Cjamango celebrates 50th Anniversary

50 years ago “Cjamango” premiered in Rome, Italy. Cjamango has won a sack of gold in a poker game from a Mexican bandit. His winnings are soon taken when he is attacked by the gangs of El Tigre and Don Pablo. He is injured but nursed back to health by Perla and her brother Little Manuel. Meanwhile Don Pablo and El Tigre fight amongst themselves over the stolen gold. When Cjamango is well enough to ride he tracks them down and tries to pit one gang against the other. To complicate matters a black-clad whisky seller named Clinton becomes part of the battle. In the end a final shootout settles the matter and the whisky salesman turns out to be a Pinkerton detective.

The film was a big hit and led to a sequel and spawned several clones.

Cjamango – Italian title

Cjamango – Brazilian title

Cjamango - O Vingador – Brazilian title

Кджаманго – Bulgarian title

Les deux pistolets de Chiamango – French title

Django – Kreuze im blutigen Sand – German title

Cjamango – Greek title

Cjamango, o vingador – Portuguese title

La codicia del botin – Spanish title

Blodshamnaren-Cjamango – Swedish title

Cjamango – Turkish title

Cjamango – English title

A 1967 Italian production [CIO Film, Intercontinental Productions (Rome)]

Producer: Vincenzo Musolino

Director: Edward G. Muller (Edoardo Mulargia)

Story: Glenn Vincent Davis (Vincenzo Musolino)

Screenplay: Glenn Vincent Davis (Vincenzo Musolino), Fabio Piccioni

Cinematography: Vitaliano Natalucci [Technicolor, Techniscope]

Music: Felice Di Stefano

Running time: 90 minutes

Cast:

Cjamango - Sean Todd (Ivan Djrassimovic)

Perla Hernandez - Hélène Chanel (Hélène Stoliaroff)

Clinton - Mickey Hargitay (Miklos Hargitay)

Don Pablo - Livio Lorenzon

El Tigre/Taylor - Piero Lulli (Giusva Lulli)

Manuel Hernandez - Giusva (Giuseppe Fioravanti)

Mexican gambler - Pedro Sanchez (Ignacio Spalla)

Hernandez - Bill Jackson (Vincenzo Musolino)

Sancho - Nino Musco

Sancho’s friend - Salvatore Campochiaro

Don Pablo henchman - F. Coplan (Fabio Coplan)

Johnny - Ivan Scratuglia

El Tigre henchmen - Rick Boyd (Federico Boido), S. Sagnotti (Sergio Sagnotti), Michele Branca, Amerigo Castrighella, Enrico Chiappafreddo

Paco - Remo Capitani (Renato Capitani)

Danny – Dino Strano

Guitarist - Asaynoa Runachagua

With; G. Sabbatini (Giorgio Sabbatini)