50th Anniversary of the release of “Black Jack”

Today marks the 50^th anniversary of the premier of “Black Jack” in Rome, Italy. Partly filmed in Israel the film starred Robert Woods in one of his greatest roles. Outlaw leader Jack “Black Jack” Murphy lives with his sister Estelle and her husband Peter in a ghost town. Black Jack and his gang rob the bank in Tusca City. Everything goes as planned but once the gang has the loot they try and double cross Jack. Murphy at first is able to outsmart them and makes of with all the cash. Indian Joe betrays Jack and leads the gang to the ghost town. When the gang catches up with him they take back the money, torture Jack and rape Estelle who is later scalped and killed. Jack is overcome with rage and revenge and tracks down the gang one-by-one. Jack kidnaps Skinner’s daughter Julie and takes her to the ghost town. Peter overcome with grief accidentally stabs and kills Jack, thinking he is Indian Joe, but before dying Jack shoots and kills Sanchez. An alternative ending shows only Jack being shot.

Black Jack – Italian title

Un i dannati della violenza – Italian title

Un uomo per cinque vendette – Italian title

Den Sorte Sheriffstjerne – Danish title

À genoux, Django – French title

Black Joe – French title

Django spielt das Lied vom Tod – German title

Auf die Knie, Django! – German title

Auf die Knie, Django, und leck mir die Stieffel! – German title

Oi Epta ekdikitai – Greek title

Un bandolero chamado Black Jack – Spanish title

Black Jack – English title

A 1968 an Italian, Israel film co-production [Cinematografica Mercedes, Ronbi International

     Film (Rome), Desert Studios (Tel Aviv)]

Producers: Fernando Franchi, Alexander Hakohen, Pierfranco Malaspina

Director: Gianfranco Baldanello (Gianfranco Merano)

Story: Luigi Ambrosini

Screenplay: Gianfranco Baldanello (Gianfranco Merano), Augusto Finocchi, Marios

     Mattei (Mario Maffei), Luigi Ambrosini

Cinematography: Mario Fioretti [Eastmancolor, widescreen]

Music: Lallo Gori (Coriolano Gori)

Running time: 99 minutes

Cast:

Jack “Black Jack” Murphy/Django - Robert Woods

Skinner/Sanchez - Rik Battaglia (Caterino Battaglia)

Susan Sorella - Lucienne Bridou

Gordon - Federico Chentrens

Julie Skinner – Dalia Lahav (Dali Bresciani)

Reb - Larry Dolgin (Maurice Dolgin)

Peter - Nino Fuscagni (Serafino Fuscagni)

Estelle - Sascia Krusciarska

Indian Joe - Mimmo Palmara (Domenico Palmara)

Rodrigo - Ivan Scratuglia (Giovanni Scratuglia)

Billy - Freddy Unger (Goffredo Unger)

Mack - Tom Felleghy (Tamás Fellegi)

Miguel - Luciano Bonanni

Printer - Silvio Bagolini

With: Giovanni Bonadonna, Romano Magnino, Omero Capanna