Today marks the 50th anniversary of the
premier of “Sting of the West” directed by Enzo G. Castellari and starring Jack
Palance, Timothy Brent and Lionel Stander. The story tells of Tedeum Manure
(Timothy Brent) along with his father Stinky (Lionel Stander), his mother and
grandfather insult and beat each other up furiously, but in their own way they
love each other. They have the deed to a rich mine in an area that is full of
cheaters and swindlers where documents relating to mining operations are
non-existent. Mr. Grant (Eduardo Fajardo) buys these unproductive mines at
auction at ridiculously low prices, which he then operates, with the intention
of getting his hands on a real producing mine sooner or later. Coming on the
scene is Father Jackleg (Jack Palance) a fake priest who is actually an escaped
convict named Buck Santin on whose head hangs a sizeable reward. Tedeum and all
the Manure family find themselves in the pool of a public restroom, where their
mine document becomes soggy and faded, and then useless. Finally, it all comes
together in a penitentiary, at the center of which is the well that leads to
the rich mine.
Te Deum – Italian title
Tedeum – Spanish title
Sore in the Saddle – Australian title
Tedeum – Um Pistoleiro em Apuros – Brazilian title
Man kalder os Vestens frækkeste fupmagere – Danish title
Tedeum - Lännen rämäpää – Finnish title
Te deum – French title
Tedium – Jeder Hiess ein Prankschleg – German title
Tedeum, i pio dynati grothia – Greek title
Vrohi apo sfaires – Greek title
Dá-lhe Agora Tedeum – Portuguese title
Tedium tar hem potten – Swedish title
The Con Men – English title
Father Jackleg – English title
Sting of the West – English title
A 1972 Italian, Spanish film co-production [FP
Cinematografica, Canaria Film (Rome),
Tecisa
(Madrid)]
Producers: Franco Palaggi, Virgilio De Blasi
Director: Enzo G. Castellari (Enzo Girolami)
Story: Gianni Simonelli (Giovanni Simonelli), José G.
Maesso (José Gutiérrez Maesso),
Enzo Girolami
Screenplay: Tito Carpi, Gianni Simonelli (Giovanni
Simonelli), Enzo Girolami, José G.
Maesso (José
Gutiérrez Maesso)
Cinematography: Manuel Rojas (Manuel Hidalgo)
[Technicolor, Techniscope]
Music: Guido & Maurizio De Angelis
Running time: 99 minutes
Cast:
Buck Santini/Father Jackleg – Jack Palance (Volodmyr
Palanyuk, Jr.)
Tedium Manure – Timothy Brent (Giancarlo Prete)
Stinky Manure – Lionel Stander
Betty Brown – Francesca Romana Coluzzi
Grant – Eduardo Fajardo
Wendy Brown – Mabel Karin (Ana Suriani)
Sheriff – Riccardo Garrone
Sheriff on train – Gianclaudio Jabes (Jean-Claude Jabes)
Ma Manure – María Vico (María Villardo)
Rags Manure – Renzo Palmer (Renzo Bigatti)
Billy – Ángel Álvarez (Ángel Fernandez)
Blake – Rocco Lerro
Smith – Ettore Mattia
Waiter – Dante Cleri
Rich man on train – Ivan Palance (Ivan Palanyuk)
Grant henchman – Freddy Unger (Goffredo Unger), Claudio
Ruffini
Branch - Miguel Jiminez Pedregosa
Francisco – Franco Borelli
Miner – Karl Braun
Little Girl – Stefania Girolami
Way station cook – Carlo Calo
Man at water trough – Paolo Figlia
Beer wagon driver – Joaquin Solis
Train passenger – Paul Costello
Waiter – Bruno Boschetti
With: Carla Mancini, Fidel Gonzáles (Fidel Gárcia),
Guillermo Méndez
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