Wanted (1967 film)
- Fernando Di Leo
- Augusto Finocchi[1]
- Massimiliano Capriccioli
- Augusto Finocchi[1]
- Giuliano Gemma
- Teresa Gimpera
- Serge Marquand
- German Cobos
company
- 1967 (1967)
Wanted is a 1967 Italian Western film directed by Giorgio Ferroni and starring Giuliano Gemma, Teresa Gimpera, and Nello Pazzafini.[2] Gemma made two more westerns directed by Ferroni, with similar plots, where his character likewise carried the first name "Gary".[3]
Plot
Gary Ryan, a local sheriff (Giuliano Gemma) is unjustly accused of murder in a small town and forced to flee. He gets rid of his enemies one by one while he tries to prove his innocence.
Cast
- Giuliano Gemma as Gary Ryan
- Germán Cobos as Martin Heywood
- Teresa Gimpera as Evelyn
- Serge Marquand as Fred Lloyd
- Daniele Vargas as Mayor Samuel "Gold" Goldensberg
- Gia Sandri as Cheryl
- Nello Pazzafini as Father Carmelo
- Benito Stefanelli as Bob Baker
- Carlo Hintermann as Judge Anderson
- Tullio Altamura as Ellis
- Riccardo Pizzuti as Mathias
- Franco Balducci as Cuzack
Release
Wanted was first released in 1967.[2]
Reception
From contemporary reviews, an anonymous reviewer in the Monthly Film Bulletin noted that "the violence in this Western is excessive even by Italian imitation standards. Still, the plot is a for a change refreshingly straight-forward [...] and the location photography is particularly attractive."[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Wanted". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 37, no. 433. British Film Institute. February 1970. p. 38.
- ^ a b Grant 2011, p. 447.
- ^ Fridlund, Bert: The Spaghetti Western. A Thematic Analysis. Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland & Company Inc., 2006 pp. 113-8.
Sources
- Grant, Kevin (2011). Any Gun Can Play. Fab Press. ISBN 9781903254615.
External links
- Wanted at IMDb
- Wanted at Variety Distribution
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