50th Anniversary of the “One Damned Day at Dawn… Django Meets Sartana!”

Today marks the 50^th Anniversary of the premier of “One Damned Day at Dawn… Django Meets Sartana” directed by Demofilo Fidani and starring Hunt Powers and Fabio Testi.  The story is about a stagecoach which arrives in Black City bringing the new sheriff, Jack Ronson. The country is under the control of Budd Wheeler, an adventurer who, in league with the Mexican bandit Sanchez, is terrorizing the region. The old telegraph operator, Mc Laren, informs the young sheriff of the code of silence that reigns in the country and the misdeeds that for over five years Sanchez and Budd have committed. Meanwhile in Black City comes an unknown knight - who is actually the "bounty hunter" Django - who checks into the only accommodations available, a shabby tavern. Django has come seeking vengeance for the death of two of his friends and at the same time will try to pocket the large rewards for Sanchez and Budd, meanwhile, the sheriff Ronson has been challenged to a showdown with Budd but Django intervenes and exterminates Budd and his men. The news of the death of Budd unleashes the wrath of Sanchez, who arrives in town with his band. Ronson fights against Sanchez and his henchmen and manages to eliminate them, with the help of Django. When they finally leave Black City, Ronson reveals that he actually is the "bounty hunter" called Sartana.

Quel maledetto giorno d’inverno… Django e Sartana all’ultimo sangue – Italian title

Django e Sartana – Italian title

Lo scerifo – Italian title

Quel Maledetto Giorno d’Inverno… Django e Sartana all’Ultimo – Argentinian title

Django møder Satan – Danish title

Django ontmoet Satan – Dutch title

Django et Sartana – French title

O serifis – Greek title

Oi dyo ektelestes – Greek title

Django e Sartana… ate ao ultimo sangue – Portuguese title

Duell i gryningen – Swedish title

Django and Sartana’s Showdown in the West – English title

One Damned Day at Dawn… Django Meets Sartana            ! – English title

A 1970 Italian film production [Tarquinia Cinematografica (Rome)]

Producer: Demofilo Fidani

Director: Miles Deem (Demofilo Fidani)

Story: Demofilo Fidani

Screenplay: Demofilo Fidani, M.R. Vitelli Valenza (Mila Vitelli)

Cinematography Franco Villa [Eastmancolor]

Music: Coriolano Gori

Running time: 90 minutes

Cast:

Django – Hunt Powers (Jack Betts)

Sartana/Sheriff Jack Ronson – Stet Carson (Fabio Testi)

Bud Wheeler/Willer – Dean Stratford (Dino Strano)

Sheriff Mason – Calogero Caruana

Paco Sanchez – Dennis Colt (Benito Pacifico)

Joe ‘The Worm’ Smith – Lucky McMurray (Luciano Conti)

Dolores – Simone Blondell (Simonetta Vitelli)

Peter Sturges – Franco Pasquetto (Gianfranco Pasquetto)

Widow Sturges – Mariella Palmich (Azzurra Pamphilli)

Frank Cutler – Celso Faria

Paco – Pietro Torrisi

Bill/Willy McLaren – Dan Reesy (Attilio Dottesio)

Mordera – Robert Dannish (Roberto Danesi)

Bart – Antonio Basile

Sanchez henchman – Michael Brank (Michele Branca)

With: Joel Moore, Franco Graziosi, Luciano Pallotta