Also in the West c'era una volta Dio

Movie
Original title	Also in the West c'era una volta Dio
Country of production	Italy , Spain
original language	Italian
Publishing year	1968
length	105 minutes
Rod
Director	Marino Girolami
script	Tito Carpi Manuel Martínez draw Amedeo Sollazzo
production	Marino Girolami Rafael Marina
music	Carlo Savina
camera	Pablo Ripoll Alberto Fusi
cut	Antonio Gimeno
occupation
Richard Harrison : Father Pat Jordan Gilbert Roland : Juan Chasquisdo Enio Girolami : Marco Serraldo Roberto Camardiel : Uncle Pink Humberto Sempere : Tommy Raf Baldassarre : Pedro Butcher Rocco Lerro : Miguel Gonzalo Esquiroz José Luis Lluch : Butcher's helper Mirella Pamphili Dominique Boschero : Marta Folco Lulli : Colonel Bob Ford Luis Barboo : Zed

Anche nel West c'era una volta Dio is one of Marino Girolami under the pseudonym Dario Silvestri staged spaghetti westerns , which was not listed in the German-speaking world. The script is based on the basic idea of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island .

content

The old fighter Colonel Bob Ford hides his treasure map in a shabby inn because bandits are chasing him. When they arrive at the inn, he tries to escape over the roof, but braces them and loses his life. The bandits set fire to the inn. The young Tommy, who knows where the treasure map is hiding, tries to save it, but passes out from the heat and is brought to safety by newcomer Pat Jordan; this will also find the treasure map.

The Mexican Chasquito who appears suddenly has a relationship with the restaurant operator Marta and is hired by Pat Jordan, who looks like a gunslinger, but is actually a priest, to get to the Sierra Blanca, because he has the treasure that the Colonel stole from a monastery, wants to bring it back. Chasquito has more selfish ideas, and the bandits are also on their own account. Chasquito kills two groups of bandits by showing them the treasure and shooting them while trying to retrieve it. The priest returns to the monastery with $ 5,000 after placing Tommy in the care of the now wealthy Chasquito.

criticism

“The story is not bad and is also implemented in an entertaining way. The film is really quite good. "

- Christian Keßler : Welcome to Hell, 2002.

"Somewhat entertaining western from the actual comedy director Girolami."

- Ulrich P. Bruckner: For a few more corpses, 2006.

“The twists and turns of the movie come as fast as bullets; this rousing spaghetti western can boast of a powerful direction and excellent camera work, which captures the Spanish filming locations beautifully and adds to the rich action scenes, ”says Paul Gaita in the All Movie Guide.

Remarks

The film song "Heart of stone" is sung by Raoul .

Web links

• Anche nel West c'era una volta Dio in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Lino Miccichè: Storia del cinema italiano, 2001