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Il Ritorno Di Ringo
''The Return of Ringo'' ( it, Il ritorno di Ringo) is a 1965 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Duccio Tessari and the sequel to the earlier film ''A Pistol for Ringo''. Like its predecessor, the film features a score composed by Ennio Morricone and stars Giuliano Gemma (billed as 'Montgomery Wood') alongside Fernando Sancho, Nieves Navarro, George Martin, Antonio Casas, and Hally Hammond. The film's story is a loose retelling of Homer's ''Odyssey'' and is not a continuation of the plot of the previous ''Ringo'' film. Cast Music All music by Ennio Morricone. # "Il ritorno di Ringo – Main Titles" – 2:16 (Lyrics and vocals by Maurizio Graf) # "The Disguise" – 2:23 # "Mariachi #1" – 1:51 # "Violence" – 5:54 # "Sheriff Carson" – 1:20 # "The Fuentes" – 1:08 # "Mariachi #2" – 2:03 # "Main Titles Instrumental" – 1:26 # "Barnaba's Bamba" – 2:34 # "The Wedding and The Revenge" – 1:28 # "The Funeral" – 2:03 # "Peace Comes Back in Mimbres" – 2:20 Relea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duccio Tessari
Duccio Tessari (11 October 1926 – 6 September 1994) was an Italian director, screenwriter and actor, considered one of the fathers of Spaghetti Westerns. Born in Genoa Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the List of cities in Italy, sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of the 2011 Italian ce ..., Tessari started in the fifties as documentarist and as screenwriter of Peplum (film genre), peplum films. In 1964 he co-wrote Sergio Leone's ''A Fistful of Dollars'', one year later he gained an impressive commercial success and launched the Giuliano Gemma's career with ''A Pistol for Ringo'' and its immediate sequel, ''The Return of Ringo''. He later touched different genres and worked in RAI TV, directing some successful TV-series. He died of cancer in Rome, at 67. He was married to actress Lorella De Luca. Filmography :Note: The films listed as N/A are not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montgomery Wood
Giuliano Gemma (2 September 1938 – 1 October 2013) was an Italian actor. He is best known internationally for his work in Spaghetti Westerns, particularly for his performances as the title character in Duccio Tessari's ''A Pistol for Ringo'' (1965), Captain Montgomery Brown/'Ringo' in Tessari's ''The Return of Ringo'' (1965), the title character in Michele Lupo's ''Arizona Colt'' (1966), Scott Mary in Tonino Valerii's ''Day of Anger'' (1967) and Michael "California" Random in Lupo's ''California'' (1977). Biography Born in Rome, Gemma first worked as a stuntman, then was offered real acting parts by director Duccio Tessari, starting with the film ''Arrivano i titani'' (1962). He also made an appearance in Luchino Visconti's ''Il Gattopardo'' as Garibaldi's General. Gemma later went on to star in Spaghetti Westerns in films such as ''A Pistol for Ringo'' (''Una pistola per Ringo''), ''Blood for a Silver Dollar'' (''Un dollaro bucato''), '' Wanted'' and ''Day of Anger'' (''I giorn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960s Italian-language Films
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1965 Western (genre) Films
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Spaghetti Western Films
This list of Spaghetti Western films includes Western films primarily produced and directed by Italian production companies between 1913 and 1978. For a list of non-Italian produced European Westerns see List of Euro-Western films. In the 1960s, the Spaghetti Western genre grew in popularity. Films, particularly those of the influential Dollars trilogy, spawned numerous films of the same ilk and often with similar titles, particularly from the mid to late 1960s and early 1970s. By the end of the 1970s, Spaghetti Westerns had lost their following among mainstream cinema audiences and the production had ground to a virtual halt. List by release date Spaghetti westerns from the 1980s and 90s include: * '' Comin' at Ya!'' (1981) * ''Buddy Goes West'' (1981) * ''Tex and the Lord of the Deep'' (1985) * '' Django 2: il grande ritorno'' (1987) * '' White Apache'' (1987) * '' Scalps'' (1987) * ''Lucky Luke'' (1991) * '' Troublemakers'' (1994) * ''Sons of Trinity'' (1995) * ''Gunsli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1965 Films
The year 1965 in film involved several significant events, with ''The Sound of Music'' topping the U.S. box office and winning five Academy Awards. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1965 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * February 15 – George Stevens' production of ''The Greatest Story Ever Told'', a retelling of the account of Jesus Christ, premieres in New York City, New York. It was such a flop with critics and audiences that its failure discouraged production of religious epics for many years. It is considered notable in the 21st century for its astonishing landscapes, powerful and provocative cinematography, Max von Sydow's debut acting performance in an American film, and the final film performance of Claude Rains. * March 2 – The Rodgers and Hammerstein film adaptation of ''The Sound of Music'', directed by Robert Wise and starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, premieres. It quickly became a worldwide pheno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Film Institute
The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves film-making and television in the United Kingdom. The BFI uses funds provided by the National Lottery to encourage film production, distribution, and education. It is sponsored by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and partially funded under the British Film Institute Act 1949. Purpose It was established in 1933 to encourage the development of the arts of film, television and the moving image throughout the United Kingdom, to promote their use as a record of contemporary life and manners, to promote education about film, television and the moving image generally, and their impact on society, to promote access to and appreciation of the widest possible range of British and world cinema and to establish, care for and develop collections reflecting the moving image history and heritage of the United Kingdom. BFI activities Archive The BFI maint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monthly Film Bulletin
''The Monthly Film Bulletin'' was a periodical of the British Film Institute published monthly from February 1934 to April 1991, when it merged with ''Sight & Sound''. It reviewed all films on release in the United Kingdom, including those with a narrow arthouse release. History ''The Monthly Film Bulletin'' was edited in the mid-1950s by David Robinson, in the late 1950s and early 1960s by Peter John Dyer, and then by Tom Milne. By the end of the 1960s, when the character and tone of its reviews changed considerably with the arrival of a new generation of critics influenced by the student culture and intellectual tumult of the time (not least the overthrow of old ideas of "taste" and quality), David Wilson was the editor. It was then edited by Jan Dawson (1938Richard Roud (ed) ''Cinema: a Critical Dictionary; The Major Film Makers'', 1980, Secker & Warburg, p. v – 1980), for two years from 1971, and from 1973 until its demise by the New Zealand-born critic Richard Combs. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For A Few Dollars More
''For a Few Dollars More'' ( it, Per qualche dollaro in più) is a 1965 Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone. It stars Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef as bounty hunters and Gian Maria Volonté as the primary villain. German actor Klaus Kinski plays a supporting role as a secondary villain. The film was an international co-production between Italy, West Germany, and Spain. The film was released in the United States in 1967, and is the second part of what is commonly known as the ''Dollars Trilogy''. Plot The man that many call Manco ("Lefty") is a bounty hunter, a profession shared by a former army officer, Colonel Douglas Mortimer. They separately learn that a ruthless, cold-blooded bank robber, "El Indio", has been broken out of prison by his gang and all but one of his jailers slaughtered. While Indio is murdering the family of the man who had captured him, he is shown to carry a musical pocket watch taken from a woman who had shot herself, as he was raping her af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Guns For The MacGregors
''Seven Guns for the MacGregors'' ( it, Sette pistole per i MacGregor) is a Technicolor 1966 Spaghetti Western. It is the directorial debut film of Franco Giraldi (here credited as Frank Garfield), who was Sergio Leone's assistant in ''A Fistful of Dollars''. The film gained a great commercial success and generated an immediate sequel, ''Up the MacGregors!'' (1967), again directed by Giraldi,Hughes, p.106 Plot The MacGregors, horse ranchers of Scottish descent, are underway to the market when they are robbed of their horses by a gang under the helm of a corrupt sheriff. One of the brothers infiltrates the gang but his first attempt tries to play them backfires. Cast * Robert Woods as Gregor MacGregor * Fernando Sancho as Miguel * Agata Flori as Rosita Carson * Nazzareno Zamperla as Peter MacGregor * Paolo Magalotti as Kenneth MacGregor * Leo Anchóriz as Santillana * Perla Cristal as Perla * George Rigaud as Alastair MacGregor * Manuel Zarzo as David MacGregor * Alberto D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idoli Controluce
''Idoli controluce'' is a 1965 Italian film directed by Enzo Battaglia. Cast *Omar Sivori as Himself *Massimo Girotti as Ugo Sanfelice *Valeria Ciangottini as Liliana *Joanna Shimkus as Alexandra * Riccardo Garrone as Arturo Baldi * Gaspare Zola as Nanni Moretti * Angela Freddi as Ada Mauri *Nicole Tessier as Olivia Cesarini Argan *John Charles as Himself *Edy Biagetti as Sporting manager *Giuseppe Adami as Himself * Beppe Barletti as Newspaperman *Alfredo Dari as Renato Cesarini Music All music by Ennio Morricone. # "Le Cose Piu' Importanti" – 2:09 (Lyrics by Sergio Bardotti Sergio Bardotti (14 February 1939 – 11 April 2007) was an Italian lyricist, composer and record producer. Life and career Born in Pavia, Bardotti studied piano for seven years and graduated from conservatory with a degree in Theory and Solfeg ...; Sung by Pierfilippi) # "Sophisticated Boy" – 2:06 # "Le Meno Importanti" – 04:10 # "Relax In Solitudine" – 2:28 # "Rendez-Vous" – 2:32 # "Le Men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
