RETURN OF THE HOLY GHOST

 



Bada alla tua pelle Spirito Santo – Italian title

Le magnifiche canaglie West - Italian title

Return of the Holy Ghost – English title

A 1972 Italian production [CEPA Cinematografica (Rome)]

Producer: Franco Vitolo

Director: Robert Johnson (Roberto Mauri)

Story: Roberto Mauri

Screenplay: Roberto Mauri

Cinematography: Pino Pinori (Giuseppe Pinori) [Eastmancolor, CinemaScope]

Music: Carlo Savina

Running time: 92 minutes

Cast:

Lieutenant Albert Donovan/Spirito Santo/Holy Ghost – Vassili Karis (Vassil Karamesinis)

False Colonel John Mills – Craig Hill (Craig Fowler)

Diego D’Asburg – Ray O’Connor (Remo Capitani)

Elizabeth/Suomi – Daria Norman (Maria Francesca Pomentale)

Banker – José Torres (José Medina)

‘Il Garibaldino’ – Ken Wood (Giovanni Cianfriglia)

‘Morgan the Pirate’ – Augusto Funari

‘The Priest’ – Omero Capanna

Little Thomas – Gaddo Gelli

Caccola – Aldo Berti

Margaret – Lilian Tyrel

Sergeant Carmelo – Salvatore Billa

Colonel John Mills – Tom Felleghy (Tamás Fellegi)

Suomi’s father – Fortunato Arena

Elizabeth/Suomi’s mother – Lina Franchi

Commandant - Attilio Pelegatti

With: Vittorio Fanfoni, Lorenzo Piani, Mafisa Macelloni

Lieutenant Albert Donovan’s handicapped brother, has married the girl he, Spirito Santo, is in love with. Donovan’s earned the nickname Spirito Santo because he always seems to be in the right place at the right time and stands up for justice in an evil and corrupt world. A gang, led by a bandit named Diego of Habsburg, continually robs the gold shipments departing from Fort Phoenix. Lieutenant Donovan is asked to investigate the case and discovers that the bandits grow more frustrated with each robbery because the ingots are replaced by fakes. Diego thinks a treacherous sergeant is behind all of this, but Spirito Santo reckons the affair might be more complicated. Also in suspicion are also cast upon his own commanding officer and a banker