Special Birthdays

Richard Carlson (director, actor) would have been 105 today, he died in 1977.

Spaghetti Western Trivia ~ Frontier Hellcat dubbing

Stewart Granger's voice was dubbed by another actor for the English-language version of “Frontier Hellcat”. Unfortunately I’ve found no source as to who supplied his English language dubbed voice.

New CD Release

Sentenza di morte

(Death Sentence)

(1968)

Composer: Gianni Ferrio

Director: Mario Lanfranchi

Starring: Robin Clarke, Richard Conte, Enrico Maria Salerno, Adolfo Celi, Tomas Milian

Country: Italy

Label: Digit Sound Tracks

#DGST030

Tracks: 28

Total time: 53:50

Released: April 28, 2017

Track Listing

01. THE LAST GAME 2:42

02. HOT MEXICO 2:12

03. THE FIRST GAME 3:00

04. THE GIRL WITH GOLDEN HAIR 1:16

05. MIDNIGHT GAME 0:55

06. THE LAST GAME AT NOON 2:59

07. COOL MEXICO 1:51

08. GOLDEN NIGHTMARE 2:09

09. A HOLE IN THE EARTH 0:51

10. THE GAME IS LOST 1:09

11. FLUSH 1:33

12. THIS IS A CRAZY MAN 0:49

13. THE FIRST AND THE LAST GAME 2:57

14. GUITAR GAME 1:23

15. GOLDEN NIGHTMARE 2:32

16. JUST YESTERDAY 1:03

17. THE CANYON'S GIRL 0:53

18. BACK TO THE PRESENT 1:18

19. THE LAST GAME 1:01

Bonus Tracks

20. SENTENZA DI MORTE (Deadly challenge) 1:42

21. SENTENZA DI MORTE (Wild horses) 1:38

22. SENTENZA DI MORTE (Town at sundown) 2:36

23. SENTENZA DI MORTE (Night waiting) 1:43

24. SENTENZA DI MORTE (Western blues) 1:38

25. SENTENZA DI MORTE (Waiting and action) 0:51

26. SENTENZA DI MORTE (Death game) 3:04

27. SENTENZA DI MORTE (Ambush) 4:49

28. SENTENZA DI MORTE (Final duel) 2:26

Sergio Leone, Cinema, Cinema

Sergio Leone, Cinema, Cinema – International title

A 1999 Spanish TV production [Media Park (Madrid)]

Producers: Sara Gibbings, Mamen Boue, Ana Gutierrez

Director: Manel Mayol, Carles Prats

Screenplay: Joan Ferrei, Carles Prats

Cinematography: Pere Ballesteros, Oriol Llopi, Angel Puig [color]

Music:

Running time: 105 minutes

Cast:

Carla Leone, Tonino Delli Colli, Sir Christopher Frayling, Sergio Donati, Luca Verdone, Conrado Sn Martin, Alessandro Alessandroni, Ferdinando De Leo, Gianni Garko, Julio Sempere, Marianne Koch, Carlo Leva, Florestano Vancini, Ennio Morricone, Carlo Sebastiani, Carlos Aguilar, Carlo Lizzani, Luis Beltron, Aldo Sambrell (Alfredo Brell), Juan Fernandez, Marisa Sebastiani, Dario Argento, Luca Morsella, Gabriella Pescucci

A documentary portrait of Sergio Leone and his films.

Who Are Those Guys ~ Alfio Caltabiano

Alfio Caltabiano was born in Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy on July 17, 1932. Also known as Al Northon AlfRandal and Alf Thunder to Euro-western fans, Caltabino was a director, screenwriter and actor in over two dozen films including “Comandamenti per un gangster” (1968) and  “Tutti figli di Mammasantissima” (1973). He was also a master of arms and a choreographer. Alfio started his career in cinema as a stuntman and exploited his physique. Among his early films were “Ben Hur”, in which he portrayed Jesus Christ, where he was visible only from behind, carrying the heavy wooden cross on the Via Crucis scene. He appeared as an actor in about twenty films, especially spaghetti-westerns, while as a director he started in 1967 with the movie “Ballata per un pistolero” (Ballad of a Gunman) (1967). His film career ended in 1977, after shooting finished on “California”.

He died on June 23, 2007 from a heart attack in Rome, a month short of his 75^th birthday.

CALTABIANO, Alfio (aka Alfio Caltapiano, Alfio Caltaviano, Al Northon, Alf Randal, Alf Thunder) [7/17/1932, Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy – 6/23/2007, Rome, Lazio, Italy (heart attack)] – director, writer, master of arms, stunt coordinator, stuntman, film actor.

Colorado Charlie – 1965 (Creonte) [as Alf Randal]

Two Sergeants of General Custer - 1965 (Nervous Buffalo)

Ballad of a Gunman – 1967 (El Bedoja) [as Al Northon] [director, writer]

Man Called Amen (1972) (Reverend ‘Ladrone’ Smikth) [as Alf Thunder] [director, writer]

They Still Call Me Amen - 1973 (Reverend Smith) [as Alf Thunder] [director, writer]

Keoma – 1976 (member of Caldwell’s gang)

California – 1977 (bounty hunter)