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Cris Huerta
Crisanto Huerta Brieva (26 January 1935 – 28 November 2004), better known as Cris Huerta, was a Portuguese actor. He was sometimes credited as Chris Huerta. Life and career Born in Lisbon, Huerta grew up in Madrid and he studied economics before giving up studies in favor of an acting career. He was one of the busiest character actors of the 1960s and 1970s and worked his way up from uncredited bit parts to leading roles even if usually in low budget films.Enrico Lancia, Fabio Melelli. ''Dizionario del cinema italiano. Attori stranieri del nostro cinema''. Gremese 2006, pp. 99-100. . The portly, bearded and bald actor appeared in more than 100 films, mainly spaghetti western films, splitting his time between leading roles as the sympathetic sidekick of the hero and character roles such as Mexican bandits, bartenders and sleazy businessmen. Declined the spaghetti western genre, after 1977 he significantly slowed his activities. Selected filmography * '' Ursus'' (1961) - C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gianni Garko
Gianni Garko (born Giovanni Garcovich; 15 July 1935), often billed as John Garko and occasionally Gary Hudson, is an Italian actor who found fame as a leading man in 1960s Spaghetti Westerns. He is perhaps best known for his lead role as Sartana, starting with the first official film ''If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death'' and starring in three sequels as this character, the role played by George Hilton in the third film in the series. Early life and career Garko was born in Zara, he moved from Zara to Trieste, and later Rome to attend University and Drama School. His first prominent film role was a small but important part in the Oscar nominated Kapò (1959). He continued to play parts in several Italian productions including sword and sandal epics such as ' (1961) and ''Mole Men Against the Son of Hercules'' (1961). His big break came when he had a role in '' Il Compagno Don Camillo'' (1965). Spaghetti Western era and Sartana Garko became a star in Europe in the 1966 Spa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Diabolical Dr
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wind's Fierce
''The Wind's Fierce'' ( es, La cólera del viento, it, La collera del vento, also known as ''Revenge of Trinity'', ''Trinity Sees Red'' and ''The Wind's Anger'') is a 1970 Spanish-Italian western-drama film written and directed by Mario Camus. Plot Andalusia, the late nineteenth century. Wealthy landowner Don Antonio hires two assassins, Marcos and Jacobo, to infiltrate a group of peasant revolutionaries and kill the leaders. After falling in love with the rebel Soledad, Marcos has a change of heart and decides to unite with the peasants. Cast *Terence Hill as Marcos *Maria Grazia Buccella as Soledad * Mario Pardo as Jacobo *Máximo Valverde as Ramón *Fernando Rey as Don Antonio * Ángel Lombarte as José * William Layton as Don Lucas *Manuel Alexandre as Agustín *Manuel de Blas as Rafael Reception Although set in Spain, this film is often classified as a spaghetti-western due to themes, scenes and settings deliberately evocative of the western genre. Terence Hill giv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cannon For Cordoba
''Cannon for Cordoba'' is a 1970 American Western film. Filmed in Spain, the larger part of the movie takes place in Mexico in 1912. Directed by Paul Wendkos, it stars George Peppard, Pete Duel, Giovanna Ralli, and Raf Vallone, and features a musical score by Elmer Bernstein. Plot It is 1912 and groups of Mexican revolutionaries have been attacking towns on both sides of the Mexican–American border. The most powerful of these groups is led by a former Mexican army general, Héctor Cordoba. When a surprise attack results in six cannons falling into the hands of Cordoba and his men, the United States government puts General John J. "Blackjack" Pershing in charge of seeing that the cannons will never be used against the American people. Pershing turns to Captain Rod Douglas, instructing him to gather a group of men to take part in the dangerous mission into the heart of the Cordoba's territory. The first man to sign up for the job is Jackson Harkness, a soldier who has worked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arriva Sabata!
''Sabata the Killer'' ( it, Arriva Sabata!) is a 1970 Argentine comedy western film directed by Tulio Demicheli, written by Nino Stresa, scored by Marcello Giombini, and starring Anthony Steffen, Peter Lee Lawrence and Eduardo Fajardo. It is an unofficial sequel A sequel is a work of literature, film, theatre, television, music or video game that continues the story of, or expands upon, some earlier work. In the common context of a narrative work of fiction, a sequel portrays events set in the same ... spin-off of Sabata. Cast References External links * {{IMDb title, 0065425 1970 comedy films 1970 films 1970s Western (genre) comedy films Argentine Western (genre) comedy films Films directed by Tulio Demicheli Films scored by Marcello Giombini Films shot in Rome 20th Century Fox films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sartana Kills Them All
''Sartana Kills Them All'' ( es, Un par de asesinos) is a 1970 Spanish crime comedy western film directed by Rafael Romero Marchent, written by Mario Alabiso and Santiago Moncada and starring Gianni Garko Gianni Garko (born Giovanni Garcovich; 15 July 1935), often billed as John Garko and occasionally Gary Hudson, is an Italian actor who found fame as a leading man in 1960s Spaghetti Westerns. He is perhaps best known for his lead role as Sartana, ..., Guglielmo Spoletini and María Silva. Cast References External links * {{IMDb title, 0065992 1970s crime comedy films Spanish crime comedy films Spanish Western (genre) comedy films 1970s Western (genre) comedy films Films directed by Rafael Romero Marchent Films with screenplays by Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent Films scored by Marcello Giombini Columbia Pictures films Plaion Films with screenplays by Rafael Romero Marchent 1970 comedy films 1970 films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sundance And The Kid
''Sundance and the Kid'' is ( it, Vivi o, preferibilmente, morti, lit=Alive or Preferably Dead) a 1969 Spaghetti Western comedy directed by Duccio Tessari and starring Giuliano Gemma, Nino Benvenuti, and Sydne Rome. The film was also released under the titles ''Alive or Preferably Dead'' and ''Sundance Cassidy and Butch the Kid''. Plot Two estranged brothers, city gambler Monty (Gemma) and Wild West farmer Ted Mulligan (Benvenuti) inherit $300,000 from their late uncle, on condition that they endure to live together for six months. The two start fighting about everything, and trouble begins as soon as Monty arrives in Ted's hometown. Cast * Giuliano Gemma as Monty Mulligan * Nino Benvenuti as Ted Mulligan * Sydne Rome as Rossella Scott * Julio Peña as Dottore * Antonio Casas as Barnds * Cris Huerta as Jim * George Rigaud as Mr. Scott * Dan van Husen as Ranger * Víctor Israel as Mayoral Candidate's Henchman Release ''Sundance and the Kid'' was first distributed in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Comanche
''White Comanche'' or ''Comanche blanco'' or ''Rio Hondo'' is a 1968 Spaghetti Western starring William Shatner in a dual role. The film is listed in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilson's book ''The Official Razzie Movie Guide'' as one of the 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made. Plot Drifter Johnny Moon (William Shatner) is frequently attacked as he is mistaken for his twin brother Notah who leads Comanche war parties in attacks on the white population whilst he is having visions on peyote. Johnny travels to a Comanche encampment where he challenges his brother to a fight to the death in the town of Rio Hondo. When Johnny rides into Rio Hondo he finds the town is at boiling point between two warring factions with only Sheriff Logan (Joseph Cotten) keeping the peace. One of the factions discovers Johnny's prowess with his six gun and tries to hire him. Johnny says he will give his answer in four days, after the climax with his brother. Cast *William Shatner as Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
E Per Tetto Un Cielo Di Stelle
E, or e, is the fifth Letter (alphabet), letter and the second vowel#Written vowels, vowel letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the English alphabet, modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is English alphabet#Letter names, ''e'' (pronounced ); plural ''ees'', ''Es'' or ''E's''. It is the most commonly used letter in many languages, including Czech language, Czech, Danish language, Danish, Dutch language, Dutch, English language, English, French language, French, German language, German, Hungarian language, Hungarian, Latin language, Latin, Latvian language, Latvian, Norwegian language, Norwegian, Spanish language, Spanish, and Swedish language, Swedish. History The Latin letter 'E' differs little from its source, the Greek alphabet, Greek letter epsilon, 'Ε'. This in turn comes from the Semitic alphabet, Semitic letter ''He (letter), hê'', which has been suggested to have started as a praying ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uno A Uno Sin Piedad
''One by One'' ( es, Uno a uno, sin piedad) is a 1968 western film directed by Rafael R. Marchent, scored by Elsio Mancuso and starring Peter Lee Lawrence, William Bogart, Dianik Zurakowska, Eduardo Fajardo, Cris Huerta and Sidney Chaplin. Cast Release ''One By One'' was first distributed in 1968. It was released in Spain in 1969 where it sold 927,481 tickets. It was also released as ''One Against One... No Mercy''. See also * List of Italian films of 1968 __NOTOC__ A list of films produced in Italy in 1968 (see 1968 in film): References Footnotes Sources * * * * * * External linksItalian films of 1968at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Italian Films Of 1968 List ... References Sources * External links * Spanish Western (genre) films Films directed by Rafael Romero Marchent Films with screenplays by Marino Girolami Films shot in Madrid Films shot in Almería 1968 Western (genre) films 1968 films {{1960s-Western-film-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
More Than A Miracle
''More Than a Miracle'' ( it, C'era una volta) is a 1967 film also titled ''Cinderella Italian Style'' and ''Happily Ever After''. It stars Sophia Loren, Omar Sharif and Dolores del Río. The movie has a fairy tale narrative. Filmed in the countryside outside Naples, Francesco Rosi directed and Carlo Ponti produced. The theme music was a hit for Roger Williams, reaching #2 on Billboard's survey. Sergio Franchi recorded the title song (written by Kusik; Snyder; Piccioni) on his 1968 RCA Victor album, ''I'm a Fool To Want You''. Plot The film recounts the misadventures of a beautiful and temperamental village girl Isabella (Sophia Loren) and an ill-tempered Spanish prince, Rodrigo (Omar Sharif). The prince is a risk taker, avoiding his parents' wishes for him to marry. The movie starts with the prince trying to tame a wild horse in the courtyard, while his mother the queen, asks when he will do as his father wishes and marry? There are 7 princesses waiting to dine with him, for hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandidos (film)
''Bandidos'' is a 1967 Spaghetti Western film. It marked the directorial debut of then-cinematographer Massimo Dallamano. Synopsis Renowned gunman Richard Martin is travelling on a train which is held up by Billy Kane, a former student of Martin's. Kane spares Martin, but only after shooting his hands. Years later, Martin meets an escaped convict, wrongly convicted for the train robbery. Martin trains his new student and both men seek out Billy Kane. Cast Production ''Bandidos'' was Massimo Dallamano's first film as a director. The film was produced by Solly V. Bianco, who had previously worked with Dallamano on '' Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West''. The film was an Italian and Spanish co-production, between E.P.I.C. Film (Edizioni Produzioni Internazionali Cinematografic) in Rome and Hesperia Films in Madrid. The film was shot in both Italy and Spain, including near Madrid. In Lazio in Italy, Dallamano shot at the gorge in Tolfa and along the River Treja. Although Emi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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