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Old 14th July 2019, 08:20 AM
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Default A Pistol for Ringo (1965)

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Made around the same time as Sergio Leones A Fistful of Dollars, a Pistol For Ringo doesn't have any of the Leone trappings we come to see with all the eventual Spaghetti western's which came after the dollars trilogy, no zooming in on a characters nose or sweaty face, and none of the imitations or mannerisms of a certain Mr Eastwood.It also lacks the mean spirited meanness of say Django (1966) another classic that came afterwards...A Pistol is pretty much at the start of the wave of spaghetti westerns, so seems to of been overlooked compared to the other films that came afterwards, and this was possibly because of that main lead was not American, as a lot of the main leads were back then, just so they could sell it in the States...But it has to be said that Giuliano Gemma is absolutely brilliant in the lead role, as he goes really against type, he's a blond, cocky and energetic anti-hero who has bucketsful of charm and charisma and is definitely up there with the best Italian actors, if your not familiar with the name he will be instantly recognisable to you all as the lead cop in Argento's Tenebrae..The film is more like the traditional American westerns of the late 1950's early '60s, all be with a great Ennio Morricone score and of course a catchy theme song, highly recommended.
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