''Cry, Onion!'' ( it, Cipolla Colt, link=no, lit. "Onion Colt", also known as ''The Smell of Onion'') is a 1975

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comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Enzo G. Castellari Enzo Girolami Castellari (born 29 July 1938) is an Italian director, screenwriter and actor. Life and career Early life Castellari was born in Rome into a family of filmmakers. His father was a boxer turned film maker Marino Girolami. His uncle ...

. It is openly comedic and parodic.

Cast

Release

''Cry, Onion!'' was released in Italy on 25 August 1975.

Trivia

The film was broadcast on

Tele 5 Tele 5 is a German free-to-air television channel that broadcasts classic American films, series, cartoons and Japanese anime. On 3 July 2020, Discovery, Inc. agreed to acquire the channel from Leonine Holding, completing the purchase on 1 Se ...

as part of the programme format

SchleFaZ ''SchleFaZ'' [] () ("The worst movies ever/of all times") is a satirical film series of the German private broadcaster Tele 5. In this series, mainly B-movies, which are characterized by particularly bad workmanship or unintentionally funny idea ...

in season 2.

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* 1975 films 1970s Western (genre) comedy films Films directed by Enzo G. Castellari 1970s parody films Italian parody films Spaghetti Western films Films scored by Guido & Maurizio De Angelis Films with screenplays by Luciano Vincenzoni Films with screenplays by Sergio Donati Works about petroleum Films shot in Almería 1975 comedy films Films produced by Zev Braun 1970s Italian-language films 1970s Italian films {{1970s-Italy-comedy-film-stub