''Gunslinger's Revenge'' () is a

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directed by

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and starring Leonardo Pieraccioni,

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and

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. The screenplay was written by Veronesi and Pieraccioni, based on the novel by Vincenzo Pardini.

Plot

The story begins in 1860 in Basin Field, a small (fictional) village on the slopes of the great mountains that border

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in the "Far West." The film depicts the idealistic lifestyle of an

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farmer, his Indian wife and half-breed son, who narrates the tale. The main characters are "Doc" (Pieraccioni), the village doctor, his Indian wife Pearl (Holt) and their son Jeremiah. Their idyllic life is disrupted when Doc's father Johnny Lowen (Keitel), an old

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, suddenly shows up on the farm. Johnny says he has returned home to find rest and to finally retire. The family is not happy with his return, given his past lifestyle and mistreatment of his family. After his arrival in the village, Jack Sikora (Bowie), a killer who has been chasing Johnny for years, and his two henchmen hear he has returned. Jack is determined to kill Johnny, and does everything in his power to force his rival to accept a

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. Mary, the Saloon madam tries to kill Sikora, but is killed in the process. Given Jonny's reluctance to accept a duel, Jack kidnaps Doc's son Jeremiah. Johnny accepts the duel in order to save Jeremiah, but ultimately the

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manages to kill Jack by an accidental fire.

Cast

* Leonardo Pieraccioni as Doc Lowen *

as Johnny Lowen *

as Jack Sikora *

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as Pearl *

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as Mary * Jim van der Woude as Joshua * Yudii Mercedi as Jeremiah * Michelle Gomez as Leather girl *

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as Mrs. Willow * Jimmy Herman as Indian Grandfather *

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as Indian Grandmother * Lorenzo Wilde as lieutenant

Box office

The film was one of the highest grossing films of the year in Italy with a gross of $6.7 million.

References

1990s Italian-language films Films shot in Italy 1998 films 1998 Western (genre) films Spaghetti Western films Films directed by Giovanni Veronesi Films scored by Pino Donaggio 1990s Italian films {{1990s-Italy-film-stub