctor Grayson), Xan das Bolas (Potter), Guillermo Mendez (Johnny's henchman), Lorenzo Robledo (Tom), Carlos Romero Marchent (Bob, young cowboy), Rossana Rovere (Sarah), Tito Garcia (Ted), Luis Marin (Pete, bounty hunter), Beni Deus (Johnny's father), Alfonso Rojas (Colonel), Ángel Menendez (officer), Mario Morales (telegraph operator), Joaquín Solis (soldier), José Moreno, Luis Barboo
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 *'''Producer:''' Berto Solino
-==Synopsis==
+===Synopsis===
 Johnny was mentally traumatised when he witnessed as a child the killing of his father (a deserter) by a group of soldiers. As an adult he randomly kills every soldier he gets hold of, so that the army sends out the brutish Lieutenant Garringo to stop Johnny.
-==About==
+===About===
 Garringo is an undeservingly lesser known effort by spaghetti western director Rafael Romero Marchent. Anthony Steffen stars as a rogue army lieutenant tracking Johnny (Peter Lee Lawrence), the crazed son of a soldier killed as a traitor, when he was a child. Johnny has a split personality and murders soldiers and leaves their lapels on his father's grave. When he's not killing soldiers he's a complete gentleman. Johnny was raised by the now sheriff of Bell City, who is confronted with loyalty to his stepson or his duty. There's plenty of familiar faces here and a nice score to help the movie along.
-==Comment==
+===Comment===
 This good looking western is probably the best genre contribution of the Marchent brothers. Not every aspect of the potential of this more untypical story about a traumatised killer and his similar violent hunter was exploited to the best advantage, and a few characters are also a bit old-fashioned, but there are enough interesting scenes and ideas along the way to make Garringo a fine SW. (by Stanton)
-== Links ==
+=== Links ===
 * [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065759/combined Internet Movie Database]
 * [http://www.sundances.net/spaghetti/garringo.php DVD Details @ A Fistful of DVDs]
 * [http://www.filmboob.nl/filmrecensies/1527/Garringo.html Movie Review (Dutch)]
 * [http://spaghettiwesterns.1g.fi/garringo/garringo.htm Review by Shobary]
+* [https://moviefanman.wordpress.com/2018/08/22/freudian-drama-in-the-west/ Freudian Drama in The West: A Man Called Johnny]
 * [http://800spaghettiwesterns.blogspot.com/2008/06/garringo.html Review by 800 SW (Spain)]
 * [http://por-um-punhado-de-euros.blogspot.com/2012/01/garringo-1969-realizador-rafael-romero.html Review by Por um punhado de euros (Portuguese)]