Today marks the 50th Anniversary of the premier of “Quel
caldo maledetto giorno di fuoco” (Gatling Gun) directed by Paolo Bianchini and
starring Captain Chris Tanner (Woods) and John Ireland. Not a traditional
western it plays more like a mystery film. Woods is let out of prison to track
down an outlaw named Tarpas (Ireland) who has kidnapped Richard Gatlin and his
famous gun. Tarpas wants a huge sum to deliver Gatlin to the U.S. Government
and offers the gun to the Confederate forces for another huge sum. Disguised as
a pardon prisoner who lives with his brothers near the town where the
kidnapping occurred, Tanner recruits the help of the local doctor played by
(Roberto Camardiel). Together they
defeat Belle Boyd and Mr. Bishop who are working for the Confedercy and
then stop Tarpas before he can make it to Mexico. There’s plenty of suspense
and action to satisfy westerns fans and drama fans alike. Robert Woods told me
this is his most favorite western that he made.
Quel caldo
maledetto giorno di fuoco - Italian title
La ametralladora
- Spanish title
Kulomet zabiják -
Czechoslovakian title
Dollars til
Django - Danish title
Miljoonan
dollarin ase - Finnish title
Avec Django ça va
saigner - French title
Cette chaude
maudite journee de feu - French title
Django spricht
kein Vaterunser - German title
O iroas, to
katharma kai o prodotis - Greek title
A Metralhadora -
Portuguese title
Jakten pa Gattlin
Gun - Swedish title
Prvi mitraljez
divljeg zapada - Yugoslavian title
That Damned Hot
Day of Fire - English title
The Day of Fire -
English title
Machine Gun
Killers - English title
Million Dollar
Ransom - English title
Gatling Gun -
English title
A 1968 Italian,
Spanish film co-production [Fida Cinematografica (Rome), Atlántida Films
(Madrid)]
Producer: Edmondo
Amati
Director: Paolo
Bianchini
Story: Paolo
Bianchini, Claudio Failoni, Franco Calderoni, José Luis Merino (José Boves)
Screenplay: Paolo
Bianchini, Claudio Failoni, Franco Calderoni, José Luis Merino (José Boves)
Cinematography: Marin
Francisco Harrada (Francisco Marín Harrada) [Technicolor,
Techniscope]
Music: Piero
Piccioni (Gianpiero Piccioni)
Running time: 100
minutes
Story: Richard
Gatling wants to offer the machine gun he has invented to the government, but
Tarpas has other ideas and kidnaps the man along with his prototype. Chris
Tanner then tries to track them down.
Cast:
Captain Chris
Tanner/Django - Robert Woods
Tarpas - John
Ireland
Belinda/Belle Boyd
- Evelyn Stewart (Ida Galli)
Martha Simpson -
Candice Lagen (Claudie Lange)
Mr. Bishop -
Gérard Herter (Gerhard Herter)
Jonathan Wallace
- Lewis Jordan (Tiziano Cortini)
Richard Gatlin -
Ennio Balbo (Enrico Balbo)
Gatlin assistant
- Fidel Gonzales
Doctor Alan
Curtis - Roberto Camardiel (Roberto Escudero)
Ryckert - George
Rigaud (Pedro Delissetche)
Miss Treble -
Rada Rassinov (Rada Djrassimovic)
Pinkerton - Tom
Felleghi (Tamás Fellegi)
Tarpas henchmen - Claudio Ruffini, Freddy Unger (Goffredo Unger),
Ivan Scratuglia (Giovanni
Scratuglia), Salvatore Billa, Angelo Susani
Jeremiah Grant -
Furio Meniconi
Bill Hutton -
Ferdinando Poggi
Scott Grant -
Fernando Bilbao (Fernando Elgezabal)
Ted Grant - Ugo
Adinolfi
Tim Grant – Antonio
Alfonso
General Thompson – Corrado Sonni
Rodeo announcer - Alfonso de la Vega
Card player -
Alberigo Donadeo
Stunts: Salvatore
Billa, Ferdinando Poggi
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