Thursday, February 10, 2011

THE FORGOTTEN PISTOLERO



Il pistolero dell’Ave Maria - Italian title
Tierra de gigantes - Spanish title
El pistolero olvidado - Spanish title
El Pistolero del Ave Maria - Spanish title
Cruel venganza - Spanish title
El Pistolero del Ave Maria - Argentinian title
Le dernier des salauds - French title
Les pistoleros de l'Ave Maria - French title
Seine Kugeln pieifen das Todeslied - German title
Der Kugeln fur ein Ave Maria - German title
1 stiletto, 3 pistolia, 1 aghoni - Greek title
O pistoleiro esquecido - Portuguese title
Viva Pistolero - Swedish title
Den bortglömda gunfightern - Swedish title
Döden rider igen - Swedish title
Gunmen of the Ave Maria - English title
The Forgotten Pistoleros - English title
The Forgotten Pistolero - English title

A 1969 Italian, Spanish co-production [B.R.C. Produziones (Rome), Izaro Film (Madrid)]
Producer: Manolo Bolognini
Director: Sam Livingston (Ferdinando Baldi)
Story: Piero Anchisi, Ferdinando Baldi, Vincenco Cerami, Federico De Urrutia, Mario di Nardo
Screenplay: Piero Anchisi, Ferdinando Baldi, Vincenco Cerami, Federico De Urrutia, Mario di Nardo
Cinematography: Mario Montouri [Eastmancolor, CinemaScope]
Music: Roberto Pregadio, Franco Micallizi
Running time: 88 minutes

Cast:
Sebastian Carrasco - Leonard Mann (Leonardo Manzella)
Anna Carrasco - Luciana Paluzzi
Rafael Garcia - Peter Martell (Pietro Matellanza)
Thomas/Tomás - Alberto de Mendoza
General Juan Carrasco - José Suárez (José Sánchez)
Francisco - Piero Lulli (Giusva Lulli)
Isabella Carrasco - Pilar Velázquez (Maria Lorente)
Juanito/Ignacio - Luciano Rossi
Conchita - Barbara Nelli
Maria ‘La Bruja’ - Silvana Bacci
Inez - Mirella Pamphili (Azzurra Pamphilli)
Ignacio - Franco Pesce (Francesco Pesce)
padre - Enzo Fiermonte (Vincenzo Fiermonte)
Miguel - José Manuel Martín (José Perez)
preacher - Franco Gulà (Francesco Gulà)
Francisco henchmen - José Terron ( José Penaranda), Renzo Pevarello, José Riesgo (José Cortina)
Carrasco soldier - Rafael Albaicin (Ignacio-Rafael Albaicin)
with: Eugenio Galadini, Nicola Solari, Maria Di Incoronato, Omero Capanna


On his return home after a long war, Mexican General Juan Carrasco is assassinated by Thomas, an adventurer who, taking advantage of the general’s absence, has stolen away the love of his wife Anna. The two children of Carrasco, Sebastian and Isabelle, witness the killing of their father, but they manage to escape with the help of a faithful nurse. Fifteen years later, the two children, have become adults, they decide to return to their birthplace to take revenge on their evil mother and her lover. Aided by Raphael, which they are linked to the children as childhood friends, Sebastian and Isabelle, manage to escape a series of attacks by the henchmen of Thomas. Blinded by the terror of his approaching end, Thomas kills Anna before falling in turn under a hail of gunfire by Sebastian. Anna reveals that she is not their mother but that Sebastian and Isabelle are actually the children of a servant of General Carrasco. Accomplishing their revenge, Sebastian and Isabelle share their triumph with Raphael, leaving behind their old house in flames and ride off to begin a new life.

YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJV3d7GWKjA

2 comments:

  1. A solid film all around. One of my favorites!

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  2. I plan on remaking the film and calling it, "Sebastian The Pistolero". It will tell the tale of Sebastian and Rafael getting revenge on Don Tomas for the brutal murder of Sebastian's father. I will play Sebastian and hopefully the film will be successful. As always, wish me luck.

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