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Terrible Day Of The Big Gundown
''Terrible Day of the Big Gundown'' ( it, Quel maledetto giorno della resa dei conti, also known as ''Vendetta at Dawn'') is a 1971 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Garrone (here credited as Willy S. Regan). Cast * George Eastman: Dr. George Benton * Ty Hardin: Jonathan Benton * Bruno Corazzari: Rod Fargas * Laura Troschel: Lorry Baxter Benson * Steffen Zacharias: Gregory * Guido Lollobrigida: Sheriff Jed * Federico Boido: Peter Fargas * Dominic Barto: Carl Fargas * Nello Pazzafini Nello Pazzafini (15 May 1933 – 9 January 1996) was an Italian actor who appeared in a very large number of Peplum movies, Spaghetti Westerns and Poliziotteschi. He was an ex-bodyguard and often played a "tough guy" character. Partial filmo ...: Convict References External links * 1971 films Films scored by Francesco De Masi Spaghetti Western films 1971 Western (genre) films 1970s Italian-language films 1970s Italian films {{1970s-Western-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergio Garrone
Sergio Garrone (born 15 April 1925) is an Italian director, screenwriter and film producer. Life and career Born in Rome, the brother of the actor Riccardo, Garrone began his career in 1948 working as assistant director, documentary filmmaker, and production assistant. In 1953, he abandoned the cinema industry, but in 1965 he resurfaced as a producer of low-budget genre films. Starting from 1968, Garrone was also active as a director and a screenwriter, specializing in the Spaghetti Western genre. He was usually credited as Willy S. Regan. Selected filmography ;Director and screenwriter * '' A Noose for Django'' (1969) * ''Django the Bastard'' (1969) *'' La colomba non deve volare'' (1970) * '' Kill Django... Kill First'' (1971) * '' Terrible Day of the Big Gundown'' (1971) * '' Lover of the Monster'' (1974) * ''The Hand That Feeds the Dead'' (1974) * '' SS Experiment Camp'' (1976) ;Screenwriter * ''Death Knocks Twice'' (1969) * ''Five for Hell'' (1969) * ''The Big ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guido Lollobrigida
Guido Lollobrigida (1927–2013) was an Italian actor and race car driver, usually credited in movies as Lee Barton or Lee Burton. He was a cousin of actress Gina Lollobrigida. Life and career Born in Rome, after graduating as a technical engineer Lollobrigida moved to South America, where in 1957 he made his acting debut in a film which was never distributed. Returned to Italy in the mid-1960s, he immediately started a prolific career in genre films, mainly Spaghetti Westerns and adventure films, sometimes cast in leading roles. Starting from the second half of the 1970s, he significantly slowed his activities. Selected filmography *'' 100.000 dollari per Ringo'' (1965) - Luke Sherry *''The Spy with Ten Faces'' (1966) - Santos *''Kill Johnny Ringo'' (1966) - Sheriff Parker / Lee Mellin *'' Django Shoots First'' (1966) - Ward *''Two Sons of Ringo'' (1966) - Fred, Saloon Owner *''Mexican Slayride'' (1967) - Montez *'' The Cobra'' (1967) - Killer *''O.K. Connery'' (1967) - Kurt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 Western (genre) Films
* The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events January * January 2 – 66 people are killed and over 200 injured during a crush in Glasgow, Scotland. * January 5 – The first ever One Day International cricket match is played between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. * January 8 – Tupamaros kidnap Geoffrey Jackson, British ambassador to Uruguay, in Montevideo, keeping him captive until September. * January 9 – Uruguayan president Jorge Pacheco Areco demands emergency powers for 90 days due to kidnappings, and receives them the next day. * January 12 – The landmark United States television sitcom ''All in the Family'', starring Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker, debuts on CBS. * January 14 – Seventy Brazilian political prisoners a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Films Scored By Francesco De Masi
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 Films
The year 1971 in film involved some significant events. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1971 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *February 8 - Bob Dylan's hour-long documentary film, ''Eat the Document'', premieres at New York's Academy of Music. The film includes footage from Dylan's 1966 UK tour. *April 23 - Melvin Van Peebles film ''Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song'' becomes the highest-grossing independent film of 1971. *May - The first permanent IMAX projection system begins showing at Ontario Place's "Cinesphere" in Toronto. *May 10 - Frank Yablans becomes President of Paramount Pictures. *Britain's National Film School begins operation at Beaconsfield Film Studios. Awards Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): :''The Go-Between'', directed by Joseph Losey, United Kingdom Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): :''The Garden of the Finzi-Continis'' (''Il Giardino dei Finzi-Contini''), directed by Vittorio De Sica, Italy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nello Pazzafini
Nello Pazzafini (15 May 1933 – 9 January 1996) was an Italian actor who appeared in a very large number of Peplum movies, Spaghetti Westerns and Poliziotteschi. He was an ex-bodyguard and often played a "tough guy" character. Partial filmography * '' The Trojan Horse'' (1961) * ''The Triumph of Robin Hood'' (1962) * ''Hercules and the Black Pirates'' (1964) * '' 3 Avengers'' (1964) * '' Wanted'' (1967) * ''7 pistole per un massacro'' (1967) * ''Bootleggers'' (1969) *''They Call Him Cemetery'' (1971) * ''Blood and Bullets ''Blood and Bullets'' ( it, Sangue di sbirro, also known as ''Knell, Bloody Avenger'') is a 1976 Italian poliziottesco film written and directed by Alfonso Brescia and starring Jack Palance, George Eastman and Jenny Tamburi. Plot Cast *Jack ...'' (1976) * '' The Mafia Triangle'' (1981) * '' Double Trouble'' (1984) External links * 1933 births 1996 deaths Italian male film actors Male Spaghetti Western actors 20th-century Italian male actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominic Barto
Dominic is a name common among Roman Catholics and other Latin-Romans as a male given name. Originally from the late Roman-Italic name "Dominicus", its translation means "Lordly", "Belonging to God" or "of the Master". Variations include: Dominicus (Latin rendition), Chiziterem (Igbo), Dominik, Dominick, Domenic, Domenico (Italian), Domanic, Dominiq, Domonic, Domènec (Catalan), Domingo (Spanish), Dominykas (Lithuanian), Domingos (Portuguese), Dominggus and Damhnaic (Irish); feminine forms like Dominica, Dominika, Domenica, Dominga, Domingas; as well as the unisex French origin Dominique. The most prominent Roman Catholic with the name, Saint Dominic, founded the Order of Preachers, also known as Dominican friars. Saint Dominic himself was named after Saint Dominic of Silos. Notable people named Dominic, Dominik or Dominick include: People Saints * Saint Dominic of Silos (1000–1073), Spanish monk * Saint Dominic de la Calzada (1019–1109), Spanish saint *Saint Domin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federico Boido
Federico Boido (8 January 1938 – 7 October 2014), was an Italian film actor who appeared in many horror films, Spaghetti Westerns, and sword and sandal movies. He also acted in the Sadistik photo novels and related his experiences in the film ''The Diabolikal Super-Kriminal''. Boido was born in Novi Ligure, and made his film debut at the age of 26. He appeared in over fifty films, including ''Planet of the Vampires'' (1965), '' Danger: Diabolik'' (1968), ''Spirits of the Dead'' (1968), ''Roy Colt and Winchester Jack'' (1970), and '' Superfly TNT'' (1973). He had roles in numerous Italian westerns, including several appearances in the Sartana series. Throughout his film career, he used a variety of screen names, such as Rico Boido, Rich Boyd, Rick Boyd, Rik Boyd, and Ryck Boyd. He died in Ostia, Rome, aged 76. Partial filmography * 1964 ''Hercules and the Treasure of the Incas'' as 'Tex' * 1965 '' Agent 3S3: Passport to Hell'' as Man In Vienna Bar (uncredited) * 1965 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steffen Zacharias
Steffen Zacharias (April 11, 1927 – June 6, 1989) was a German-born Greek American character actor known for his roles in films and television in America and Italy. Biography Born in Germany to Greek parents, Zacharias grew up in the United States, where he worked in New York City as a stage director, before making his acting debut in '' The Reporter''. He migrated to Italy in 1967, and quickly gained a reputation as a reliable performer of character roles in genre films, including several appearances alongside Terence Hill and Bud Spencer. In the late 1970s, he went back to the U.S., where he continued to play occasional supporting roles until his death from cancer in 1989. Partial filmography * ''Gammera the Invincible'' (1966) - Sen. Billings * '' Catch as Catch Can'' (1967) - Police Inspector * ''Italian Secret Service'' (1968) - Dr. Wollenkampf (uncredited) * ''Sardinia Kidnapped'' (1968) - Santulus Surgiu * ''Ace High'' (1968) - Harold * ''Colpo di stato'' (1969) - Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco De Masi
Francesco De Masi (11 January 1930 – 6 November 2005) was an Italian conductor and film score composer. Biography He studied composition at the San Pietro a Maiella Conservatory in Naples under the guidance of Achille Longo, his uncle. De Masi became interested in film music when Longo was asked to compose a soundtrack for a film, and he asked De Masi to be his assistant. De Masi's filmography includes scores for over 200 films and TV series, ranging from Spaghetti Westerns and sword and sandal epics to gialli and horror films, such as Lucio Fulci's '' Lo squartatore di New York'' (''The New York Ripper''). De Masi also scored several action films, such as Enzo G. Castellari's ''Quel maledetto treno blindato'' (''The Inglorious Bastards''), but he is best remembered for his work on Spaghetti Westerns. Unlike most other composers, De Masi started writing western scores slightly earlier than the genre's most influential musician, Ennio Morricone. As De Masi's music was les ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Troschel
Laura Troschel (3 November 1944 – 29 September 2016) was an Italian actress, singer and model. Life and career Born in Varese, Troschel made her debut in cinema in a role of weight in ''The Sex of Angels'' (1968), by Ugo Liberatore. Later, she appeared in some movies as Constanza Spada, until she became the wife of comedian Pippo Franco and resumed her original name. Between the 1970s and 1980s she participated with her husband in a number of comedy films. She was also active in television, as a presenter of some popular shows with Pippo Franco and as an actress in several miniseries. Selected filmography * '' The Sex of Angels'' (1968) * '' Four Flies on Grey Velvet'' (1971) * '' Terrible Day of the Big Gundown'' (1971) * '' Furto di sera bel colpo si spera'' (1973) * '' Nerone'' (1977) * ''L'imbranato'' (1979) * ''Ciao marziano'' (1980) * '' Il ficcanaso'' (1981) * '' The Trap'' (1985) * '' Raul: Straight to Kill'' (2005) Discography ; Albums * 1979 - ''C'era una volta R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
