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'''I Quattro dell'Ave Maria''' (Italy 1968 / Director: Giuseppe Colizzi)
'''I quattro dell'Ave Maria''' (Italy [[:Category:1968|1968]] / Director: Giuseppe Colizzi)
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Ace High (USA) | Revenge at El Paso (UK) | Have Gun Will Travel (UK) | Asso piglia tutto (Italy) | Trumfove eso (Czechoslobakia) | Vier für ein Ave Maria (Germany) | O ás vale mais (Portugal) | Luojan lähettiläät (Finland) | Tappava hymy (Finland) | Les quattre de l'Ave Maria (France) | Deux honnetes crapules (France) | Bosszu El Pasoban (Hungary) | Haevenere fra El Paso (Denmark) | Ess pa top (Norway) |  Los 4 Truhanes (Spain) | Ess i topp (Sweden) | Trumfové eso (Czechoslovakia) | Os 4 Da Ave Maria (Brazil) | 荒野の三悪党 Koya no san akuto (Japan) | The Four of the Ave Maria | Gunmen of the Ave Maria | Four Gunmen of the Ave Maria | Revenge in El Paso | Aces High</div>
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*'''Runtime:''' 132 min
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*'''Release Date:''' 31.10.68
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*'''Filming Locations:''' [[:Category: Almería|Almería]]
 
== Also known as ==
===<i class="fas fa-paragraph fa-xs"></i> Synopsis ===
Ace High (U.S.A.) | Revenge at El Paso (U.K.) | Have Gun Will Travel (U.K.) | Asso piglia tutto (Italy) | Trumfove eso (Czechoslobakia) | Vier für ein Ave Maria (Germany) | O ás vale mais (Portugal) | Luojan lähettiläät (Finland) | Tappava hymy (Finland) | Les quattre de l'Ave Maria (France) | Deux honnetes crapules (France) | Bosszu El Pasoban (Hungary) | Haevenere fra El Paso (Denmark) | Ess pa top (Norway) |  Los 4 Truhanes (Spain) | Ess i topp (Sweden) | The Four of the Ave Maria | Gunmen of the Ave Maria | Four Gunmen of the Ave Maria | Revenge at El Paso | Revenge in El Paso | Aces High | Trumfové eso (Czechoslovakia)
After beating Bill San Antonio and "rescuing" the stolen gold (see [[Dio perdona... Io no!]]), Cat (Terence Hill) and Hutch (Bud Spencer) try to collect from the partner, a banker who gave tips about gold deliveries. The banker makes a deal with Cacopoulos (Eli Wallach) for his escape and Caco will kill Cat and Hutch. Caco, of course double-crosses the banker, steals Cat and Hutch's money and sets out for Mexico on an agenda of revenge, with Cat and Hutch in pursuit.


== Cast and crew ==  
===<i class="fas fa-user-tag fa-xs"></i> Credits ===
*'''Cast:''' [[:Category:Terence Hill|Terence Hill]] (Cat Stevens), [[Bud Spencer]] (Hutch Bessy), [[:Category:Eli Wallach|Eli Wallach]] (Cacopoulos), Brock Peters (Thomas), Kevin McCarthy (as Kevin Mc Carthy) (Drake), Tiffany Hoyveld (Thomas' wife), Federico Boido (as Rick Boyd) (Foster), Armando Bandini (bank accountant), Livio Lorenzon (Paco Rosa), Steffen Zacharias (Mr. Harold), [[:Category:Remo Capitani|Remo Capitani]] (Cangaciero), Bruno Corazzari (Deputy Charlie), Dante Cleri (El Paso banker), Antonietta Fiorito (saloon girl), Isa Foster (boxer), Franco Gulà  (Al), Corrado Olmi (man on street), Aldo Sala (casino employee), Luciano Telli (casino cashier), Giuseppe Terranova (casino cashier), Edoardo Torricella (roulette player), Giancarlo Badessi (boxing promoter), Roger Beaumont (croupier), [[:Category:Frank Brana|Frank Brana]] (Harold henchman), Antonio Molino Rojo (Harold henchman), Gildo de Marco (Drake henchman), Gino Marturano (Drake henchman), Simonetta Santaniello (farm girl), Enzo Santaniello (farm boy), Riccardo Pizzuti (Harold henchman), Vicente Roca (Don Pedro Ramirez), Paolo Magalotti, Elio Angelucci (gambler)
*'''Cast''' (Italian): [[:Category:Eli Wallach|Eli Wallach]] (Cacopoulos), [[:Category:Terence Hill|Terence Hill]] (Cat Stevens), [[Bud Spencer]] (Hutch Bessy), Brock Peters (Thomas), Livio Lorenzon (Paco Rosa), Steffen Zacharias (Mr. Harold), Tiffany Hoyveld (Thomas' wife), Armando Bandini (bank accountant), Kevin McCarthy (as Kevin Mc Carthy) (Drake), [[:Category:Remo Capitani|Remo Capitani]] (Cangaciero), Federico Boido [as Rick Boyd] (Foster), Isa Foster, Bruno Corazzari (Deputy Charlie), Dante Cleri (El Paso banker), Antonietta Fiorito, Aldo Sala (casino employee), Giuseppe Terranova (casino cashier), Edoardo Torricella (roulette player), Corrado Olmi (man on street), Luciano Telli (casino cashier)
*Uncredited actors: Franco Gulà  (Al), Leroy Haynes (boxer), Giancarlo Badessi (boxing promoter), Arnaldo Caivano (fight observer), José María Tasso (photographer), Vicente Roca (Don Pedro Ramirez), [[:Category:Frank Brana|Frank Brana]] (Joe, assassin), Gildo de Marco (Drake henchman), Mel Gaines (Drake henchman), Gino Marturano (Drake henchman), Riccardo Pizzuti (Drake henchman), Simonetta Santaniello (farm girl), Enzo Santaniello (farm boy), Roger Beaumont (croupier), Angelo Casadei (roulette player), Carlo Landa (roulette player), Aldo Formisano (casino guest), Quinto Marziali (casino patron), Severino D'Ottavi (casino observer), Umberto Fantoni (casino croupier), Luigi Tasca (casino employee), Armando Tortorici (billiards observer)


*'''Story and Screenplay:''' Giuseppe Colizzi
*'''Story and Screenplay:''' Giuseppe Colizzi
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*'''Producers:''' Bino Cicogna, Giuseppe Colizzi
*'''Producers:''' Bino Cicogna, Giuseppe Colizzi


==Synopsis==
===<i class="fas fa-gavel fa-xs"></i> Reviews===
After beating Bill San Antonio and "rescuing" the stolen gold (see [[Dio perdona... Io no!]]), Cat (Terence Hill) and Hutch (Bud Spencer) try to collect from the partner, a banker who gave tips about gold deliveries. The banker makes a deal with Cacopoulos (Eli Wallach) for his escape and Caco will kill Cat and Hutch. Caco, of course doublecrosses the banker, steals Cat and Hutch's money and sets out for Mexico on an agenda of revenge, with Cat and Hutch in pursuit.
*[[Ace High Review|Film Review]]
 
===<i class="fas fa-lightbulb fa-xs"></i> Trivia ===
* One of three Colizzi films, the other two being [[Dio perdona... Io no!|God forgives, I don't]] and [[Collina degli stivali, La|Boot Hill]], aren't technically a trilogy but form part of an informal trilogy, with Ace High following God forgives.... and the adventures culminating in Boot Hill.
 
===<i class="fas fa-stopwatch fa-xs"></i> Versions and runtimes===
*'''Runtime:''' 132 min
* Paramount's US/international version is approx. 120 minutes long and therefore missing about 10-15min of footage.
 
* [https://www.schnittberichte.com/schnittbericht.php?ID=2438 Schnittbericht zwischen FSK 12 TV - ungeprüft] auf Schnittberichte.com (German)
* [https://www.schnittberichte.com/schnittbericht.php?ID=2439 Schnittbericht zwischen ungeprüft - It. DVD] auf Schnittberichte.com (German)
 
===<i class="far fa-calendar-alt fa-xs"></i> Release Dates===
* October 31, 1968 (Italy)
 
===<i class="fa fa-map fa-xs"></i> Filming locations===
* [[:Category: Almería|Almería]]
* Tabernas: Rambla Lanujar - Cat & Hutch Riding
* Almeria: Cortijo del Fraile - The Battle
* Almeria: [[Cortijo el Sotillo]] - Cacopoulos in the Kitchen
* Tabernas: Rambla Alfaro - The Chase
 
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Lan_A.png|Cat & Hutch Riding
CdelF_A.png|The Battle
Sot_A.png|Cacopoulos in the Kitchen
Alf_A.png|The Chase
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===<i class="fas fa-dollar-sign fa-xs"></i> Production and business===
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===<i class="fas fa-microphone fa-xs"></i> Dubbing===
* Germany: the original theatrical dub from 1969 seems to be lost, currently only the comedic dub from its 1977 re-release is available on home video and occasionally seen on television.
 
===<i class="fas fa-bell fa-xs"></i> News===
* September 2022: [[Quattro dell'Ave Maria, I/BluRay|Paramount's BluRay of the film]] marks the movie's HD debut, albeit only in its shorter version.
 
===<i class="fas fa-link fa-xs"></i> External Links ===
* [https://800spaghettiwesterns.blogspot.com/2010/04/los-cuatro-truhanes.html Review by 800 SW] (Spanish)
* [https://por-um-punhado-de-euros.blogspot.pt/2015/09/i-quattro-dellave-maria-1968-realizador.html Review by Por um punhado de euros] (Portuguese)


== External Links ==
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* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064860/combined Internet Movie Database]
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* [http://www.spaghettiwesterndvds.com/movies/ace-high-i-quattro-dellave-maria/ DVD Details @ Fistful of DVDs]
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* [http://www.schnittberichte.com/schnittbericht.php?ID=2438 Schnittbericht zwischen FSK 12 TV - ungeprüft] auf Schnittberichte.com (German)
<span style="padding:8px;">[[File:Wikipedia.png|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ace_High_(1968_film)|Wikipedia|38px]]</span>
* [http://www.schnittberichte.com/schnittbericht.php?ID=2439 Schnittbericht zwischen ungeprüft - It. DVD] auf Schnittberichte.com (German)
<span style="padding:8px;">[[File:Imdb.png|IMDb|38px|link=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064860/combined]]</span>
* [http://spaghettiwesterns.1g.fi/ace/high.htm Review by Shobary]
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* [http://www.eccentric-cinema.com/cult_movies/ace_high.htm Review at eccentric-cinema.com]
* [http://800spaghettiwesterns.blogspot.com/2010/04/los-cuatro-truhanes.html Review by 800 SW] (Spanish)


[[Category:1968]][[Category:Italy]]
[[Category:1968]][[Category:Italy]][[Category:Giuseppe Colizzi]][[Category:Marcello Masciocchi]][[Category:Carlo Rustichelli]][[Category:Terence Hill]][[Category:Eli Wallach]][[Category:Bud Spencer]][[Category:Steffen Zacharias]][[Category:Federico Boido]][[Category:Livio Lorenzon]][[Category:Bruno Corazzari]][[Category:Franco Gulà]][[Category:Dante Cleri]][[Category:Remo Capitani]][[Category:Gildo Di Marco]][[Category:Giancarlo Badessi]][[Category:Frank Brana]][[Category:Gino Marturano]][[Category:Riccardo Pizzuti]][[Category:Hill & Spencer]][[Category:Circus Western]]
[[Category:Giuseppe Colizzi]]
[[Category:Marcello Masciocchi]]
[[Category:Terence Hill]]
[[Category:Eli Wallach]]
[[Category:Bud Spencer]]
[[Category:Steffen Zacharias]]
[[Category:Federico Boido]]
[[Category:Livio Lorenzon]]
[[Category:Bruno Corazzari]]
[[Category:Franco Gulà]]
[[Category:Dante Cleri]]
[[Category:Remo Capitani]]
[[Category:Gildo Di Marco]]
[[Category:Giancarlo Badessi]]
[[Category:Frank Brana]][[Category:Gino Marturano]]
[[Category:Riccardo Pizzuti]]  
[[Category:Hill & Spencer]]
[[Category:Circus Western]]
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Latest revision as of 17:25, 28 March 2024

I quattro dell'Ave Maria (Italy 1968 / Director: Giuseppe Colizzi)

Also known as

Ace High (USA) | Revenge at El Paso (UK) | Have Gun Will Travel (UK) | Asso piglia tutto (Italy) | Trumfove eso (Czechoslobakia) | Vier für ein Ave Maria (Germany) | O ás vale mais (Portugal) | Luojan lähettiläät (Finland) | Tappava hymy (Finland) | Les quattre de l'Ave Maria (France) | Deux honnetes crapules (France) | Bosszu El Pasoban (Hungary) | Haevenere fra El Paso (Denmark) | Ess pa top (Norway) | Los 4 Truhanes (Spain) | Ess i topp (Sweden) | Trumfové eso (Czechoslovakia) | Os 4 Da Ave Maria (Brazil) | 荒野の三悪党 Koya no san akuto (Japan) | The Four of the Ave Maria | Gunmen of the Ave Maria | Four Gunmen of the Ave Maria | Revenge in El Paso | Aces High
Ace High movie poster

Synopsis

After beating Bill San Antonio and "rescuing" the stolen gold (see Dio perdona... Io no!), Cat (Terence Hill) and Hutch (Bud Spencer) try to collect from the partner, a banker who gave tips about gold deliveries. The banker makes a deal with Cacopoulos (Eli Wallach) for his escape and Caco will kill Cat and Hutch. Caco, of course double-crosses the banker, steals Cat and Hutch's money and sets out for Mexico on an agenda of revenge, with Cat and Hutch in pursuit.

Credits

  • Cast (Italian): Eli Wallach (Cacopoulos), Terence Hill (Cat Stevens), Bud Spencer (Hutch Bessy), Brock Peters (Thomas), Livio Lorenzon (Paco Rosa), Steffen Zacharias (Mr. Harold), Tiffany Hoyveld (Thomas' wife), Armando Bandini (bank accountant), Kevin McCarthy (as Kevin Mc Carthy) (Drake), Remo Capitani (Cangaciero), Federico Boido [as Rick Boyd] (Foster), Isa Foster, Bruno Corazzari (Deputy Charlie), Dante Cleri (El Paso banker), Antonietta Fiorito, Aldo Sala (casino employee), Giuseppe Terranova (casino cashier), Edoardo Torricella (roulette player), Corrado Olmi (man on street), Luciano Telli (casino cashier)
  • Uncredited actors: Franco Gulà  (Al), Leroy Haynes (boxer), Giancarlo Badessi (boxing promoter), Arnaldo Caivano (fight observer), José María Tasso (photographer), Vicente Roca (Don Pedro Ramirez), Frank Brana (Joe, assassin), Gildo de Marco (Drake henchman), Mel Gaines (Drake henchman), Gino Marturano (Drake henchman), Riccardo Pizzuti (Drake henchman), Simonetta Santaniello (farm girl), Enzo Santaniello (farm boy), Roger Beaumont (croupier), Angelo Casadei (roulette player), Carlo Landa (roulette player), Aldo Formisano (casino guest), Quinto Marziali (casino patron), Severino D'Ottavi (casino observer), Umberto Fantoni (casino croupier), Luigi Tasca (casino employee), Armando Tortorici (billiards observer)
  • Story and Screenplay: Giuseppe Colizzi
  • Cinematography: Marcello Masciocchi [Technicolor - Techniscope 2,35:1]
  • Music: Carlo Rustichelli
  • Producers: Bino Cicogna, Giuseppe Colizzi

Reviews

Trivia

  • One of three Colizzi films, the other two being God forgives, I don't and Boot Hill, aren't technically a trilogy but form part of an informal trilogy, with Ace High following God forgives.... and the adventures culminating in Boot Hill.

Versions and runtimes

  • Runtime: 132 min
  • Paramount's US/international version is approx. 120 minutes long and therefore missing about 10-15min of footage.

Release Dates

  • October 31, 1968 (Italy)

Filming locations

  • Almería
  • Tabernas: Rambla Lanujar - Cat & Hutch Riding
  • Almeria: Cortijo del Fraile - The Battle
  • Almeria: Cortijo el Sotillo - Cacopoulos in the Kitchen
  • Tabernas: Rambla Alfaro - The Chase

Production and business

Dubbing

  • Germany: the original theatrical dub from 1969 seems to be lost, currently only the comedic dub from its 1977 re-release is available on home video and occasionally seen on television.

News

External Links

Find this movie elsewhere:

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