50th Anniversary of the “Unholy Four”

50 years ago today the “Unholy Four” premiered in Rome, Italy. The film represents the directorial debut of Enzo Barboni, who was, until then, a respected cinematographer. He replaced Ferdinando Baldi, who was fired by the producer Manolo Bolognini because of his insistence in wanting to engage the actress Annabella Incontrera in the role of Sheila.

Noted for it’s catchy but overused main theme by Riz Ortolani and an excellent cast of Spaghetti regulars.

Ciakmull, l’uomo della vendetta – Italian title

Ciakmull – Italian title

De bastaard van Dodge City – Belgian title

Chuck Mull-O Homen da Vingança – Brazilian title

Ciakmull, O Homem da Vingança – Brazilian title

Bastarden fra Dodge City – Danish title

De Bastaard van Dodge City – Dutch title

De wreker – Dutch title

Kostaja – Finnish title

Le batard de Dodge City – French title

Django – Die Nacht der langen Messer – German title

Ein Toter rechnet ab – German title

Tzak Moya – Greek title

Ta 4 pistolia tou Vorra – Greek title

Ciak Mull, o ekdikitis – Greek title

O Homem da Vingança – Portuguese title

Ciakmull, puerta abierta al infierno – Spanish title

Bailando con la luna – Spanish title

Ballant solta la lluna – Spanish title

4 vilda män – Swedish title

Batinin 4 devi – Turkish title

Chuck Mool – English title

The Unholy Four – English title

A 1969 Italian production [B.R.C., PAC (Rome)]

Producer: Manolo Bolgnini

Director: E.B. Clucher (Enzo Barboni)

Story: Franco Rossetti

Screenplay: Mario d Nardo, Franco Rossetti, Luca Montefiori

Cinematography: Mario Montouri [Eastmancolor]

Music: Riz Ortolani (Riziero Ortolani)

Running time: 95 minutes

Story: Amnesiac Chuck Moll escapes from an asylum and arrives at a town where everybody seems to be afraid of him.

Cast:

Chuck Moll – Leonard Mann (Leonardo Manzella)

Woody – Woody Strode (Woodrow Strode)

Silver – Peter Martell (Pietro Martellanza)

Hondo – Luca Montefiroe (Luigi Montefiore)

John Caldwell – Helmuth Schneider

Mr. Udo – Lucio Rosato

Alan Caldwell – Alain Nayà

Ben/Sam – Dino Strano

Tom Udo – Andrew Ray (Andrea Aureli)

Gamblers – Luciano Rossi, Lorenzo Fineschi, Sergio Smacchi

Saloon girl – Silvana Bacci

Sheriff – Enzo Fiermonte (Vincenzo Fiermonte)

John – Salvatore Billa

Jack – Remo Capitani (Renato Capitani)

Burt – Romano Puppo

Caldwell henchman – Paolo Magalotti

Sheila Udo – Evelyn Stewart (Ida Galli)

Flaming Bill – Osiride Pevarello

Big John – Emilio Messina

Tug of war announcer – Dante Cleri

Bounty hunters – Remo De Angelis, Pietro Ceccarelli

Asylum warden – Fortunato Arena

Saloon brawlers Giovanni Cianfriglia, Claudio Scarchilli, Roberto Dell’Acqua

Townsman – Vittorio Fanfoni

With: Giuseppe Lauricelli, Umberto Di Grazia, Gilberto Galimberti