THE MAGNIFICENT THREE

I magnifici tre – Italian title

The Magnificent Three – English title

A 1961 Italian production [Cineproduzioni (Rome)]

Producer: Erno Bistolfi

Director: Giorgio Simonelli

Story: Bruno Coprbucci, Giovanni Grimaldi, Mario Guerra, Giulio Scarnicci, Renzo Tarabusi,

Vittorio Vighi

Screenplay: Bruno Coprbucci, Giovanni Grimaldi, Mario Guerra, Giulio Scarnicci, Renzo

Tarabusi, Vittorio Vighi

Cinematography: Franco Villa [Eastmancolor, widescreen]

Music: Gianni Ferrio

Song: “Un Uomo Vivo” sung by Gino Paoli

Running time: 105 minutes

Cast:

Domingo – Ugo Tognazzi (Ottavio Tognazzi)

Pablo – Walter Chiari (Walter Annichiarico)

Josè – Raimondo Vianello

Alba – Dominique Boschero

Dolores – Anna Ranalli

Juanito – Margaret Rose Keil (Margareth Keil)

Bonarios/El Supremo – Aroldo Tieri

Pedro – Fanfulla  (Luigi Visconti)

Gonzales – Tom Fellegi (Tamas Fellegi)

La Sposa – Lucia Modugno

Mendoza – Alex Revidis (Alexander Revidis)

Nina – Nietta Zocchi (Antnietta Zocchi)
Gorilla - Ciccio Barbi (Alfio Barbi)
bandit leader - Nando Angelini (Ferdinando Angelini)
peon - Eugenio Galadini

With: Bruno Tocci, Tulio Altamura, Franco Jamonte, Giuliano Mancini, Aldo Pini

To defend the population from abuses of the dictator of Bonarios 'El Supremo', who as a hobby kidnaps young women for his wives, including three daughters of the late sheriff, some brave citizens decide to hire gunmen to confront the dictator. To free the three girls, Pablo, Domingo and Jose, all believed to be skilled gunfighters, but in reality the three are actually inept peons of the region, they are later arrested and sentenced to death but escape the firing squad with the help of the three girls and help overthrow the tyrannical El Supremo.