50th Anniversary of the premier of “God is My Colt .45”

Today marks the 50^th anniversary of the premier of “God is My Colt .45”. The film was directed bu Luigi Batzella using the alias Dean Jones and stars Jeff Cameron, Christa Nell and Donald O’Brien. In Langford City, a gang led by Manuel (Mark Davis), who works for the dishonest Federal Inspector Klinger (John Turner), terrorizes the farmers of the region. Army Captain Jackson (Jeff Cameron), a native of Langford, is given five days to defeat the outlaws as an undercover agent. Klinger takes possession of a map of a silver mine by killing Burton Prior, and kidnaps Mary (Christa Nell), the daughter of Prior and former girlfriend of Jackson. Jackson, ambushes and wipes out most of the gang and then goes looking for Klinger, who has fled to Mexico, where, after dealing with the arrogant and cowardly Manuel, captures the inspector. Jackson manages to escape and in a final duel eliminates Klinger.

La colt era il suo Dio - Italian title

Nur Gott war sein Colt - German title

Der Colt des Rächers - German title

Nur der Colt war sein Gott - German title

O Colt era o seu Deus - Brazilian title

Le colt était son dieu - French title

Les ames damnes de Rio Chico - Spanish title

Pistol of God - English title

God is My Colt .45 - English title

 

A 1972 Italian, German film co-production [Virginia Films (Rome), Regina Film

     (Munich)]

Producer: Theo Maria Werner

Director: Dean Jones (Luigi Batzella)

Story: Arpad De Riso

Screenplay: Arpad De Riso, Ivan Katansky (Luigi Batzella)

Cinematography: Giorgio Montagnani [Eastmancolor, widescreen]

Music: Vasili Kojucharov

Running time: 101 minutes

 

Cast:

Captain Mike Jackson - Jeff Cameron (Giovanni Scarciofolo)

Mary Bryan - Christa Nell (Doreis Kristanel)

Collins - Donald O’Brien (Donal O’Brien)

Ramon Bradley - Giulio Baraghini

James Klinger - John Turner (Gino Turini)

Manuel - Mark Davis (Gianfranco Clerici)

Richard Curtis - William Mayor (William Major)

Alan - Irio Fantini

Carol Curtis - Sophia Kammara (Sofia Roda)

Saloon girl – Laila Shed

Piano player - Emilio Zago

Ted Curtis – Alfredo Rizzo

Hired killers – Franco Daddi, Gianclaudio Jabes, Angelo Susani

Collins henchman – Franco Ukmar, Giancarlo Ukmar, Giovanni Ukmar

Major - Mauro Mannatrizio

Sheriff Bill Harris - Attilio Dottesio

Bill Bryan - Aniello Palladino

Company man – Alessandro Perella (Alessandro Perrella)

Peddler - Salvatore Campochiaro

Pablo – Xiro Papas

Bandit – Rinaldo Zamperla

Paquita - Esmeralda Barros (Esmerlinda Barros)