50th anniversary of the premier of “My Name is Nobody”

 

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the premier of “Il mio nome è Nessuno (My Name is Nobody) directed by Sergio Leone and starring Henry Fonda and Terence Hill. It tells the story of the young and carefree Nobody (Terence Hill) who is more easily to joke than to use his gun (of which, he is very skilled). He has as his idol the legendary gunslinger Jack Beauregard (Henry Fonda). The old, tired, man - who has a score to settle with the man who killed his brother Red (Leo Gordon) - is content to fetch some gold, now wanting to leave the West and embark for Europe. When Nobody, comes across his hero he refuses to believe the disappointing truth and decides Beauregard cannot leave before letting him live out one last adventure, which will 'make history': the extermination of 'The Wild Bunch', one hundred and fifty outlaws who terrorize the western states of the Union. Nobody uses his wits, so as to force the reluctant Jack to face the gang, which fall under the blows of his rifle. In a bizarre final duel, intended to give glory to no one, Nobody pretends to kill Jack, then sees him climb onto the ship that will lead eventually to Europe.

The film took in 3,385,835 lire and the film ranks 3^rd on the all-time list of most profitable Spaghetti westerns.

 

Il mio nome è Nessuno – Italian title

Mon nome est personne – French title

Mein Name ist Nobody – German title

Mi nombre es nadie – Argentinian title

Meu Nome é Ninguém – Brazilian title

Mé jméno je Nikdo. – Czechoslovakian title

Mit navn er Nobody – Danish title

Mitt namn är Nobody – Finnish title

Nimeni on Nobody – Finnish title

T'onoma mou einai Kanenas – Greek title

Nevem: Senki – Hungarian title

ミスター・ノーボディ-Japanese title

Mr. Nobody – Japanese title

Mit navn er Nobody – Norwegian title

Nazywam sie Nobody – Polish title

O Meu Nome é Ninguém – Portuguese title

Mi nombre es Ninguno – Spanish title

Mitt namn är Nobody – Swedish title

Lonesome Gun – English title

My Name is Nobody – English title

 

A 1972 Italian, French, West German film co-production [Rafran Cinematografica

     (Rome), Les Films Jacques Leitienne, La Societe Imp Ex CI, La Societe Alcinter

     (Paris), Rialto Film Preben-Philipsen (Berlin)]

Producers: Fulvio Morsella, Claudio Mancini, Sergio Leone

Director: Tonino Valerii, Sergio Leone

Story: Sergio Leone, Fulvio Morsella, Ernesto Gastaldi

Screenplay: Ernesto Gastaldi

Cinematography: Armando Nannuzzi, Giuseppe Ruzzolini [Technicolor, Panavision]

Music: Ennio Morricone

Running time: 118 minutes

 

Cast:

Jack Beauregard – Henry Fonda

Nobody – Terence Hill (Mario Girotti)

Sullivan – Jean Martin

Sheriff – Piero Lulli (Giusva Lulli)

Pedro – Mario Brega

Don John – Marc Mazza (Marc Mazzacurati)

Porteley – Benito Stefanelli

Scape – Antoine Saint John

Engineer – Franco Angrisano (Francesco Angrisano)

Mother – Carla Mancini

Official – Luigi Antonio Guerra

Honest John – R.K. Armstrong (Robert Golden Armstrong, Jr.)

Jim – Karl Braun

Red – Leo Gordon

Big Gun - Remus Peets (Rainer Peets)

False barber – Steve Kanaly (Steven Kanaly)

3rd barbershop gunman - Elliott Lindsey

U.S. Army Officer – Antonio Molino Rojo

Wild Bunch Leader – Geoffrey Lewis

Squirrel – Neil Summers (Nicholas Summers)

Rex – Alexander Allerson

Townsman – Claus Schmidt

Barman – Angelo Novi

Saloon worker - Louise Lyon

Dwarf on stilts – Emil Feist

Carnival barker – Humbert Mittendorf (Hubert Mittendorf)

Photographer – Maurice Kowaleski

Juan – Tommy Polgar

Child with apple – Jess Hill

Indian – Frank Trolio

Hotel owner – Renato Pinciroli

Gunslinger milking cow – Larry Melton

Longshoreman – Lance Fontelieu (C. Stocker Fonterlieu)

Dirty Joe - Ulrich Muller

Saloon patron – West Buchanan (John Buchanan)

Gunman outside barbershop – Jackson D. Kane (Jack Kennelley)

Townspeople – Mercedes Ruiz, Marco David, Claus Schmidt

Wild Bunch member - Lance Gordon (Russell Stoughton), José Terrón (José Peñaranda),

      Ángel Terrón (Ángel Peñaranda), Victoriano Terrón (Victoriano Peñaranda), Neil

      Summers (Nicholas Summers)

Stunts: José Terrón (José Peñaranda), Ángel Terrón (Ángel Peñaranda), Victoriano Terrón (Victoriano Peñaranda), Carla Mancini, Antonio Luigi Guerra (Luigi Antonio Guerra)