50th anniversary of “Man of the East”

 

Today marks the 50^th Anniversary of the premier of “Man of the East” directed by E.B. Clucher (Enzo Barboni) and starring Terence Hill, Gregory Walcott, Harry Carey Jr., Dominic Barto and Yanti Somer. The story dwells on the journey to obtain his inheritance the son of an English viscount Sir Thomas Fitzpatrick Phillip Moore (Terence Hill) who leaves his homeland for the United States where his father had to flee after a scandal in which he then devoted himself to the business of being a bandit. To the friends of Thomas’ Bull (Gregory Walcott) Holy Joe (Harry Carey Jr.) and Monkey Smith (Dominic Barto) the dapper dandy that rides a horse strangely, and always goes unarmed, looks like a fish out of water and needs to be taught the ways of the west. Soon the pioneers who think they can take advantage of him begin to think again.

 

E poi lo chiamarono il Magnifico – Italian title

Magnifico, l'uomo dell'Est – Italian title

El Magnifico – French title

Et maintenant, on l’appelle El Magnifico – French title

Eastman – French title

Trinity... E Agora Me Chamam O Magnifico – Brazilian title

Podivné dědictví – Czechoslovakian title

Av min arm – Danish title

Mies idästä – Finnish title

Verflucht, verdammt un Halleluja – German title

Ein Gentleman im Wilden Westen – German title

Trinita: O anthropos ap' tin Anatoli – Greek title

Vigyázat, Vadnyugat! – Hungarian title

Czlowiek ze wschodu – Polish title

E agora chaman-lhe Magnifico! – Portuguese title

Y después le llamaron el magnífico – Spanish title

I després li van dir el magnífic – Spanish title

Mannen från öst – Swedish title

Clovek z vzhoda – Yugoslavian title

A Man from the East – English title

Man of the East – U.S.A. title

 

A 1972 Italian, French, Yugoslavian film co-production [P.E.A. (Rome), Les Productions

     Artistes Associés (Paris), Jadran Film (Zagreb)]

Producer: Alberto Grimaldi

Director: E.B. Clucher (Enzo Barboni)

Story: E.B. Clucher (Enzo Barboni)

Screenplay: E.B. Clucher (Enzo Barboni)

Cinematography: Aldo Giordani [Technicolor, Techniscope]

Music: Guido & Maurizio De Angelis

     Song: “Don’t Lose Control” sung by Gene Roman

     Song: “Jesus Come to My Heart” sung by Nora Orlandi, 4x4 chorus

Running time: 125 minutes

 

Cast:

Sir Thomas Fitzpatrick Phillip Moore – Terence Hill (Mario Girotti)

Bull Schmidt/Bill – Gregory Walcott (Bernard Mattox)

Holy Joe/John – Harry Carey, Jr.

Monkey Smith – Dominic Barto

Candida Austin/Olsen – Yanti Sommer (Yanti Valio)

Morton Clayton – Riccardo Pizzuti

Frank Austin/Olsen – Enzo Fiermonte

Iris – Danika La Loggia

Sergeant Liget – Jean Louis

Jeremiah – János Bartha (János Barto)

Ebenezer – Elio Angelucci

Tim – Alessandro Sperli

Saloon patrons – Dante Cleri, Marcello Verziera, Giovanni Cianfriglia, Osiride Pevarello,

     Franco Ukmar, Gilberto Galimberti, Emilio Messina, Omero Cappana, Paolo Figlia,

    Giancarlo Bastianoni, Roberto Alessandri

Bounty Hunters – Sal Borgese (Salvatore Borgese), Tony Norton (Antonio Monselesan)

Prisoners – Salvatore Baccaro, Merio Dardanelli, Tony Casale

Austin henchman – Spartaco Conversi, Mario Dionisi

Ben Gilligan – Fortunato Arena

Saloon waiter – Roberto Messina

Saloon owner – Caludio Ruffini

Saloon patrons – Angelo Boscariol, Franco Daddi, Sergio Testori, Virgilio Ponti, Rocco Lerro, Roberto Alessandri, Giancarlo Bastianoni

Saloon brawlers – Aldo Dell’Acqua (Arnaldo Dell’Acqua), Gaetano Scala, Emilio

     Messina, Renzo Pevarello, Marcello Verziera, Franco Ukmar, Paolo Figlia, Aldo

     Dell’Acqua (Arnaldo Dell’Acqua), Omero Cappana, Gaetano Scala, Bruno Arie,

     Giovanni Cianfriglia, Osiride Pevarello

Dice player – Dan Sturkie (Daniel Sturkie)

Prison warden – Pupo de Luca (Giovanni de Luca)

Prisoners – Aristide Caporale, Marcello Meconizzi, Salvatore Baccaro, Mario Dardanelli,

     Tony Casale

Stable owner – Steffen Zacharias

Stage station owner – Luigi Casellato

Stagecoach driver – Antonio Danesi

Stagecoach passenger – Luciano Bonanni, Gennarino Pappagalli

Man in carriage – Gennarino Pappagalli

Woman with dog - Margherita Horowitz

Train passenger – Furio Meniconi

Man in church – Farber Bernard (Bernard Farber), Dante Cleri

Woman with dog – Margaret Horowitz (Margherita Orowitz)

Duel spectator – Mike Monty (Michael O’Donahue), Ettore Arena

With: François René Gerber, Rigal Suzanne Leone, Dalusa Harris, Luigi Antonio Guerra, Mario Dominici, Giancarlo Nacinelli, Mauriel Bauducco, Marco Renis