|
Ace High (1968 Film)
''Ace High'' ( it, I quattro dell'Ave Maria, literally translated as "The Four of the Hail Mary") is a 1968 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed and written by Giuseppe Colizzi and starring Terence Hill, Bud Spencer and Eli Wallach. The film is the second in a trilogy that started with ''God Forgives... I Don't!'' and ended with ''Boot Hill (film), Boot Hill''. Plot The first film in the trilogy, ''God Forgives . . . I Don't'', ended with Cat and Hutch driving away in a wagon in which they possessed the gold from a train robbery by Bill San Antonio, who had apparently died in a dynamite blast. ''Ace High'' begins with Cat and Hutch arriving in El Paso, where they unsuccessfully try to claim the bounty for Bill from his last earthly remains – Bill's boots and hat - even though they have no body or body parts. Failing that, they go to bank manager Harold – whom Bill in the first film disclosed as his partner in setting up the robberies – and announce themselves as Bill. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuseppe Colizzi
Giuseppe Colizzi (28 June 1925 – 23 August 1978) was an Italian film director, writer and producer. Colizzi was best known for his spaghetti westerns starring Bud Spencer and Terence Hill. Filmography * ''Beautiful Families'' (1964) * '' Dio perdona... Io no!'' (1967); a.k.a. ''Blood River'' (US); ''God Forgives...'' (US); a.k.a. ''God Forgives... I Don't!'' (US) * '' I quattro dell'Ave Maria'' (1968); a.k.a. ''Ace High'' (UK) (US); a.k.a. ''Four Gunmen of Ave Maria'' ; ''Have Gun Will Travel'' (UK) * '' La collina degli stivali'' (1969); a.k.a. ''Boot Hill'' (US); a.k.a. ''Boot Hill: Trinity Rides Again'' (US: video box title); a.k.a. ''Trinity Rides Again'' * '' Arrivano Joe e Margherito'' (1974); a.k.a. ''Run, Run, Joe!'' * ''Più forte, ragazzi!'' (1972); a.k.a. ''All the Way Boys'' (US); a.k.a. ''Plane Crazy'' (US) *''Run, Run, Joe! (1974)'' *''Switch In electrical engineering, a switch is an electrical component that can disconnect or connect the conducting path ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remo Capitani
Remo Capitani (19 December 1927 – 14 February 2014), also known as Ray O'Connor and Ray O'Conner, was an Italian actor from Rome. He was probably best known for his role in the western '' They Call Me Trinity'' as Mezcal, a Mexican thief. Capitani died on 14 February 2014 in his hometown of Rome. He was aged 86. Selected filmography * ''Five for Revenge'' (1966) - Gonzales henchman (uncredited) * '' Kill or Be Killed'' (1966) * '' Two Sons of Ringo'' (1966) - Indio henchman (uncredited) * ''Up the MacGregors!'' (1967) - Maldonado henchman (uncredited) * ''Bill il taciturno'' (1967) - Henchman (uncredited) * ''Son of Django'' (1967) - Thompson Henchman (uncredited) * ''Cjamango'' (1967) - Paco (uncredited) * '' The Last Killer'' (1967) - Barrett henchman (uncredited) * '' Death Rides a Horse'' (1967) - Scorta di oro (uncredited) * ''The Dirty Outlaws'' (1967) - Man holding Rope (uncredited) * '' Bandidos'' (1967) - Saloon Patron (uncredited) * ''Buckaroo: The Winchester Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trinity Is Still My Name
''Trinity Is Still My Name'' ( it, ...continuavano a chiamarlo Trinità, lit. "...they kept calling him Trinity") is a 1971 Italian Spaghetti Western comedy film directed by Enzo Barboni. Starring Terence Hill and Bud Spencer, it is a sequel to '' They Call Me Trinity'' (1970). It was shot extensively in Campo Imperatore, Abruzzo. It was the highest-grossing Italian film to that point in time. In 1995 a sequel was made, Sons of Trinity as a continuation of the Trinity series. Plot In the opening sequence, Bambino (Bud Spencer) is walking through the desert carrying his saddle and finds four escaped convicts, from whom he steals their beans and horses. This scene is followed by the opening credits and the title song, after which we see Trinity (Terence Hill) on his travois. He too comes across the convicts frying more beans, and also tricks them. Trinity then continues to his family home and finds Bambino having a bath. Trinity smells so bad that he is told to bathe, too, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
They Call Me Trinity
''They Call Me Trinity'' ( it, Lo chiamavano Trinità...) is a 1970 Italian Spaghetti Western comedy film written and directed by Enzo Barboni (under the pseudonym of E.B. Clucher) and produced by Italo Zingarelli. The film stars Terence Hill and Bud Spencer as two brothers, Trinity and Bambino, who help defend a Mormon settlement from Mexican bandits and the henchman of the land-grabbing Major Harriman. It was filmed on location in Lazio, Italy, with financial backing from West Film. The sequel, ''Trinity Is Still My Name'', was even more successful than ''They Call Me Trinity''. In 1995, '' Sons of Trinity'', starring Heath Kizzier and Keith Neubert, was released as a continuation of the Trinity series. Plot Trinity, a lazy, ne'er-do-well gunfighter with unnaturally fast drawing ability and marksmanship, is dragged on a travois by his horse to a way station and restaurant. There, he encounters a pair of bounty hunters with an injured Mexican prisoner. Trinity calmly takes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For A Few Dollars More
''For a Few Dollars More'' ( it, Per qualche dollaro in più) is a 1965 Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone. It stars Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef as bounty hunters and Gian Maria Volonté as the primary villain. German actor Klaus Kinski plays a supporting role as a secondary villain. The film was an international co-production between Italy, West Germany, and Spain. The film was released in the United States in 1967, and is the second part of what is commonly known as the '' Dollars Trilogy''. Plot The man that many call Manco ("Lefty") is a bounty hunter, a profession shared by a former army officer, Colonel Douglas Mortimer. They separately learn that a ruthless, cold-blooded bank robber, "El Indio", has been broken out of prison by his gang and all but one of his jailers slaughtered. While Indio is murdering the family of the man who had captured him, he is shown to carry a musical pocket watch taken from a woman who had shot herself, as he was raping he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corrado Olmi
Corrado Olmi (24 October 1926 – 29 December 2020) was an Italian actor and comedian. Life and career Born in , , Olmi at very young age attended local amateur dramatic companies in his hometown. He later moved to Rome, where he graduated in law and during his studies attended the Peter Sharoff Theatre Academy. He was a very prolific stage actor, with hundreds of credits in works of prose, |
Leroy Haynes
Leroy Haynes (1914–1986) was an expat American restaurateur and actor who resided in Paris, France. As an actor, he appeared in ''The Butterfly Affair'', ''Bons Baisers de Hong Kong'', and ''Ace High''. His restaurant, Chez Haynes was a well known and iconic restaurant which would be visited by well known actors and entertainers. Background Leroy "Roughouse" Haynes was born Leroy Howard Milton Haynes in Clinton, Kentucky on January 7, 1914 to parents Robert Haynes and M.C. Curine Lena. A student of the arts, he was a Morehouse graduate who got his Roughouse name from his football days. While in the army he came to Europe. While stationed in Germany, he would come to Paris. In 1949, he married Gabrielle Lecarbonnier, a young French woman. Together they opened "Gabby and Haynes", and later Chez Haynes. Later he acted in movies of the gangster genre. He was also the president of the American Fellowship for a period of time. In Adrian Miller's book ''Soul Food: The Surprising Story ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giancarlo Badessi
Giancarlo Badessi (1928 – 2011) was an Italian actor. Life and career Born in Lecco, at the age of almost 40 Badessi gave up his daily job as an accountant to embrace the theatre, making his debut in a stage play directed by Giancarlo Cobelli. He was also active in cinema and on television, often playing character roles. Badessi died in Rome at the age of 83 from a heart attack A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops to the coronary artery of the heart, causing damage to the heart muscle. The most common symptom is chest pain or discomfort which ma ..., on 6 December 2011. Filmography References External links * 1928 births People from Lecco 2011 deaths Italian male film actors {{italy-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riccardo Pizzuti
Riccardo Pizzuti (born 28 May 1934) is an Italian actor and stuntman. He is known for playing the role of gunfighter Morton Clayton in the 1972 film ''Man of the East''. Pizzuti appeared in '' They Call Me Trinity'', and its sequel '' Trinity Is Still My Name''. He often appeared in films featuring the actors Terence Hill and Bud Spencer, usually cast as a villain. He has also been credited as Rick Piper and Peter Whiteman. Partial filmography * ''The Vengeance of Ursus'' (1961) - Fighter (uncredited) * ''Agenti Segreti Contro: I tre nemici'' (1962) - Train Thug (uncredited) * ''The Secret Mark of D'Artagnan'' (1962) - Officer (uncredited) * ''A Queen for Caesar'' (1962) - Soldier (uncredited) * ''D'Artagnan contro i 3 moschettieri'' (1963) - Tavern Fight Soldier (uncredited) * ''The Black Duke'' (1963) - Soldier (uncredited) * ''Spartacus and the Ten Gladiators'' (1964) - Roman Senator and Commander (uncredited) * ''Revenge of The Gladiators'' (1964) - Gladiator (uncredited) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gildo Di Marco
Gildo Di Marco (born 20 January 1946) is an Italian actor. He played Garullo along Fulvio Mingozzi, Werner Peters, Reggie Nalder and Suzy Kendall in ''L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo'' (1970), by Dario Argento, postman in ''Four Flies on Grey Velvet'' (1971), and Desiderio in ''Mala tempora'', by Stefano Amadio. He appeared in Spaghetti Western films such as ''Arizona Colt Returns'' (1970) by Sergio Martino, and '' Bullet for a Stranger'' (1971) by Anthony Ascott. He also appeared in the TV series '' Door into Darkness''. Filmography * ''Ace High'' (1968) as Henchman Choked by Hutch Bessy (uncredited) * '' The 5-Man Army'' (1969) as Mexican in Back of Carriage (uncredited) * ''The Bird with the Crystal Plumage'' (1970) as Garullo * '' Arizona Lets Fly and Kill Everybody'' (1970) as Filthy Bottle * ''Brancaleone at the Crusades'' (1970) * '' Armiamoci e partite!'' (1971) as Pilota tedesco * ''They Call Him Cemetery'' (1971) as Undertaker * ''Trinity Is Still My Name'' (1971 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Molino Rojo
Antonio Molino Rojo (14 September 1926 – 2 November 2011) was a Spanish film actor who appeared primarily in Spaghetti Westerns in the 1960s and 1970s. Biography He made nearly 90 appearances in film between 1955 and 1988 but is probably most recognizable in western cinema for his roles in the Sergio Leone trilogy of Spaghetti Westerns ''A Fistful of Dollars'' (1964), ''For a Few Dollars More'' (1965), and ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'' in 1966. He also appeared in the Sergio Leone picture '' Once Upon a Time in the West'' in 1968, in ''4 Dollars of Revenge'' (1966), etc. Rojo did not always play gang members in the westerns; in ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'', Rojo portrayed a humane commandant at a Union prisoner-of-war camp whose leg was being eroded by gangrene. In the film he told Angel Eyes (Lee Van Cleef) that he knew he was systematically torturing and robbing the Confederate prisoners, and hoped that before he died, he could amass enough evidence to bring Ang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Braña
Frank Braña (born Francisco Braña Pérez; 24 February 1934 – 13 February 2012) was a Spanish character actor. Biography He was born Francisco Braña Pérez in Pola de Allande, Asturias, Spain on 24 February 1934. Also credited as Frank Blank, Francisco Brana, Frank Brana, Frank Branya, Francisco Braña and Paco Braña, his career has been mostly based in Spanish and Italian movies of the spaghetti Western, horror and sword-and-sandal genres, having worked in more than 200 productions from the early 1960s, not always as a supporting actor. He appeared in the Dollars Trilogy by Sergio Leone: '' Per un pugno di dollari'' (1964), he played Blackie in '' Per qualche dollaro in più'' (1965), and '' Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo'' (1966). He appeared in ''Jessy Does Not Forgive... He Kills!'' (1965) along Vivien Dodds, Óscar Pellicer and Luis Induni. He appeared in ''And the Crows Will Dig Your Grave'' (1971) and ''Dallas'' (1972), by John Wood, ''Django Does Not Forgive'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
