''Adiós gringo'' is a 1965

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directed by

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. It stars Giuliano Gemma and was co produced between Italy, Spain and France. A major success in Italy, it was the 4th highest grossing Italian picture of the year.

Plot

A young rancher, swindled in a cattle deal, kills a rancher, in self-defense, who has accused him of stealing his cattle. He then gets caught up in adventure and romance as he tries to prove his innocence and clear his name.

Cast

* Giuliano Gemma as Brent Landers * Evelyn Stewart as Lucy Tillson *

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as Gil Clawson *

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as Clayton Ranchester *

Germano Longo Germano Longo (24 May 1933 – 14 July 2022) was an Italian actor and voice actor. He was sometimes credited as Herman Lang or Grant Laramy. Life and career Born in Poggiardo, Longo attended the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, ...

as Stan Clevenger *

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as Avery Ranchester * Robert Camardiel as Dr. Barfield * Francisco Brana as Ranchester cowboy * Osiride Peverello as Ranchester cowboy *

Jesús Puente Jesús Puente Alzaga (18 December 1930 – 26 October 2000) was a Spanish actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1957 to 2000. In 1954 he represented ''The Taming of the Shrew'' of William Shakespeare at the Teatre Grec. Selecte ...

as Sheriff Tex Slaughter * Monique Saint Claire as Maude Clevenger

Release

''Adiós gringo'' was released in 1965. On its domestic release in Italy, ''Adiós gringo'' was the fourth highest-grossing film of the year. "Byro." commented on the audience reaction to the film at a 22nd street grind house screening in New York which was laughing at the film more than enjoying it.

Reception

From contemporary reviews, "Byro." of ''

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'' stated the film was the "perhaps the most implausible and contrived" of Italian Westerns.

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* 1965 films Italian Western (genre) films French Western (genre) films Spanish Western (genre) films Spaghetti Western films 1965 Western (genre) films 1960s Italian-language films Films scored by Benedetto Ghiglia 1960s Italian films 1960s French films {{1960s-Western-film-stub