Brothers Blue

"A band of outlaws on the rampage... Pursued by a killer out for blood!"

1973 1h 35m IT

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 5

Western

Synopsis

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A group of young desperados is hunted for several years by a determined bank guard

“A band of outlaws on the rampage... Pursued by a killer out for blood!”

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Cast

Jack Palance
Hillman
Antonio Falsi
Johnny Blue
Guido Mannari
Kane Blue
Tina Aumont
Polly
Maurizio Bonuglia
Frank
Guido Lollobrigida
Sheriff
Carla Wittig
Alice
Antonio Gradoli
Donovan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Luigi Bazzoni
Writers: Augusto Caminito, Mario Fenelli
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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53 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Luigi Bazzoni, shot by Vittorio Storaro. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Tony Renis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Roberto Perpignani shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Jack Palance and Antonio Falsi and Guido Mannari carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A band of outlaws on the rampage... Pursued by a killer out for blood!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0066865 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Luigi Bazzoni directs. Vittorio Storaro behind the camera. Tony Renis scores. Roberto Perpignani cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

153 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Luigi Bazzoni, shot by Vittorio Storaro. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Tony Renis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Roberto Perpignani shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jack Palance and Antonio Falsi and Guido Mannari carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A band of outlaws on the rampage... Pursued by a killer out for blood!".
8IMDB entry: tt0066865 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Vittorio Storaro
Original score: Tony Renis
Editing: Roberto Perpignani
Costume design: Marcella De Marchis
Makeup / hair: Giuseppe Capogrosso
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Status: Released
Original language: IT
IMDB: Brothers Blue (1973)

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John Chard2017-02-10
★ 6/10
Butch and Sundance, the Spaghetti Years. Blu Gang e vissero per sempre felici e ammazzati (The Short and Happy Life of the Brothers Blue) is directed by Marc Meyer (AKA: Luigi Bazzoni) and written by Augusto Caminito. It stars Guido Mannari, Tina Aumont, Antonio Falsi, Jack Palance, Maurizio Bonuglia, Paul Jabara and Guido Lollobrigida. Filmed in Technospes Color, with music by Tony Renis and cinematography by Vittorio Storaro. Determined bank guard Hillman (Palance) pursues the bank robbing Brothers Blue across the years as they make merry hell with care free abandon. Strange Spaghetti Western that takes Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, sprinkles in some Bonnie and Clyde seasoning and finally dresses it up with a Peckinpah and Altman sauce. For the most part it struggles to make all the parts work, where quite often director Bazzoni gets confused as to just what sort of film he is making. However, some of the visual flourishes are worth the time spent with the movie, be it the shifts into black and white for reflective passages of the gang's life, or the use of slow motion and angled techniques, it's a picture not without technical merit. It also features violence that hits the right notes by not being over grandiose and ridiculous, the makers clearly aiming for, and getting, a balletic quality to the carnage as the corruption and arrogance of youth in the Wild West is laid bare. Renis' musical score is, different, but pleasing, and the cast perform adequately as per the screenplay. Palance, it should be noted, is more a peripheral character, he's the cool looking sniper adorned ghost out in the wilderness hunting his prey, his dialogue and screen time minimal, so fans of his should not expect a "Palance" movie. Fascinating Spaghetti Western that nods to its American Revisionist cousins, but ultimately it bites off more than it can chew. 6/10

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