L'ostaggio

Movie
Original title	L'ostaggio
Country of production	Italy
original language	Italian
Publishing year	1975
length	85 minutes
Rod
Director	Luigi Valanzano
script	Letizioa Liofredi
production	Salvatore Mirabella
music	Alessandro Blonksteiner
camera	Ugo Brunelli
cut	Marcello Malvestito
occupation
Aldo Ballanti : Sheriff Johnny Tony Biccari : Billy the Liar Marco Mirabella : Maniscaclo Walter Battistelli : The Left Handed Kid Massimo Passeretti : Postman Walter Manzi : Desperado Annarita D'Orazio : saloon dancer Simona Pittaro : saloon dancer Franco Mari : Indian chief Vittorio Falzon : journalist

L'ostaggio is a 1975 incurred spaghetti westerns , where under the direction of Luigi Valanzano only children play the roles of the protagonists. The film has not yet been shown in German-speaking countries.

action

In the Wild West, Billy the Liar kidnaps a young girl's dog. So she calls on her friend, Sheriff Johnny, to help. On his pursuit of the fugitive, Johnny also has to deal with Indians, but after shootings, fights and a train robbery he can finally catch the criminal and give him a few lashes as punishment.

Remarks

In the course of the success of Bugsy Malone , a handful of films were made that tried to draw their charm by the fact that typical roles of the genres used were filled by children; Another Western example is the Little Kid and his saucy gang . The concept was quickly used up and none of the laggards films were exceptionally successful.

The film, which was only available for distribution in a few copies, was shot in the "Cave Studios".

Web links

• L'ostaggio in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ film entry at the Archivio del Cinema Italiano
2. ^ Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari: Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film vol. 4. Dal 1970 al 1979, tomo 2, MZ. Rome 1996, p. 116