That was Buffalo Bill
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | That was Buffalo Bill |
| Original title | Buffalo Bill, l'eroe del Far West |
| Country of production | Italy , France , Germany |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1964 |
| length | 95 (German v. 89) minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Mario Costa (as John W. Fordson ) |
| script |
Louis Agotay Pierre Corti Luciano Martino Nino Stresa Sigfrido Tomba Ernesto Gastaldi |
| production | Solly V. Bianco |
| music | Carlo Rustichelli |
| camera |
Massimo Dallamano (as Jack Dalmas ) |
| cut | Jolanda Benvenuti |
| occupation | |
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That was Buffalo Bill is an early spaghetti western in German co-production , which premiered in Germany in November 1964. Mario Costa's film received little critical attention.
action
There is peace between whites and Indians. But with the Sioux, two men compete for the lead: White Pen and Yellow Hand. The latter would like to oppose the whites by force of arms; White pen relies on diplomacy. The American President Grant sends the experienced trapper Buffalo Bill to secure the armistice. Colonel Peterson, who is responsible for the Indian territory, is a racist and is of no great help; he involves the Indians in a skirmish, but comes under their control. Buffalo Bill saves his life, clings to the heels of the gangster Monroe, is badly injured by Yellow Hand and nursed to health by the daughter of White Feather. Monroe kidnaps this daughter with the help of the Yellow Hand and blames the Colonel's soldiers for the crime. Buffalo Bill can only persuade the Indians to give them a day's deadline with difficulty. In this he succeeds in eliminating the gangsters under the leadership of Big Sam Donaldson, taking down the arms smugglers with Captain Hunter and thus bringing back the chief's daughter. Yellow hand has played out - at the end of the day, Bill can announce compliance with the peace treaty.
criticism
On the one hand, the critics testified to the traditional style of the film ("This western fishes in the American pool of legends that it only splashes. Although there is already the Winnetouesque dichotomy" Good Indians vs. Bad Indians ", one has to admit that Costner is still very much here is far away. ”;“ Despite its mixed European ancestry, the atmosphere of the film is so convincing that it can compete with any average American product. ”), but also gave bad marks (“ Broad-based, template-like Western adventure with emphatically martial actions . ";" A transfer of the muscleman Hercules to the Wild West that completely disfigures the historically guaranteed role of this figure. Boring, badly made and more than superfluous. ").
synchronization
Gordon Scott will be voiced by Michael Chevalier , Piero Lulli by Arnold Marquis and Mario Brega by Martin Hirthe .
Web links
- That was Buffalo Bill in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Christian Keßler : Willkommen in der Hölle, 2002, p. 44.
- ^ Monthly Film Bulletin, quoted from Joe Hembus , Das Westernlexikon, 1996
- ↑ That was Buffalo Bill. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Protestant film observer ; Ev. Munich Press Association, Review No. 58/1965
- ↑ Synchronized files