50th Anniversary of the premier of “Once Upon a Time in the Wild West”

 

Today marks the 50^th anniversary of the premiere of “Once Upon a Time in the West” directed by Vincenzo Matassi, Enzo to his friends, and starring Gordon Mitchell, Vincent Scott, Dennis Colt and Malisa Longo. The story is about Joe (Dennnis Colt) and Rico (Vincenyt Scott) are brothers who live together in a ramshackle hut with their crude, dirty parents. The brothers themselves are not too clean either and, furthermore, not given too much work, whiling away much of their time with brutal fisticuffs. Their shrewish mother (Franca Scagnetti), tired of seeing this, sends them away to Stranger Town, where they are to join their successful saloon-owner brother Mike/Bill (Gordon Mitchell) in the hope that they make good. Two pretty saloon girls unaccountably fall for the pair but after Mike/Bill loses all of his money in a game of cards the brothers return home and back to square one and are once again fighting it out.

 

C’era una volta questo pazzo pazzo west – Italian title

Pazzo… pazzo West – Italian title

A Dupla Maluca no Oeste – Brazilian title

Les ravageurs de l’Ouest – French title

Il etait une fois, l’Ouest fou, fou, fou – French title

Era un loco Oeste – Spanish title

Aquel loco, loco Oeste – Spanish title

The Crucified Girls of San Ramon – English title

It was a Crazy Crazy West – English title

Once Upon a Time in the Wild Wild West – English title

 

A 1973 Italian film production [Emat Cinematografica (Rome)]

Producer: Enzo Matassi (Vincenzo Matassi)

Director: Enzo Matassi (Vincenzo Matassi)

Story: Giuseppe Fontani

Screenplay: Francisco Degli Espinosa

Cinematography: Ugo Brunelli [Eastmancolor, Vistavision]

Music: Francesco Santucci

Song: “?” sung by Little Rita (Rita Pavone)

Running time: 89 minutes

 

Cast:

Mike/Bill – Gordon Mitchell (Charles Pendleton)

Rico – Vincent Scott (Vincenzo Matassi)

Joe – Dennis Colt (Benito Pacifico)

Enzo – Lucky MacMurray (Luciano Conti)

Dolores – Malisa Longo (Maria Longo)

Flo – Fiorella Magalotti

Chico – Pepe Pugliese (Alberto Pugliese)

Ma – Franca Scagnetti

Pa – Attilio Tosato

Man in black – Ivan Greeve

Saloon girl – Dada Gallotti (Alba Gallotti)

Poker player – Ignazio Bevilacqua

Saloon brawler – Franco Corso (Francesco Corso)

Girlfriend – Milena Morris

Pianist – Mauro Vestri

With: Pino Frontani (Giuseppe Frontani)