Wednesday, August 3, 2011

HEROES OF THE WEST

Gli eroi del West - Italian title
Los héroes del Oeste - Spanish title
Los grandes de Texas - Spanish title
Heroes del oeste - French title
Two Against All - English title
Heroes of the West - English title

A 1963 Italian, Spanish co-production [Cineproduzione Emo Bistolfi (Rome), Fenix Cooperativa Cinematografica (Madrid)]
Producer: Emo Bistolfi
Director: Steno (Stefano Vanzina)
Story: Sandro Continenza (Alessandro Continenza), Mario Guerra, Jose Mallorqua (Jose Figuerola), Steno (Stefano Vanzina), Vittorio Vighi (Vittoriano Vighi)
Screenplay: Sandro Continenza (Alessandro Continenza), Mario Guerra, Jose Mallorqua (Jose Figuerola), Steno (Stefano Vanzina), Vittorio Vighi (Vittoriano Vighi), Renzo Tarabusi
Cinematography: Tino Santoni (Clemente Santoni) [Eastmancolor, Vistavision]
Music: Gianni Ferrio, Manuel Parada (Manuel de la Puente)
Song: "La ballata del West" sung by Sandro Alessandroni (Alessandro Alessandroni)
Song: "La ragazza del saloon" sung by Nora Orlandi
Running time: 95 minutes

Cast:
Mike - Walter Chiari (Walter Annichiarico)
Colorado - Raimondo Vianello
Margaret - Silvia Solar (Genevieve Couzain)
Barbara - Maria Anderson (Maria Gonzalo)
Sherry - Monica Randall (Aurora Sarasa)
Mayor Ortes - Tomas Blanco (Tomas Garcia)
Bill - Benny Deus (Venancio Mejuto)
Pablo/Jessie - Miguel del Castillo
Gomez - Antonio Peral (Juan Peral)
travelers - Bruno Scipioni, Mercedes Lobato
doctor - Xan das Bolas (Tomas Pena)
Jonathan - Santiago Rivera
judge - Adolfo Arles
Ezequiel - Antonio Jiminez Escribano


In a western parody, two outlaws, make their living robbing the passengers of stagecoaches. They are finally apprehended and sentenced to hang. The Mayor of a the town makes a deal with them for a cut of the profits. He substitutes them for the heirs of a rich mine. They fight, survive duels, Indian attacks and assassins. In the end the two rogues end up defending the family they were hired to rip-off.

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