Wednesday, March 11, 2020

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



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