50th Anniversary of the premier of “Aquasanta Joe”.

 Today marks the 50^th anniversary of the premier of “Aquasanta Joe” (Holy Water Joe) directed by Mario Gariasso and starring Lincoln Tate, Ty Hardin and Richard Harrison. The film tells the story of a bounty hunter named Joe (Tate) who put his savings in a bank. When gangster Jeff Donovan robs the bank, he sets out to get his money back but rivalry within the gang of thieves make things complicated and the Union army is also interested in arresting the gang.

 

Acquasanta Joe – Italian title

Se incontri un pistolero non chiedergli il nome, spara: potrebbe essere Acquasanta Joe –

     Italian title

Joe, o Pistoleiro – Brazilian title

Joe eau-benite – Spanish title

Los violentos de Texas – Spanish title

Acquasanta Joe – French title

Weihwasser Joe – German title

Prisjagaren – Swedish title

Holy Water Joe – English title

 

A 1971 Italian film production [Daunia 70 Film (Rome)]

Producer: Robert Paget (Mario Gariazzo)

Director: Mario Gariazzo

Story: Mario Gariazzo

Story: Mario Gariazzo, Nando Poggi (Ferdinando Poggi)

Cinematography: Franco Villa [Eastmancolor, Cinemascope]

Music: Marcello Giombini

Running time: 97 minutes

 

Cast:

Acquasanta/Holy Water Joe – Lincoln Tate (James Kennelly)

Jeff Donovan – Ty Hardin (Orson Hungerford II)

Charlie Bennett – Richard Harrison

Estella – Silvia Monelli

Sergeant Butch – Pietro Ceccarelli

‘The Sicilian’ – Tuccio Musumeci (Concetto Musumeci)

‘The General’ – Fidel Green (Fedele Gentile)

Jim – Lee Banner (Giulio Baraghini)

Banker – Dante Maggio

Bank patron – Lina Franchi

Roulette gambler - Gennarino Pappagalli (Gennarino Pappagalli)

‘The General’ – Robert Fizz (Roberto Fiz)

Captain - Alfredo Rizzo

Lieutenant – Adriano Vitale

Army officer - Giuseppe Tuminelli

Donovan hnehman – Anthony Freeman (Mario Novelli), Domenico Maggio (Vincente

     Maggio)

Donovan bugler – Virgilio Ponti

Gunmen – Rick Boyd (Federico Boido), Ferdinand Poggi (Ferdinando Poggi),

     Giancludio Jabes (Jean-Claude Jabes)

Confederate Lieutenant – Sergio Serafini

Confederate Lieutenant – Sergio Serafini

Confederate soldier – Valerio Tordi

Saloon girl – Rosa Torosh (Rosita Torosh)

Hotel clerks – Marco Ruan, Fulvio Pellegrino

Soldier – Aldo Formisano

Gunman – Lanfranco Ceccarelli

With: Pietro Manzella (Pietro Rosella), Enrico Casadei, Giulio Mauroni, Gilberto Galimberti, Omero Capanna, Lorenzo Fineschi