''Blindman'' (also known in Italian as ''Il Pistolero Cieco'', lit. "The Blind Gunfighter") is a 1971

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film directed by Ferdinando Baldi and co-written and co-produced by Tony Anthony. The film's protagonist, played by Anthony, is an homage to Kan Shimozawa's Zatoichi character: a blind transient who does odd jobs and is actually a high-skilled warrior. The film has achieved

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status over the years, mainly due to the involvement of

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, a former member of

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, in one of the roles.

Plot

A blind but deadly gunman is hired to escort 50 mail order brides to their

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husbands. When he is double-crossed by his friends and a Mexican bandit, he heads for Mexico to settle scores and save the women.

Cast

* Tony Anthony as Blindman/Ciego *

as Candy * Lloyd Battista as Domingo * Magda Konopka as Sweet Mama * Raf Baldassarre as El General * Agneta Eckemyr as Pilar * David Dreyer as Dude * Marisa Solinas as Margherita *

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as Domingo Henchman * Franz von Treuberg as Pilar's Father * Carla Brait as Maid * John Frederick as Sheriff * Guido Mannari as Mexican Officer * Fortunato Arena as Mexican Officer * Salvatore Billa as Domingo Henchman * Renato Romano as Skunk (uncredited) * Tito García as Train Engineer (uncredited) *

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as Fat Rifleman (uncredited) * Mal Evans as Bearded Rifleman (uncredited) Brides * Mary Badin * Dominque Badou * Shirley Corrigan * Giuliana Giuliani * Katerina Lindfelt *

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* Alice Mannell * Krista Nell * Helen Parker * Elena Pedemonte * Janine Reynaud * Karin Skarreso * Solvi Stubing * Melù Valente

References

External links

* 1971 films Spaghetti Western films 1970s Italian-language films English-language Italian films 1970s English-language films Films directed by Ferdinando Baldi Films scored by Stelvio Cipriani 1971 Western (genre) films Mexican Revolution films Films shot in Almería Films about blind people 1970s exploitation films 1971 multilingual films Italian multilingual films 1970s Italian films English-language Western (genre) films {{1970s-Western-film-stub