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*'''Release Date:''' 13.8.1977 | *'''Release Date:''' 13.8.1977 | ||
*'''Filming Locations:''' [[:Category:Rome|Rome]] | *'''Filming Locations:''' [[:Category:Rome|Rome]] | ||
== Also known as == | === Also known as === | ||
A Man Called Blade (U.S.A.) | Mannaja - das Beil des Todes (Germany) | Der letzte der Bounty Killer (Germany) | Mannaja - L'homme à la hache (France) | El Valle De La Muerte (Spain) | Cego por vingança (Brasil)| Mannaja - mannen med köttyxan (Sweden) | Cego por vinganca (Brazil) | Manaja (Yugoslavian) | A Man Called Blade (U.S.A.) | Mannaja - das Beil des Todes (Germany) | Der letzte der Bounty Killer (Germany) | Mannaja - L'homme à la hache (France) | El Valle De La Muerte (Spain) | Cego por vingança (Brasil)| Mannaja - mannen med köttyxan (Sweden) | Cego por vinganca (Brazil) | Manaja (Yugoslavian) | ||
== Cast and Crew == | === Cast and Crew === | ||
*'''Cast:''' Maurizio Merli ("Mannaja" / "Blade"), John Steiner (Theo Waller), Sonja Jeannine (Deborah McGowan), Donald O'Brien (Burt Craven), Salvatore Puntillo (Johnny Johnny), Antonio Casale [as Nino Casale](Dahlman, bandit chief), Enzo Fiermonte (Treasury agent), Rik Battaglia (Gerard Merton), Aldo Rendine (older stage passenger), Enzo Maggio (Shorty, old timer), Sergio Tardioli (bartender), Sophia Lombardo (Lucy Merton), Philippe Leroy (Edward M. McGowan), Martine Brochard (Angela) | *'''Cast:''' Maurizio Merli ("Mannaja" / "Blade"), John Steiner (Theo Waller), Sonja Jeannine (Deborah McGowan), Donald O'Brien (Burt Craven), Salvatore Puntillo (Johnny Johnny), Antonio Casale [as Nino Casale](Dahlman, bandit chief), Enzo Fiermonte (Treasury agent), Rik Battaglia (Gerard Merton), Aldo Rendine (older stage passenger), Enzo Maggio (Shorty, old timer), Sergio Tardioli (bartender), Sophia Lombardo (Lucy Merton), Philippe Leroy (Edward M. McGowan), Martine Brochard (Angela), Riccardo Petrazzi (Dahlman bandit, maestro d'armi) | ||
*Also with: Nello Pazzafini (Waller henchman | *Also with: Nello Pazzafini (Waller henchman), Angelo Boscariol (Dahlman bandit), Claudio Ruffini (McGowan henchman), Arnaldo Dell'Acqua (Waller henchman), Domenico Cianfriglia (Waller henchman), Franco Ukmar (Waller henchman), Rinaldo Zamperla (Waller henchman), Virgilio Ponti (Waller henchman), Giancarlo Ukmar (Waller henchman), Claudio Zucchet (Waller henchman), Bruno Di Luia (stage outrider), Lucia Righi (older woman stage passenger), Giuseppe Maroccu (stage priest), Ottaviano Dell'Acqua (slain miner), Giuseppe Cardone (suspicious poker player), Franco Ricci (poker player) | ||
*'''Story:''' Sergio Martino | *'''Story:''' Sergio Martino | ||
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*'''Producer:''' Luciano Martino | *'''Producer:''' Luciano Martino | ||
== Synopsis == | === Synopsis === | ||
Blade gets involved with an unscrupulous mine owner, his daughter and his henchman, a wanted outlaw, and a saloon girl in the town of Suttonville. | Blade gets involved with an unscrupulous mine owner, his daughter and his henchman, a wanted outlaw, and a saloon girl in the town of Suttonville. | ||
==Comment== | ===Comment=== | ||
Despite coming along fairly late in the cycle, this spaghetti western is one of the genre's best. Maurizio Merli plays Blade, a bounty hunter who captures outlaw Burt Craven (Donald O'Brien) by throwing his hatchet and chopping off Craven's hand. In the nearby town of Suttonstead, Blade wins a poker game against Waller (Caligula's John Steiner), and -- because he can't get a reward for Craven -- frees his captive. Later, Waller ambushes Blade in the wilderness, burying him up to his neck and sewing his eyelids open so his eyes will be burnt out by the sun. Craven discovers Blade and repays his freedom by saving the now-blinded gunman, who learns to shoot by sound rather than sight. Director Sergio Martino is best known for stylish thrillers and uses his considerable visual style to give this violent, grandiose film an almost mythical resonance. Fans of gritty realism in spaghetti westerns may not relate to Martino's flamboyant style, but most Euro-devotees will find it immensely appealing. Martine Brochard, Rik Battaglia, and Philippe Leroy co-star. | Despite coming along fairly late in the cycle, this spaghetti western is one of the genre's best. Maurizio Merli plays Blade, a bounty hunter who captures outlaw Burt Craven (Donald O'Brien) by throwing his hatchet and chopping off Craven's hand. In the nearby town of Suttonstead, Blade wins a poker game against Waller (Caligula's John Steiner), and -- because he can't get a reward for Craven -- frees his captive. Later, Waller ambushes Blade in the wilderness, burying him up to his neck and sewing his eyelids open so his eyes will be burnt out by the sun. Craven discovers Blade and repays his freedom by saving the now-blinded gunman, who learns to shoot by sound rather than sight. Director Sergio Martino is best known for stylish thrillers and uses his considerable visual style to give this violent, grandiose film an almost mythical resonance. Fans of gritty realism in spaghetti westerns may not relate to Martino's flamboyant style, but most Euro-devotees will find it immensely appealing. Martine Brochard, Rik Battaglia, and Philippe Leroy co-star. | ||
== External Links == | === External Links === | ||
* [ | * [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076360/combined Internet Movie Database] | ||
* [http://fistfulofpasta.com/index.php?go=reviews/mannaja Review at Fistful of Pasta] | * [http://fistfulofpasta.com/index.php?go=reviews/mannaja Review at Fistful of Pasta] | ||
* [ | * [https://www.schnittberichte.com/schnittbericht.php?ID=1329 Schnittbericht zwischen FSK 18 DVD - FSK 18 VPS] auf Schnittberichte.com | ||
* [ | * [https://www.schnittberichte.com/schnittbericht.php?ID=1328 Schnittbericht zwischen FSK 18 VPS - FSK 18 DVD] auf Schnittberichte.com | ||
* [http://spaghettiwesterns.1g.fi/blade/blade.htm Review by Shobary] | * [http://spaghettiwesterns.1g.fi/blade/blade.htm Review by Shobary] | ||
* [http://800spaghettiwesterns.blogspot.com/2007/09/el-valle-de-la-muerte.html Review I by 800 SW (Spain)] | * [http://800spaghettiwesterns.blogspot.com/2007/09/el-valle-de-la-muerte.html Review I by 800 SW (Spain)] | ||
* [http://800spaghettiwesterns.blogspot.com/2012/10/el-valle-de-la-muerte.html Review II by 800 SW (Spain] | * [http://800spaghettiwesterns.blogspot.com/2012/10/el-valle-de-la-muerte.html Review II by 800 SW (Spain)] | ||
* [ | * [https://mondo-esoterica.net/Mannaja.html Review at mondo esoterica] | ||
* [https://por-um-punhado-de-euros.blogspot.pt/2015/10/mannaja-1977-realizador-sergio-martino.html Review by Por um punhado de euros (Portuguese)] | |||
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[[Category:1977]][[Category:Italy]] | [[Category:1977]][[Category:Italy]] | ||
[[Category:Sergio Martino]][[Category:Sauro Scavolini]][[Category:Federico Zanni]][[Category:Nino Celeste]][[Category:De Angelis(Guido & Maurizio)]] | [[Category:Sergio Martino]][[Category:Sauro Scavolini]][[Category:Federico Zanni]][[Category:Nino Celeste]][[Category:De Angelis(Guido & Maurizio)]] | ||
[[Category:Maurizio Merli]][[Category:Donald O'Brien]][[Category:Enzo Fiermonte]][[Category:Rik Battaglia]][[Category:Nello Pazzafini]][[Category:John Steiner]][[Category:Claudio Ruffini]][[Category:Franco Ukmar | [[Category:Maurizio Merli]][[Category:Donald O'Brien]][[Category:Enzo Fiermonte]][[Category:Rik Battaglia]][[Category:Nello Pazzafini]][[Category:John Steiner]][[Category:Claudio Ruffini]][[Category:Franco Ukmar]] | ||
[[Category:Dandylion]][[Category:Twilight Spaghetti Westerns]] | [[Category:Dandylion]][[Category:Twilight Spaghetti Westerns]] | ||
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Revision as of 17:07, 16 September 2021
Mannaja (Italy 1977 / Director: Sergio Martino)
Contents:
- Available DVDs
- Available BluRays
- Soundtrack
- Pictures
- Trailers & Clips
- Opinions
- Film Review (Scherps)
- Film Review (Korano)
- Forum topic
- Runtime: 95 min
- Release Date: 13.8.1977
- Filming Locations: Rome
Also known as
A Man Called Blade (U.S.A.) | Mannaja - das Beil des Todes (Germany) | Der letzte der Bounty Killer (Germany) | Mannaja - L'homme à la hache (France) | El Valle De La Muerte (Spain) | Cego por vingança (Brasil)| Mannaja - mannen med köttyxan (Sweden) | Cego por vinganca (Brazil) | Manaja (Yugoslavian)
Cast and Crew
- Cast: Maurizio Merli ("Mannaja" / "Blade"), John Steiner (Theo Waller), Sonja Jeannine (Deborah McGowan), Donald O'Brien (Burt Craven), Salvatore Puntillo (Johnny Johnny), Antonio Casale [as Nino Casale](Dahlman, bandit chief), Enzo Fiermonte (Treasury agent), Rik Battaglia (Gerard Merton), Aldo Rendine (older stage passenger), Enzo Maggio (Shorty, old timer), Sergio Tardioli (bartender), Sophia Lombardo (Lucy Merton), Philippe Leroy (Edward M. McGowan), Martine Brochard (Angela), Riccardo Petrazzi (Dahlman bandit, maestro d'armi)
- Also with: Nello Pazzafini (Waller henchman), Angelo Boscariol (Dahlman bandit), Claudio Ruffini (McGowan henchman), Arnaldo Dell'Acqua (Waller henchman), Domenico Cianfriglia (Waller henchman), Franco Ukmar (Waller henchman), Rinaldo Zamperla (Waller henchman), Virgilio Ponti (Waller henchman), Giancarlo Ukmar (Waller henchman), Claudio Zucchet (Waller henchman), Bruno Di Luia (stage outrider), Lucia Righi (older woman stage passenger), Giuseppe Maroccu (stage priest), Ottaviano Dell'Acqua (slain miner), Giuseppe Cardone (suspicious poker player), Franco Ricci (poker player)
- Story: Sergio Martino
- Screenplay: Sergio Martino, Sauro Scavolini
- Cinematography: Federico Zanni (Eastmancolor - Cinemascope 2,35:1)
- Second Unit Director of Photography: Nino Celeste
- Music: Guido & Maurizio De Angelis
- Songs: "Wolf" + "Snake" sung by Dandylion
- Producer: Luciano Martino
Synopsis
Blade gets involved with an unscrupulous mine owner, his daughter and his henchman, a wanted outlaw, and a saloon girl in the town of Suttonville.
Comment
Despite coming along fairly late in the cycle, this spaghetti western is one of the genre's best. Maurizio Merli plays Blade, a bounty hunter who captures outlaw Burt Craven (Donald O'Brien) by throwing his hatchet and chopping off Craven's hand. In the nearby town of Suttonstead, Blade wins a poker game against Waller (Caligula's John Steiner), and -- because he can't get a reward for Craven -- frees his captive. Later, Waller ambushes Blade in the wilderness, burying him up to his neck and sewing his eyelids open so his eyes will be burnt out by the sun. Craven discovers Blade and repays his freedom by saving the now-blinded gunman, who learns to shoot by sound rather than sight. Director Sergio Martino is best known for stylish thrillers and uses his considerable visual style to give this violent, grandiose film an almost mythical resonance. Fans of gritty realism in spaghetti westerns may not relate to Martino's flamboyant style, but most Euro-devotees will find it immensely appealing. Martine Brochard, Rik Battaglia, and Philippe Leroy co-star.
External Links
- Internet Movie Database
- Review at Fistful of Pasta
- Schnittbericht zwischen FSK 18 DVD - FSK 18 VPS auf Schnittberichte.com
- Schnittbericht zwischen FSK 18 VPS - FSK 18 DVD auf Schnittberichte.com
- Review by Shobary
- Review I by 800 SW (Spain)
- Review II by 800 SW (Spain)
- Review at mondo esoterica
- Review by Por um punhado de euros (Portuguese)
