Spaghetti Western locations – Monument Valley arch

 Sergio Leone filmed the hanging scene of Harmonica’s brother in Monument Valley. The screen shot was from the 1968 film “Once Upon a Time in the West”.

The same location was visited by author Fabio Melelli in 2022. Not much is left.

European Western Comic Books - ALBI D’ORO (3) ALBI D'ORO della Prateria (Pecos Bill - Oklahoma)

 

ALBI D'ORO of the Prairie (Pecos Bill - Oklahoma

 

A total of 85 issues came out in three years. Non-progressive numbering.

Year I #1 (January 8, 1953) #52 (December 31, 1953)

Year II #1 (January 7, 1954) #26 (December 23, 1954)

Year III #1 (January 6, 1955) #7 (March 31, 1955)

This comic book series alternated the adventures of Pecos Bill the legendary hero of exas (PB) written by Guido Martina and designed by Raffaele Paparella and Pier Lorenzo De Vita (later joined by Gino D'Antonio, Roy D'Ami, Antonio Canale, Dino Battaglia and Piero Gamba) and those of Oklahoma (OK), also designed by Paparella, De Vita, De Gasperi and Leone Cimpellin.

During year I: the adventures of Oklahoma (odd numbers) and Pecos Bill (even numbers) alternate up to #39; from #40 only Pecos Bill. Year II: published only Pecos Bill. Year III: the adventures of Pecos Bill end (from the sixteenth to the twenty-second episode of the third series).

The series was published in 1953 until 1955 #1 January 8. 1953 until #85 on March 31, 1955. It was published in Milan, Italy by Mondadori Oeriodicals under the direction of Mario Genttilini. Each issue contained 32 black and white pages with color covers.

 

Year I titles

01 (373) (08.01.53) - “Notte d'onore” (OK 15) (Night of Honor)

02 (374) (15.01.53) - “L'ultima missione” 33° ep. (PB 98) (The Last Mission)

03 (375) (22.01.53) - “Sangue sul fiume” (OK 16) (Bloon on the River)

04 (376) (29.01.53) - “Oltre la morte” 34° ep. (PB 99) (Beyond Death)

05 (377) (05.02.53) - “Cavalleggeri, carica!” (OK 17) (Cavalrymen Charge)

06 (378) (12.02.53) - “L'uomo ombra” 35° ep. (PB 100) (The Shadow Man)

07 (379) (19.02.53) - “Doppio agguato” (OK 18) (Double Ambush)

08 (380) (26.02.53) - “A tu per tu con le belve” 36° ep. (PB 101) (Face to Face With the

                                    Beasts)

09 (381) (05.03.53) - “Uomini rossi, aiuto!” (OK 19) (Red Men, Help!)

10 (382) (12.03.53) - “I cinque totem” 37° epis (PB 102) (The Five Totems)

11 (383) (19.03.53) - “Red Bone il sangue misto” (OK 20) (Red Bone Mixed Blood)

12 (384) (26.03.53) - “La foresta allucinante” 38° ep. (PB 103) (The Hallucinating

                                     Forest)

13 (385) (02.04.53) - “La donna dello specchio magico” (OK 21) (The Woman in the

                                     Magic Mirror)

14 (386) (09.04.53) - “Il cane fiammeggiante” 39° ep. (PB 104) (The Flaming Dog)

15 (387) (16.04.53) - “I tre Sioux” (OK 22) (The Three Sioux)

16 (388) (23.04.53) - “La lancia d'oro” 40° ep. (PB 105) (The Golden Spear)

17 (389) (30.04.53) - “Il ritorno di Jesse James” (OK 23) (Return of Jesse James)

18 (390) (07.05.53) - “Il mistero del doppio volto” 41° ep. (PB 106) (The Mystery of the

                                     Double Face)

19 (391) (14.05.53) - “I tre contro la morte” (OK 24) (The Three Against Death)

20 (392) (21.05.53) - “Uskema il vendicatore” 42° ep. (PB 107) (Uskema the Avenger)

21 (393) (28.05.53) - “Il redivivo” (OK 25) (The Revived)

22 (394) (04.06.53) - “Seguendo le stelle” 43° ep. (PB 108) (Following the Stars)

23 (395) (11.06.53) - “La torre del diavolo” 44° ep. (PB 109) (The Devil’s Tower)

24 (396) (18.06.53) - “Per l'onore della bandiera” (OK 26) (The Honor of the Flag)

25 (397) (25.06.53) - “Il re dei razziatori” 45° ep. (PB 110) (The King of the Raiders)

26 (398) (02.07.53) - “Fuochi nella notte” 46° ep. (PB 111) (Fires in the Night)

27 (399) (09.07.53) - “Sfida alla morte” (OK 27) (Challenge to Death)

28 (400) (16.07.53) - “I giorni della frontiera” 47° ep. (PB 112) (The Days of the

                                     Frontier)

29 (401) (23.07.53) - “L'Ultimo rodeo” 48° ep. (PB 113) (The Last Rodeo)

30 (402) (30.07.53) - “Iulia aquila grigia” 49° ep. (PB 114) (Lulia Gray Eagle)

31 (403) (06.08.53) - “I disperati dell'Alabama” (OK 28) (The Desperate of Alabama)

32 (404) (13.08.53) - “Gli indiani di Cavallo Nero” 50° ep. (PB 115) (The Indians of

                                     Black Horse)

33 (405) (20.08.53) - “Il tam-tam del voo-doo” 51° ep. (PB 116) (The Tam-Tam of the

                                    Voo-Doo)

34 (406) (27.08.53) - “Il fiume del vento” 52° ep. (PB 117) (The River of the Wind)

35 (407) (03.09.53) - “Il segreto di Daniel Emmet” (OK 29) (The Secret of Daniel

                                     Emmet)

36 (408) (10.09.53) - “La morte della farfalla” 53° ep. (PB 118) (The Death of the

                                     Butterfly)

37 (409) (17.09.53) - “Il fuoco verde” 54° ep. (PB 119) (The Green Fire)

38 (410) (24.09.53) - “Duello messicano” 55° ep. (PB 120) (Mexican Duel)

39 (411) (01.10.53) - “Forziamo il blocco” (OK 30) (Let’s Force the Block)

40 (412) (08.10.53) - “La roccia della vendetta” 56° ep. (PB 121) (The Rock of Revenge)

41 (413) (15.10.53) - “Il bandolero del Colorado” 57° ep. (PB 122) (The Colorado

                                     Bandolero)

42 (414) (22.10.53) - “La banda selvaggia” 58° ep. (PB 123) (The Wild Band)

43 (415) (29.10.53) - “La vittoria di Oklahoma” (OK 31) (The Oklahoma Victory)

44 (416) (05.11.53) - “testa o croce” 59° ep. (PB 124) (Heads of Tails)

45 (417) (12.11.53) - “L'agguato fatale” 60° ep. (PB 125) (The Fatal Ambush)

46 (418) (19.11.53) - “Occhio rosso” 61° ep. (PB 126) (Red Eye)

47 (419) (26.11.53) - “L'assalto al conestoga” 62° ep. (PB 127) (The Assault of the

                                    Conestoga)

48 (420) (03.12.53) - “Il mistero di Rio Verde” 63° ep. (PB 128) (The Mystery of Rio

                                    Verde)

49 (421) (10.12.53) - “I demoni della palude” 64° ep. (PB 129) (The Demons of the

                                    Swamp)

50 (422) (17.12.53) - “Il grande fuoco” 65° ep. (PB 130) (The Great Fire)

51 (423) (24.12.53) - “Prigionieri delle fiamme” 66° ep. (PB 131) (Prisoners of the

                                    Flames)

52 (424) (31.12.53) - “I Vigilantes” 67° ep. (PB 132) (The Vigilantes)

Year II titles

01 (425) (07.01.54) - “Il terrore dell'Arizona” 68° ep. (PB 133) (The Terror of Arizona)

02 (426) (21.01.54) - “Il Talismano accusatore” 69° ep. (PB 134) (The Accusing

                                    Talisman)

03 (427) (04.02.54) - “Il segreto della fiamma” 70° ep. (PB 135) (The Secret of the

                                    Flame)

04 (428) (18.02.54) - “Lotta nelle tenebre” 71° ep. (PB 136) (Fight in the Darkness)

05 (429) (04.03.54) - “Il deserto dipinto” 72° ep. (PB 137) (The Painted Desert)

06 (430) (18.03.54) - “La legge del deserto” 73° ep. (PB 138) (The Law of the Desert)

07 (431) (01.04.54) - “La vendetta del bandolero” 74° ep. (PB 139) (The Bandolero’s

                                    Revenge)

08 (432) (15.04.54) - “Il re degli abissi” 75° ep. (PB 140) (The King of the Abyss)

09 (433) (29.04.54) - “Nelle tenebre del passato” 76° ep. (PB 141) (The Darkness of the

                                    Past)

10 (434) (13.05.54) - “I figli della notte” 77° ep. (PB 142) (The Children of the Night)

11 (435) (27.05.54) - “La grotta inviolabile” 78° ep. (PB 143) (The Inviolable Cave)

12 (436) (10.06.54) - “Il segreto del tatuato” 1° ep. serie 3 (PB 144) (The Secret of the

                                    Tattooed)

13 (437) (24.06.54) - “Il pistolero del rodeo” 2° ep. serie 3 (PB 145) (The Rodeo

                                     Gunslinger)

14 (438) (08.07.54) - “Il carro di fuoco” 3° ep. serie 3 (PB 146) (The Chariot of Fire)

15 (439) (22.07.54) - “Il dominatore del cielo” 4° ep. serie 3 (PB 147) (The Ruler of the

                                    Sky)

16 (440) (05.08.54) - “La nave fantasma” 5° ep. serie 3 (PB 148) (The Ghost Ship)

17 (441) (12.08.54) - “L'isola misteriosa” 6° ep. serie 3 (PB 149) (The Mysterious Island)

18 (442) (19.08.54) - “La città sepolta” 7° ep. serie 3 (PB 150) (The Buried City)

19 (443) (26.08.54) - “Il raggio verde” 8° ep. serie 3 (PB 151) (The Green Ray)

20 (444) (30.09.54) - “Il terrore dell'aria” 9° ep. serie 3 (PB 152) (The Terror of the Air)

21 (445) (14.10.54) - “L'idolo messicano” 10° ep. serie 3 (PB 153) (The Mexican Idol)

22 (446) (28.10.54) - “Il mistero del pony-express” 11° ep. serie 3 (PB 154) (The

                                    Mystery of the Pony-Express)

23 (447) (11.11.54) - “L'inafferrabile bionda” 12° ep. serie 3 (PB 155) (The Elusive

                                    Blonde)

24 (448) (25.11.54) - “La grande vendetta” 13° ep. serie 3 (PB 156) (The Great Revenge)

25 (449) (09.12.54) - “L'uomo della montagna” 14° ep. serie 3 (PB 157) (The Man of the

                                    Mountain)

26 (450) (23.12.54) - “La voce misteriosa” 15° ep. serie 3 (PB 158) (The Mysterious

                                    Voice)

Year III titles

01 (451) (06.01.55) - “Il segreto di Shaman” 16° ep. serie 3 (PB 159) (The Secret of the

                                     Shaman)

02 (452) (20.01.55) - “Il fantasma vendicatore” 17° ep. serie 3 (PB 160) (The Avenging

                                    Voice)

03 (453) (03.02.55) - “I senza terra” 18° ep. serie 3 (PB 161) (I Without Land)

04 (454) (17.02.55) - “Il re del lazo” 19° ep. serie 3 (PB 162) (The King of the Lasso)

05 (455) (03.03.55) - “La galoppata della morte” 20° ep. serie 3 (PB 163) (The Gallop of

                                     Death)

06 (456) (17.03.55) - “La pietra nera” 21° ep. serie 3 (PB 164) (The Black Stone)

07 (457) (31.03.55) - “La strada del cielo” 22° ep. serie 3 (PB 165) (The Road to Heaven)

Special Birthdays

 Antonio Moreno (actor) would have been 135 but died in 1967.

Emilio Fernández (actor) would have been 135 but died in 1966.

Ugo Liberatore (screenwriter) is 95 today.

Patrick O’Neal (actor) would have been 95 today but died in 1994.

Amasi Damiani (director, actor) is 85 today.

Emile G. Caba (actor) is 80 today.

Ilena Rigano (actress) would have been 75 today but died in 2020.

New western premiers “A Bastard, a City and the Dead”

 

Un bastardo una ciudad y los Muertos – Spanish title

Dead Men Don’t Die – English title

A Bastard, a City and the Dead – English title

 

A 2019 Spanish, German co-production [D.E.D. Independent Film (Almeria)]

Producers: Dirk Roche. John Hutchins, Janine Hutvhins, Raymond Isenberg. Martina Mazanti

Director: Dirk Roche

Story: Dirk Roche

Screenplay: Dirk Roche

Cinematography: Roberto Gardenzio, Dirk Roche [color]

Music: Stefano Sacchi, Chris Keller

Running time: 70 minutes

 

Story: A dirty border town in the old west. Three outlaws believe they kill Ramon, the sheriff and terrorize his town. When Ramon returns to town his gun is ready to kill.

 

Cast:

Ramon the Bastard – Derk Rache

Stumpy – Raymond Isenberg

Dakota – Andres Macho

Longo – Uli Angersbach (Ulrich Angersbach)

The Major - Franky J. Cuaron

Snake – John Hutchins

Stacy - Marzia Liuzzi

Rose – Martina Mazanti

Jimmy Boy - José Hita (José Hita Almeria)

Justin - Justin Isenberg

The Guardian – Chris Keller

Maria - Anne Hagel (Anne Weßling)

Drunken Mexican - Jose Corral Martinez  

Killer – Ricardo Cruz Fernandez

Killer ladys - Emi Lopez (Emi Lopez Salmeron), Janine Hutchins

Texas Roy - Michael Cholewa

Prisoner – Enrico Borra

Female victim - Yvonne König

The child – Dario Martinea

with: Didier Methievier, Jose Uroz, Alvaro Alonso, Enrico Borracuda  

A low budget oater with German, Spanish and American actors directed by Dirk Roche who has devoted the last decade making small budget westerns in Almeria, Spain. This is his biggest and longest film yet. Sit back and enjoy and endless array of gunplay. Filmed on sets used by Sergio Leone during the heyday of the Spaghetti western.

The film was made over a period of 2 years interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic makes it’s premier today at the Wild Bunch Film Festival in Tucson, Arizona and the Municpal Theater in Tabernas, Spain.

 

Trailer link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTboCeA2_EI

Spaghetti Western Locations ~ “The Mercenary”

 We continue our search for filming locations for “The Mercenary”. After Paco and his small army are defeated they return to the village where Sergei is waiting for them. He has had the innkeeper prepare a feast for them and then forces Paco to sign a contract giving him double his monetary demands and no interference on his demands. Colomba tells Paco to supply Sergei with women. He agrees and she leads the Polack to his bedroom. Paco shows his jealousy and charges upstairs into his room and promptly falls out the window into a pig wallow. The two men get into a fight and although Sergei has the best of it declares Paco the winner. Colombo watches the proceedings contentedly from the window.

This scene was filmed in Polopos, Spain.

For a more detailed view of this site and other Spaghetti Western locations please visit my friend Yoshi Yasuda’s location site: http://y-yasuda.net/film-location.htm and Captain Douglas Film Locations http://www.western-locations-spain.com/

Special Birthdays

 Michael Madsen (actor) is 65 today.

High Concept ‘Django’ Series Revisits the World of Cult Sergio Corbucci Western – First Clip

 Variety

By Nick Vivarelli

September 22, 2022

 

An English-language reimagining of the world of Sergio Corbucci’s cult 1966 spaghetti western “Django,” which launched the career of Italian icon Franco Nero, is set to launch from the Rome Film Festival in October.

The high–concept TV series, titled “Django,” will play in 2023 exclusively on Sky and its streaming service NOW in all countries where Sky operates, including the U.K., Ireland, Italy, Germany and Austria. It will also air on Canal+ in France, Switzerland, Benelux and Africa. Studio Canal is selling internationally elsewhere.

The Rome Film Festival runs from Oct. 13-23.

The 10-episode “Django” show stars Matthias Schoenaerts (“Rust and Bone,” “Bullhead”) as the iconic gunman who is the title character, alongside Nicholas Pinnock (“For Life”) as John Ellis, described as the “visionary founder” of the town of New Babylon. Lisa Vicari (“Dark”) plays Django’s daughter Sarah and Noomi Rapace (Millennium Trilogy) has the adversarial role of John’s powerful and ruthless enemy Elizabeth Thurman.

In a moving tribute to the Corbucci original, Nero appears in a key cameo.

Rounding out the cast are Jyuddah James, Benny O. Arthur and Eric Kole as John Ellis’s children and Tom Austen as cowboy Eljiah Turner.

The spaghetti western series set in late 1800s Texas is the story of a gunman in search of the truth about the massacre of his family with a weaved-in narrative that celebrates diversity and minorities. Django will find himself fighting for an even bigger cause.

The jaded cowboy gunman is in search of the daughter he thought he’d lost. In following her trail, he comes upon New Babylon, a town at the bottom of a crater, where all outcasts are welcome and where everyone is equal and free. Here, Django discovers that his 20-year-old daughter Sarah is alive and set to marry John Ellis, the founder of New Babylon. Sarah – who blames her father for the death of their family, massacred many years earlier while he was at war – wants Django to leave. But he refuses to give up and does everything in his power to get a second chance with her, becoming a valuable ally for Ellis, while they must defend New Babylon against the powerful Lady of Elmdale.

The first four episodes are directed by Francesca Comencini (“Gomorrah”) who also handled the show’s overall artistic supervision. The remaining six episodes are directed by David Evans (“Downton Abbey”) and Enrico Maria Artale (“Romulus”). Filming took place in Romania, between Racos, Bucharest and the Danube area.

Comencini in her directors’ statement called the innovative “Django” skein “a passionate tribute to Westerns with the goal of talking about our own times.”

She continued to describe “Django” as a “series that is colorful, bright and at the same time melancholic and that carries with it a sense of crisis towards everything we have believed in, while trying to push forward nevertheless, looking for a second chance in what remains of life once all our illusions have vanished.”

“Django” is an Italian-French co-production created and written by Leonardo Fasoli (“Gomorrah,” “ZeroZeroZero”) and Maddalena Ravagli (“Gomorrah”) who also co-wrote the series’ treatment with Francesco Cenni and Michele Pellegrini. Completing the writing team is Max Hurwitz (“ZeroZeroZero,” “Manhunt”), who wrote two teleplays.

The high-end series is produced for Sky and Canal+ by Cattleya, which is part of ITV Studios, and Atlantique Productions, which is part of France’s Mediawan. “Django” is co-produced by Sky Studios and Canal+, in collaboration with Studiocanal and Odeon Fiction and with the support of the Italian Ministry of Culture and the Romanian government.

Trailer link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAYx8lnoXSk