''Uccidete Johnny Ringo'', internationally released as ''Kill Johnny Ringo'', is a

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directed by

Gianfranco Baldanello Gianfranco Baldanello (born 13 November 1928) is an Italian film director, screenwriter and second unit director. He sometimes used the alias Frank G. Carroll. Baldanello is the son of actors Emilio Baldanello and Vanda Vianello (also known as ...

. It is the film debut in the

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genre for

Brett Halsey Brett Halsey (born Charles Oliver Hand, June 20, 1933) is an American film actor, sometimes credited as Montgomery Ford. He appeared in B pictures and in European-made feature films. He originated the role of John Abbott on the soap opera ''The ...

Cast

: Johnny Ringo * Greta Polyn: Annie *

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: Sheriff Parker / Lee Mellin (credited as Lee Burton) *

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: Ray Scott *

Angelo Dessy Angelo Dessy (10 July 1907 - 17 January 1983) was an Italian actor. He appeared in more than fifty films from 1940 to 1974. Filmography References External links * 1907 births 1983 deaths Italian male film actors {{Italy-fil ...

: Jackson * Barbara Loy: Christine Scott *

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: José (credited as William Bogart) *

Attilio Dottesio Attilio Dottesio (16 July 1909 – 12 February 1989) was an Italian film character actor and singer. He appeared in 170 films between 1940 and 1985. Born in Brescia, Dottesio began his career in France, where first he obtained some success ...

Plot

Johnny Ringo is a Texas Ranger out to stop a counterfeiting ring. However, a large part of the story (and of the efforts of the hero) instead involves a triangle drama between big boss Jackson, the rancher Ray Scott, saloon singer Annie – mistress to the former and lover of the latter – and by way of Ray also his sister Christine. The connection of this to the mission of the hero is that Ray may be convinced to testify against Jackson. The real counterfeit artist turns out to be the sheriff - Ringo's partner to the investigation.

Reception

In his investigation of narrative structures in

films, Fridlund takes ''Uccidete Johnny Ringo'' as one example of how stories where the hero is an organizational man on a mission are fleshed out with emotionally invested side-stories, mysteries to be solved and/or unstable partnerships.Fridlund, Bert: ''The Spaghetti Western. A Thematic Analysis''. Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland & Company Inc., 2006 pp. 138-9.

References

External links

* 1966 films Italian Western (genre) films Spaghetti Western films 1966 Western (genre) films Films directed by Gianfranco Baldanello 1960s Italian-language films 1960s Italian films {{1960s-Western-film-stub