El macho
Movie | |
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Original title | El macho |
Country of production | Italy |
original language | Italian |
Publishing year | 1977 |
length | 110 minutes |
Rod | |
Director |
Marcello Andrei (as Mark Andrew ) |
script | Marcello Andrei Fabio Pittorru |
production |
Riccardo Billi Alberto Pani Nicola Vinzi |
music | Marcello Ramoino |
camera | Luciano Trasatti |
cut | Otello Colangeli |
occupation | |
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El Macho is the title of a spaghetti western from 1977 starring the Argentinian boxer Carlos Monzón , directed by Marcello Andrei . The film has not yet received a German-language publication.
action
El Macho, an adventurer and gambler, looks like the outlaw El Buitre, who works with the gentleman bandit Hidalgo - always well-groomed and wearing gloves. El Buitre is fatally wounded in a stagecoach raid on Hidalgos and El Buitres, in which they loot the gold belonging to the banker Ted Ross and later dies. The banker and sheriff persuade El Macho to take on the role of bandit in order to get the gold back; for this he should receive a reward of $ 10,000.
El Macho was successful for a long time until Buitre's girlfriend, Kelly, discovered the fraud, but also discovered together with Macho that the banker and the sheriff were playing a fraudulent game to deceive the insurance company. They manage to outsmart everyone; so you can now enjoy the gold.
criticism
“The only purpose of the film is to present ex-boxer Monzon, who is doing well; Unfortunately, the direction is not up to date. The presented landscape is a bit too green, despite the limestone. The buildings and furnishings, like the figure drawing, are of secondary importance and the dialogues and the plot are weak in character, ”says G. Cèbe.
Christian Keßler points out that the best idea of the film is to let the superchauvi El Macho play the role of a rather cowardly contemporary. “Unfortunately, the script doesn't come up with any other surprises. (...) Even Trasatti's image guidance is completely uninspired. "
Remarks
Sammy Bardot interprets the theme song .
Contrary to several sources, the film is a purely Italian production by "SB Produzione".
Web links
- El Macho in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The film at comingsoon
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ecran 73 November 1977th
- ↑ Keßler, in: Welcome to Hell. 2002, p. 92
- ^ Entry at the Archivio del Cinema Italiano