50th anniversary of the premier of “The Boldest Job in the West”

 Today marks the 50^th anniversary of the premier of “El más fabuloso golpe del Far West” (The Boldest Job in the West”, directed by Jose Antonio de la Loma and stars Mark Edwards, Carmen Sevilla, Fernando Sancho, Charley Bravo and Piero Lulli. The film tells the story of a gang of seven outlaws devise a plan to rob the bank of Sun Valley. Their intention is to blow out the floor of the bank from a tunnel dug under the street to retrieve the safe. To accomplish this, they blow up several of the town's buildings as a diversionary tactic. Each gang member has a specific task to do during the robbery and everything goes as planned. The gang rides off to their hideout cabin in the nearby snowy mountains. Then the tension starts and one of the outlaws gets greedy and steals the loot. A shootout between the gang ensues and the horse carrying the bank money returns to Sun Valley. Reyes (Fernando Sancho), one of the bandits, follows the horse trying to retrieve the money but when he's seen in town he's given a hero's welcome for getting the money back.

 

El más fabuloso golpe del Far West – Spanish title

Nevada - El más fabuloso golpe del Far West – Spanish title

Hold-Up à Sun Valley – French title

O golpe mais fabuloso do oeste – Brazilian title

Suuri pankkiryöstö - Finnish title

A Maior Proeza do Oeste - Portuguese title

Det stora bankrånet – Swedish title

The Boldest Job in the West – English title

 

A 1971 Spanish, Italian, French film co-production [Promofilm (Barcelona), Action Film

     (Rome), Les Films Number One (Paris)]

Producers: José María Caracasoma, Pierre Kalfon

Director: José Antonio (José Antonio de la Loma)

Story: José Antonio de la Loma

Screenplay: José Antonio de la Loma

Cinematography: Hans Burmann (Hans Sánchez), Antonio Millan (Antonio Albinana)

     [Eastmancolor]

Music: Stelvio Cipriani

     Song: “They Call it Gold” sung by Don Powell

Running time: 101 minutes

 

Cast:

Michigan - Mark Edwards

Marion - Carmen Sevilla (Maria Galisteo)

El Reyes - Fernando Sancho (Fernando Les)

Poldo - Charley Bravo (Ramon Bravo)

Jeremiah - Piero Lulli (Giusva Lulli)

Budd - Yvan Varella

Sophia - Barbara Carrol (Barbara Carroll)

Lupe - Patty Shepard (Patricia Shepard)

Sheriff - Jaime Picas (Jaume Picas)

Deputy Ronny - Poldo Bendandi

Sergeant Jess Calloway - Frank Braña (Francisco Pérez)

Changito - Juanito Santiago

Little Steve – Fernando Bilbao

Poker player - Osvaldo Genazani (Osvaldo Genazzani)

Barman - Miquel Bordoy (Miguel Bordoy i Gil)

Marian’s maide - Mercedes Linter (Mercédès Molinar)

Non-paying hotel guest - Gaspar 'Indio' Gonzalez

With: Ivan Roberto, J. Lintermans (Aurelien Lintermans)