''Man, Pride and Vengeance'' ( it, L'uomo, l'orgoglio, la vendetta, german: Mit Django kam der Tod is a 1967

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written and directed by

Luigi Bazzoni Luigi Bazzoni (25 June 1929 - 1 March 2012) was an Italian director and screenwriter. Born in Salsomaggiore Terme, Italy, Bazzoni was the elder brother of the film director and cinematographer Camillo Bazzoni and a cousin of the Academy Award w ...

and starring

Franco Nero Francesco Clemente Giuseppe Sparanero (born 23 November 1941), known professionally as Franco Nero, is an Italian actor, producer, and director. His breakthrough role was as the title character in the Spaghetti Western film '' Django'' (1966), ...

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, and

Klaus Kinski Klaus Kinski (, born Klaus Günter Karl Nakszynski 18 October 1926 – 23 November 1991) was a German actor, equally renowned for his intense performance style and notorious for his volatile personality. He appeared in over 130 film roles in a c ...

. It is a

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adaptation of the

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Carmen ''Carmen'' () is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the Carmen (novella), novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first perfo ...

'' by

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, and is one of the few Westerns not only filmed, but also set in Europe.

Plot

When stalwart Spanish soldier Don José meets the stunningly beautiful Carmen, he becomes instantly obsessed with the mysterious gypsy woman. After discovering she has cheated on him with his Lieutenant, Jose kills the officer during a brawl and flees the city. Forced to become a bandit, Jose partners with Carmen's villainous husband Garcia to rob a stagecoach and prove his love for the seductive femme fatale.

Cast

as Don José *

as Carmen *

Klaus Kinsky Klaus Kinski (, born Klaus Günter Karl Nakszynski 18 October 1926 – 23 November 1991) was a German actor, equally renowned for his intense performance style and notorious for his volatile personality. He appeared in over 130 film roles in a c ...

as Lt. Miguel Garcia *

Lee Burton 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 engin ...

as Tanquiero *

Franco Ressel Franco Ressel (8 February 1925 – 30 April 1985) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1961 and 1985. He was born in Naples, Italy and died in Rome, Italy. Selected filmography * ''La cento chilometri'' (19 ...

as Lt. Pepe *

Karl Schönböck Karl Schönböck (4 February 1909 in Vienna – 24 March 2001 in Munich) was an Austrian actor.Alberto Dell'Acqua Alberto Dell'Acqua (born 14 March 1938) is an Italian actor and stuntman. He appeared in more than forty films since 1955 mostly Italian Spaghetti Western The Spaghetti Western is a broad subgenre of Western films produced in Europe. It emerge ...

as Remendado * Marcella Valeri as Dorotea * Maria Mizar as Maria * Mara Carisi as Nina *

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as Juan * Hans Albrecht as Miguel

Release

''Man, Pride and Vengeance'' was released in December 1967. It was released in West Germany in 11 October 1968.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pride And Vengeance 1967 films 1967 Western (genre) films West German films 1960s Italian-language films Spaghetti Western films Films based on Carmen Films directed by Luigi Bazzoni Films scored by Carlo Rustichelli Films with screenplays by Suso Cecchi d'Amico Films shot in Almería Films about Romani people 1960s Italian films