''Cry, Onion!'' ( it, Cipolla Colt, link=no, lit. "Onion Colt", also known as ''The Smell of Onion'') is a 1975
Spaghetti Western
The Spaghetti Western is a broad subgenre of Western films produced in Europe. It emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone's film-making style and international box-office success. The term was used by foreign critics because most ...
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by
Enzo G. Castellari.
It is openly comedic and parodic.
Cast
Release
''Cry, Onion!'' was released in Italy on 25 August 1975.
Trivia
The film was broadcast on
Tele 5
Tele 5 is a German free-to-air television channel that broadcasts classic American films, series, cartoons and Japanese anime.
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as part of the programme format
SchleFaZ
''SchleFaZ'' [] () ("The worst movies ever/of all times") is a satirical film series of the German private broadcaster Tele 5. In this series, mainly B-movies, which are characterized by particularly bad workmanship or unintentionally funny idea ...
in season 2.
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1975 films
1970s Western (genre) comedy films
Films directed by Enzo G. Castellari
1970s parody films
Italian parody films
Spaghetti Western films
Films scored by Guido & Maurizio De Angelis
Films with screenplays by Luciano Vincenzoni
Films with screenplays by Sergio Donati
Works about petroleum
Films shot in Almería
1975 comedy films
Films produced by Zev Braun
1970s Italian-language films
1970s Italian films
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