Special Birthdays

 Luis Malle (director) would have been 90 today but died in 1995.

Claude Lelouch (composer) is 85 today.

Tony Cucchiara (singer, actor) would have been 85 today but died in 2018.

Howard Ross (Renato Rossini) (actor) is 80 today.

Almeria Western Film Festival Saturday October 29 Schedule

 

In Tabernas

 

10:00 a.m. / Theater / Projection

Panorama Section: ‘Wilds’

The documentary is presented by its director Alex Galán. More info

 

10:00 a.m. / Glorieta de España / Western Market

 

10:30 a.m. / Town Square / Children's activities

Ride on donkeys and carts, and games.

 

12:00 p.m. / Theater / Projection

Western Official Selection: ‘Quantum Cowboys’

(Geoff Marslett / USA / 2022 / 99’ / M-12, VOSE)

 

4:00 p.m. / Roundabout of Spain / Homage

Delivery of the ASFAAN award to Malcamino's, a local tourism and cinema company. With the performance of the San Indalecio de La Cañada Musical Group.

 

5:00 p.m. / Theater / Projection

Panorama Section: ‘The Long Rider’

(Sean Cisterna / Canada-Brazil / 2022 / 96’ / M-12, VOSE)

The documentary is presented by the actor Filipe Masetti. More info

 

6:00 p.m. / Town Square / Family Show

'The Wild West', from Mini Theater for children. More info

 

7:00 p.m. / People's Square / Western Character Contest

With the performance of Yanye Hérnandez. More info

 

9:30 p.m. / Theater / Projection

Official Western Section: 'Maria Chapdelaine'

(Sebastien Pilote / Canada / 2021 / 159’ / M-7, VOSE).

 

00:00 / Town Square / Concert

'Fernando Rubio & The Inner Demons'.

Spaghetti Western Locations ~ “The Mercenary”

 We continue our search for filming locations for “The Mercenary”. The scene switches to the religious holiday procession is happening and we see Columba disguised as Christ and Paco and Sergei as holy men in white beards and wigs. They are being carried on a float by Paco’s men disguised in blue robes and hoods. The float is lowered to the ground in front of a platoon of soldiers watching the parade. Suddenly the machine gun appears and the rest of Paco’s men open fire and kill all the soldiers. The other spectators are thrown into panic and run from the scene.

The 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/

 

50th Anniversary of the release of “Another Try, Eh Providence?”

 

Today marks the 50^th anniversary of the premier of “Another Try, Eh Providence?” directed bu Alberto De Martino and starring Tomas Milian, Gregg Palmer under the alias Gregg Hunter and Carole André. This sequel to “They Call Me Providence” finds our outlaw duo of Providence (Milian) falling in love with the Countess Pamela DeOrtega (Carole André) and plans on asking her father Count De Ortega (Luciano Catenacci) for her hand in marriage. The problem is she has already been promised to Captain Barton (Manuel Gallardo), who the count owes a very large sum of money to. If Providence wants to win her hand, he must come up with a million dollars. With the help of his servant Chiao (Yu Ming Lun) and his old partner the Hurricane Kid (Palmer) he tries various ways of accumulating the money: a rigged roulette wheel, swindling the inhabitants of a small town with a crooked bank scheme, and a gold heist. Every attempt falls short thanks to the ineptitude of the Hurricane Kid. In the end the count turns out to be a fake and a wanted criminal Chan Ku, an old acquaintance of Providence, and the husband of the Countess.

 

Ci risiamo, vero Provvidenza? – Italian title

El bruto, el listo y el capitán – Spanish title

Otra vez, verdad, Providenza? – Spanish title

Tässä me tulemme - Finnish title

Nous en irons n'est ce pas Providence? – French title

Nous y reviola, n'est-ce pas, Providence? – French title

Vestens sprøeste par - Norwegian title

Här kommer vi – Swedish title

Here We Go Again, Eh Providence? – English title

Here We Are Again Providenza – English title

Another Try, Eh Providence? – English title

 

A 1973 Italian, Spanish film co-production [Oceania Produzioni Internationali

     Cinematografica/PEC (Rome), Producciones Cinematográficas D.I.A. (Madrid)]

Producers: Alfonso Donati, Luciano Catencci

Director: Alberto De Martino

Story: Castellano (Franco Castellano), Pipolo (Giuseppe Moccia)

Screenplay: Castellano (Franco Castellano), Pipolo (Giuseppe Moccia), Ramón Llidó

Cinematography: Alejandro Ulloa, Jr. [Eastmancolor, Cinemascope]

Music: Ennio Morricone, Bruno Nicolai

     Song: “Ci risiamo, vero Providenza?”  sung by I Cantori Moderni

Running time: 100 minutes

 

Cast:

Provvidenza/Providence - Tomas Milian (Tomás Milián)

The Hurricane Kid - Gregg Hunter (Palmer Lee)

Countess Pamela DeOrtega - Carole André (Carol Smith)

Count DeOrtega/Chin Yu Kin - Luciano Catenacci

Solon/Chiao - Yu Ming Lun

Captain Barton - Manuel Gallardo (Manuel Lechet)

Sergeant - Ángel Ortiz (Ricardo Ortiz)

Judge - Dante Maggio

Vito Escolone - Cesare Nizzica

Vito’s messenger - Luigi Antonio Guerra

Waitresses - Antonella Cocconcelli, Nadia Cocconcelli

Sharpshooter - Rick Boyd (Federico Boido)

Gorilla - Nello Pazzofini (Giovanni Pazzafini)

Restaurant patron - Margherita Horowitz (Margarete Horowitz)

Waiter - Gianni Brezza

Trading post proprietor – Ettore Geri

Indian chief - Rafael Albaicín (Ignacio-Rafael Escudero)

Hospital patient - Verano Ginesi (Voriano Ginesi)

Hospital nun – Carla Mancini

Captain O’Banion – Rosario Borelli

Soldiers - Goffredo Unger, Omero Capanna, Giulio Maculani

Bank client - Quinto Gambi, Marcello Meconizzi, Mike Monty (Michael O'Donahue)

Roulette player - Vezio Natili, Franz Colangeli

Casino bouncer - Giancarlo Bastianoni

Ortega – Dante Cleri

Rifle salesman – Paolo Ferrari

Winchester lady – Edda Ferronao

Postmaster - Francesco D’Adda (Francesco Salvaterra)

Retired bandit - Alberigo Donadeo

Saloon patrons - Claudio Ruffini, Renzo Pevarello, Vincenzo Maggio, Alfonso Giganti,

     Artemio Antonini, Franz Colangeli, Maurizio Streccioni, Filippo Perego, Aldo Dell’

     Acqua

Dance hall employee – Giulio Maculani

Tuscon townsman - Mario Ingrassia

With: Claude Berthy, Giancarlo Grestini, Pietro Fumelli, Nando Martellini (Fernando Martellini), Domenico Cianfriglia, Giancarlo Crestini

 

50th anniversary of the premier of “Gunmen and the Holy Ghost”

 

Today marks the 50^th anniversary of the premier of “Gunmen and the Holy Ghost” directed by Roberto Mauri using the alias Robert Johnson and starring Vassili Karis, Linclon Tate. This is another film in the Spirito Santo (Holy Ghost) series. A ranch owner named Powers (Tate) engages the Holy Spirit (Karis) for the capture of an outlaw, known as Solitaire. The outlaw is stealing weapons and selling them to a Mexican revolutionary general. Holy Spirit is helped by five former companions in his adventures Diego d’Asburgo (a fake priest) (Ray O’Connor), the pirate Morgan (Riccardo Pedrazzi), Boogers (Aldo Berti), Garibaldi (Ken Wood) and the Father (a former Anglican priest) (Michele Santini). The five arrive from Sicily in Springfield with two cousins of Garibaldi, who have the task of avenging the death of a relative. The two cousins are intertwined with those of the Holy Spirit, who comes to discover that Solitaire turns out to be Powers. He is later killed by his girlfriend, Elizabeth, absolving him of all crimes, but she also ends up being murdered.

 

Spirito Santo e le cinque magnifiche canaglie - Italian title

Rito Santo e le 5 magnifiche canaglie - Spanish title

Les 5 brignads de l’Ouest - French title

Holy Ghost and the Magnificent Scum – English title

Gunmen and the Holy Ghost - English title

 

A 1972 Italian production [Cepa Cinematografica (Rome)]

Producer: Franco Vitolo

Director: Robert Johnson (Roberto Mauri)

Story: Roberto Mauri

Screenplay: Roberto Mauri

Cinematography: Tonino Maccoppi (Antono Maccoppi) [Telecolor, widescreen]

Music: Carlo Savina

Running time: 91 minutes

 

Cast:

Albert Donovan/Spirito Santo/Holy Ghost - Vassili Karis (Vassili Karamesinis)

Carmelo - Salvatore Billa

Shepard/Capraio - Salvatore Baccaro

Diego d’Asburgo - Ray O’Connor (Remo Capitani)

Mr. Powers/Solitaire - Lincoln Tate (James Kennelly)

Garibaldi/Il Garribaldino - Ken Wood (Giovanni Cianfriglia)

Captain Ortega – Goffredo Ungar

Coccola/Bogey/'Booger The Irishman' - Aldo Berti

Morgan the Pirate - Riccardo Pedrazzi (Ricardo Petrazzi)

Consuelo - Angela Bo

Mr. Powers cousin – Daria Norman (Maria Pomentale)

Torreto/Turiddo - Giacomo de Michelis

Killers - Fortunato Arena, Paolo Magalotti

Girl in confessional - Josiani Maria Tanzilli

Mexican General - Spartaco Battisti

Mexicn Sergeant – Mauro Mannatrizio

Colonel - Tom Felleghy (Tamás Fellegi)

Soldier - Lorenzo Piani

Father Dillinger - Michele Santini (Michel Santini)

Priest - Gilberto Galimberti

Harem girls - Malfisa Macelloni, Claudia Bianchi

Townsman – Adriana Bruno

With: Jolando Modio (Jolanda Collimodio), Vittorio Fanfoni

Special Birthdays

 Maudie Dunham (actress) would have been 125 today but died in 1982.

Claudio De Davide (actor) is 80 today.

Spaghetti Western Trivia – More Wallpaper

 

By the time the same wallpaper that had appeared in “A Stranger in Paso Bravo” and “Blood for a Silver Dollar” was used in “Challenge of McKenna” it was starting to fade after a four-year absence. The scenes were filmed on a set in Elios Studios.