Tuesday, December 26, 2023

50th anniversary for the premier of “For a Book of Dollars”

 

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the premier of “For a Book of Dollars” directed by Renzo Girolami and starring Lincoln Tate, Jean-Claude Jabes, Gigi Bonos and Gabriella Farinon. The film tells the story of a bounty hunter name Amen (Lincoln Tate) who is hired by a group of nuns to recover stolen money. The nuns are however, female desperadoes in disguise, who want the booty pillaged by an outlaw named Catapult Jean-Claude Jabes) and his gang.

 

Più forte sorelle - Italian title

Per un breviario di dollari - Italian title

Más fuerte, hermanas - Argentinian title

Kansas City - French title

Des dollars plein la gueule - French title

Drei Nonnen auf dem Weg zur Hölle - German title

For a Book of Dollars - English title

 

A 1973 Italian film production [New Films (Rome)]

Producers: Silvio Battistini, Alan Steel

Director: Renzo Spaziani (Renzo Girolami)

Story: Franco Vietri (Francesco Vietri)

Screenplay: Franco Vietri (Francesco Vietri)

Cinematography: Mario Parapetti [color]

Music: Nando De Luca

     Song: “Catapult” sung by Eldorado Stones

Running time: 82 minutes

 

Cast:

Amen - Lincoln Tate (James Kennelly)

Catapult - Jean-Claude Jabes (Gianclaudio Jabes)

Catapult henchman - Gill Roland (Gilberto Galimberti), Oscar Giustini, Angelo Casadei,

     Virgilio Ponti, Marcello Meconizzi, Silvano Zuddas, Omero Capanna

Sister Angela/Clementine Jackson - Gabriella Farinon

Timothy - Gigi Bonos (Luigi Bonos)

Jane – Susy Monen (Suzy Monen)

Nuns - Clara Colosimo, Franca Maresa

Dentist - Carlo Monni

Bank manager – Alfonso Sarlo

Bank teller – Luciano Zanussi

Deputy sheriff - Lorenzo Piani

Henchman - Serafino Profumo

Mammola - Sandro Scarchilli

Catapult victim – Augusto Funari, Enrico Chiappafreddo

With: Francesco D’Adda (Francesco Salvaterra)

Master or arms: Gilberto Galimberti



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