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Romano Puppo
Romano Puppo (25 March 1933 – 11 May 1994) was an Italian stuntman and actor. Life and career Born in Rome, Puppo debuted in 1961 in the Mauro Bolognini's drama '' Careless'', and after a number of very minor roles he soon became a regular of Italian genre cinema in roles of henchmen and villains. Mainly active in Spaghetti Westerns and Poliziotteschi films, he was also cast as the Paolo Villaggio's antagonist in a number of comedies. He was hired as Lee Van Cleef's stuntman and double stand-in by director Gianfranco Parolini for his ''Sabata'' trilogy, and was one of his pallbearers in 1989. He served as his stuntman in a number of films including '' Sabata'' (1969), ''Commandos'' (1968) along Giampiero Albertini, and ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'' (1966) along Benito Stefanelli. Puppo died in a motor scooter accident while having a heart attack, aged 61. Selected filmography * '' Gli uomini dal passo pesante'' (1965) - Paine Cordeen * '' Agent 3S3: Massacre in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rome
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Benito Stefanelli
Benito Stefanelli (2 September 1928 – 18 December 1999) was an Italian film actor, stuntman and weapons master who made over 60 appearances in film between 1955 and 1991. Biography and career Stefanelli is best known in world cinema for his roles as henchmen in several of Sergio Leone's Spaghetti Western films, portraying gang members in the trilogy of films ''A Fistful of Dollars'' (1964), ''For a Few Dollars More'' (1965), and ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'' (1966). He played the town drunk in ''Wanted'' (1967) starring Giuliano Gemma and Serge Marquand. In his career, Stefanelli appeared in countless other western films and he worked simultaneously as a stunt coordinator (particularly during the 1960s and early 1970s) on the films that he performed in including those of Sergio Leone. A fluent English speaker, he also reportedly served as Clint Eastwood's interpreter together with Bill Thompkins on the set of ''A Fistful of Dollars''. Selected filmography * '' Ulysse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bootleggers (1969 Film)
''Bootleggers'' ( it, Cinque figli di cane, es, América rugiente) is a 1969 Italian-Spanish crime-action film written and directed by Alfio Caltabiano and starring George Eastman and Wayde Preston. Set in the U.S., it was shot between Spain and Amalfi. Cast * George Eastman as McGowan aka "The Irish" * Wayde Preston as Grimm Doyle * Graziella Granata as Letizia * Tano Cimarosa as Moncio * Archie Savage as Jeremiah * José Suárez as "The Engineer" * Eduardo Fajardo as Sir Louis Baymond * Nello Pazzafini as Gangster at Brothel * Antonella Murgia as Mary * Gianni Solaro as Inspector * Sandro Dori as Mary's husband * Tito García Pablo García González, known as Tito García (1931–2003) was a Spanish actor. Biography Working as a torero in his youth, he played a minor role in ''Pelusa'' (1961). After this, he intended to dedicate himself to an acting career, and ... as Prison warden Charlie * Goyo Lebrero as The Barber * Gia Sandri as Brothel Madam * Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death On High Mountain
''Death on High Mountain'' ( it, La morte sull'alta collina) is a 1969 Italian-Spanish western film directed by Fred Ringold, written by Enzo Gicca Palli and José Mallorquí Figueroa, produced by Bruno Turchetto and scored by Luis Enríquez. It stars Agnès Spaak, Frank Brana, and Jesús Guzmán. Cast * Peter Lee Lawrence as Loring Vandervelt * Louis Dawson as Francis Parker / Mark Harrison * Tano Cimarosa as General Valiente * Agnès Spaak as Daphne Vandervelt * Antonio Gradoli as Frank Braddock * Giovanni Pazzafini as Billiard Player * Silvio Bagolini as Stevens * Giampiero Littera Giampiero Littera (born 25 June 1938) is an Italian former film actor. Life and career Born in Rome, Littera, while still a teenager, made his film debut in Luciano Emmer's ''High School''. Four years later, after completing his high school stud ... as Sheriff * Barbara Carroll as Arlena Braddock * Jesús Areta as Agustine References External links * {{IMDb title, 0064698 1969 West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rita Of The West
''Rita of the West'' ( it, Little Rita nel West, also known as ''Crazy Westerners''), is a 1967 Italian "musicarello"- Spaghetti Western film directed by Ferdinando Baldi. Plot Little Rita is a traveling fun fighter, the "bestest in the West", who is helping the Native American chief Silly Bull with his goal to gather and destroy the white man's gold, which has ruined the world. To do this she has run-ins with parodies of popular western characters, including Django and Ringo. She is captured by Mexican bandit Sancho and his men, who want the secret to where the gold is being hidden (in a cave near the Native American village). Though she refuses to talk, she is rescued by Black Star, a cowboy from "far away", who saw her get kidnapped. She takes him with her back to Silly Bull, but after she realizes she's in love with him, Black Star tries to steal the gold from the cave. Silly Bull turns him over to the "white man's" court, where he pleads guilty and is sentenced to death. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madigan's Millions
''Madigan's Millions'' ( It: ''Un dollaro per 7 vigliacchi'', Sp: ''El Millón de Madigan'') is a 1968 Italian-Spanish comedy crime film directed by Stanley Prager and produced by Sidney W. Pink. The movie was shot in 1966 but was not released for two years. It stars Dustin Hoffman, in his first movie role, as Jason Fister, a young U.S. Treasury Dept. official sent to Rome to recover a large sum of money owed to the United States government by a deceased mobster. The film is in the lowbrow comedy genre, with comic stop-action chase scenes, as well as many scenes involving Spaghetti Western-style gunplay on the streets of Rome. Hoffman's Fister is a seemingly naive and mild-mannered bureaucrat with a sense for sniffing out phonies. The interiors of the film were shot largely in Spain, with exteriors in Rome. Plot Cast * Dustin Hoffman – Jason Fister * Elsa Martinelli – Vic Shaw * Cesar Romero – Mike Madigan * Gustavo Rojo – Lt. Arco * Fernando Hilbeck – Burke * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond The Law (1968 Italian Film)
''Beyond the Law'' ( it, Al di là della legge) is a 1968 Spaghetti Western film directed by Giorgio Stegani and starring Lee Van Cleef as Cudlip, Antonio Sabàto Sr. as Ben Novack and Gordon Mitchell as Burton. It was first distributed in the United States in 1971. Synopsis After robbing a stagecoach, the bandit Billy Joe Cudlip (Lee Van Cleef) becomes the friend of Czech immigrant Ben Novack, an honest engineer working for the mine company of Silvertown. Cudlip is determined to "go straight", and after earning the trust of the citizens he is named the new sheriff of Silvertown. But does he really want the job, or just access to the valuable shipments of the town's silver? Cast * Lee Van Cleef as Billy Joe Cudlip/Billy Joe Cuddler * Antonio Sabàto as Ben Novack * Lionel Stander as Preacher * Graziella Granata as Sally Davis * Gordon Mitchell as Burton * Bud Spencer as James Cooper * Ann Smyrner as Betty * Herbert Fux as Denholm * Enzo Fiermonte Enzo Fiermonte (17 July 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunman Sent By God
''Il pistolero segnato da Dio'' () is an Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Giorgio Ferroni and starring Anthony Steffen. Plot Cast * Anthony Steffen as Roy Kerry * Richard Wyler as Coleman * Ken Wood as Owl Roy * Liz Barret as Maggie * Andrea Bosic as Jonathan Murphy * Tom Felleghy as Bludy * Gia Sandri as Dora * Ennio Balbo as Thomas Claridge * Rina Franchetti as Miss Claridge * Nello Pazzafini * Benito Stefanelli Production ''Il pistolero segnato da dio'' directed the film under his name he used for Westerns Calvin Jackson Padget. It was filmed at Elios Studios and on location in Rome. Richard Stapley spoke about the film stating he was introduced to the film by his agents who told him Ferroni was a "first-class director" and that Stapley would "have a great time working with him." Stapley recalled he was furious with the director as he was cast as "the baddie, which was not the most important part. I had never played a baddie before, but he told me that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Times Seven
''Seven Times Seven'' ( it, Sette volte sette) is a 1968 Italian crime comedy caper directed by Michele Lupo and starring Gastone Moschin. Plot A gang of prison inmates escape and rob the UK's Royal Mint. They then sneak back to prison. Cast * Gastone Moschin as Benjamin Burton * Lionel Stander as Sam car thief * Raimondo Vianello as Bodoni * Gordon Mitchell as Big Ben * Paolo Gozlino as Bingo (as Paul Stevens) * Nazzareno Zamperla as Bananas * Teodoro Corrà as Briggs * Erika Blanc as Mildred * Terry-Thomas as Police Inspector * Turi Ferro as Bernard * Adolfo Celi as Jail Manager * Paolo Bonacelli Paolo Bonacelli (born 28 February 1937) is an Italian actor. He is best known for his performance as the Duke de Blangis in Pier Paolo Pasolini's final film, ''Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom'' (1975). He was in '' Midnight Express'' (1978) as t ... as Jail warden * Ray Lovelock as Mildred's lover * Gladys Dawson as Miss Higgins * Neil McCarthy as Prison warden Mr. Docherty R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Day Of Anger
''Day of Anger'' ( it, I giorni dell'ira, lit. "The Days of Wrath") is a 1967 Spaghetti Western film directed and co-written by Tonino Valerii and starring Lee Van Cleef and Giuliano Gemma, and features a musical score by Riz Ortolani. The film credits the novel ''Der Tod ritt dienstags'' ("Death Rode on Tuesdays") by Ron Barker (Rolf O. Becker) as its basis, although Valerii and screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi have attested that this credit was primarily included to appease the West German co-producers, and that although some scenes are partially borrowed from it, the film is not an adaptation of Becker's novel. ''Day of Anger'' was Valerii's second film, as well as his second Spaghetti Western, following ''Taste for Killing''. Valerii went on to film his third Spaghetti Western, '' The Price of Power'', also featuring Gemma, in 1969. Plot Scott is a young man working as a street sweeper in the town of Clifton, Arizona. Scott is looked down upon by the town people, as he has neve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Rides A Horse
''Death Rides a Horse'' ( it, Da uomo a uomo, lit=As man to man) is a 1967 Italian Spaghetti Western directed by Giulio Petroni, written by Luciano Vincenzoni and starring Lee Van Cleef and John Phillip Law. Plot Bill ( John Phillip Law), a boy whose father was killed and mother and sister were raped and murdered in front of him by a gang, sets out 15 years later to exact revenge, having used the time to become an expert marksman with a gun. Each of the outlaws bears a characteristic that Bill memorized while watching his family slaughtered and his house set on fire: the first has a tattoo of four aces on his chest, the second a scar, the third one a distinctive earring and the fourth (who was the one who saved young Bill from the burning house) wears a necklace bearing a skull; while he saw the face of the fifth, he never saw the face of the man who saved him from the fire. As he begins his journey, a gunfighter named Ryan (Lee Van Cleef) is released from a prison after serving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Gundown
''The Big Gundown'' ( it, La resa dei conti, lit=The Settling of Scores) is a 1966 Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Sollima, and starring Lee Van Cleef and Tomas Milian. Plot Possessing a reputation for bringing criminals to justice, ready-to-retire bounty hunter Jonathan Corbett (Lee Van Cleef) is summoned to a party by a Texas railroad tycoon by the name of Brockston ( Walter Barnes), whose daughter is getting married. Brockston plants the seed that Corbett should consider a run for the Senate, but not before doing one last bounty hunt. Brockston offers Corbett his political backing in exchange for tracking down a 12-year-old girl's accused rapist and murderer, who goes by the name of Cuchillo (Tomas Milian), a Mexican who is fleeing back to his native land. Cuchillo means "knife" in Spanish, which is the rascal’s weapon of choice. Corbett expects it to be easy, even offering to do it as a wedding gift. Corbett sets out in pursuit of Cuchillo, who is not as dumb a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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