''Dynamite Jack'' is a 1961 French-Italian

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directed by

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and starring

Fernandel Fernand Joseph Désiré Contandin (8 May 1903 – 26 February 1971), better known as Fernandel, was a French actor and singer. Born near Marseille, France, to Désirée Bedouin and Denis Contandin, originating in Perosa Argentina, an Occitan ...

Eleonora Vargas Eleonora Vargas is an Italian film actress. She played Prisca in ''Gladiator of Rome'' (1962), and Horpina in '' Invasion 1700'' (1962). She appeared in '' Il terrore dei barbari'', ''The Hanging Woman'' (1972), by José Luis Merino, and ''Dina ...

and

Lucien Raimbourg Lucien Raimbourg (1903–1973) was a French film, stage and television actor. He appeared in the original performance of Samuel Beckett's '' Waiting for Godot''.Blair p.421 Selected filmography * ''L'affaire est dans le sac'' (1932) - Le client ...

.Walker p.198 A Frenchman moves to

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in the

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era, only to find he is the exact image of the notorious local outlaw Dynamite Jack. The film's sets were designed by the art director

Robert Giordani Robert Giordani (1902-1981) was a French art director.Pirolini p.182 He designed the sets for more than eighty productions during his career. Selected filmography * '' Arlette and Love'' (1943) * '' Rooster Heart'' (1946) * '' The Three Cousins' ...

Cast

as Dynamite Jack / Antoine Espérandieu *

as Dolores *

as Sheriff Scotty *

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as Sergeant Bob *

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as Pegeen O'Brien *

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as Louis le Borgne * Claude d'Yd as Charlie McGregor *

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as Henri * Viviane Méry as Jeanne * Marcelle Féry as Loulou * Joe Warfield as Michel * Colin Drake as Larry Schultz * Carl Studer as Barman Fred

References

Bibliography

* Walker, Janet. ''Westerns: Films through History''. Routledge, 2013.

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0054834 1961 films French Western (genre) comedy films Italian Western (genre) comedy films French historical comedy films Italian historical comedy films 1960s historical comedy films 1960s French-language films Films directed by Jean Bastia Films set in the 19th century Films set in Arizona 1960s Western (genre) comedy films 1960s Italian films 1960s French films