SHANGO

Shango, la pistola infallible – Italian title

Shango – Brazilian title
Shango - O Pistoleiro Implacável – Brazilian title
Shango - Vivo ou Morto – Brazilian title
Shangos letzter Kampf – German title
Otan o Satanas kratai pistol – Greek title
Shango o akatanikitos – Greek title
Shango, la pistol infallible – Italian title
Shango – English title
 
A 1970 Italian production [P.A.C., S.E.P.A.C. (Rome)]
Producer: Pino De Martino
Director: Edward G. Muller (Edoardo Mulargia)
Story: Antonio de Teffè, Edoardo Mulargia
Screenplay: Antonio de Teffe, Edoardo Mulargia
Cinematography: Gino Santini [Eastmancolor, Colorscope]
Music: Gianfranco Di Stefano
Running time: 96 minutes
 
Cast:
Shango – Anthony Steffen (Antonio de Teffe)
Major Droster – Eduardo Fajardo
Martinez – Maurice Poli
Consuelo – Barbara Nelli
Pedrito – Giusva Fioravanti (Giuseppe Fioravanti)
Fernandez – Attilio D’Ottesio (Attilio Dottesio)
Pamela – Gabriella Giorgelli
Scott – Massimo Carocci
Bragna – Spartaco Conversi
Tana/Peno – Liana Del Bazo (Eliano del Bazo)
Pedro – Angelo Dessi (Angelo Desideri)
Rosalia – Adriana Giuffrè
Manuel – Franco Pesce (Francesco Pesce)
Marisol – Mirella Pompili (Mirella Pamphili)
Salvador – Andrea Scotti
Mexicans – Renzo Pevarello, Pietro Torrisi, Elio Angelucci
With: Angelo Susani, Gilberto Galimberti, Claudio Ruffini, Franco Ukmar [master of arms]

The Ranger Shango is the prisoner of ex-Confederate Major Droster, and a Mexican bandit, Martinez - who have installed themselves as masters in a village of poor peasants. Unexpectedly he regain his freedom and finds refuge in the home of a peon, Fernandez, who asks for help, for themselves and for the others, against the two oppressors. While the henchmen of the Mexican search for Shango throughout for the entire village, the elusive ranger eliminates them one by one, till Martinez, unable otherwise to get the better of him, decides on a plan to blackmait the peons by threatening to kill their wives unless Shango is turned over to him. Pretending to surrender to Martinez, Shango is lead to the the bandit, but the ranger, quickly pulls a gun, killing both him and the survivors of his gang. Now Droster pretends to want to give up the fight against Shango, which until now has preferred to send his men into the fray with Martinez. He moves away from the village, only to return and by surprise, catching the ranger off guard and disarmed. Protected by the wives of the peons, however, Shango manages to get a gun and kill the major and his men.

 

Film link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSUqr-Fv5xc