A Pistol for Ringo

"Quick- Treacherous- And Deadly To Anyone Who Tried To Cross Them!"

1965 1h 38m IT

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★6.3TMDB · 76

Western

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Giuliano Gemma stars as a cool, cocky mercenary enlisted by a sheriff to infiltrate a ruthless gang of outlaws. Ennio Morricone provided the score to this early spaghetti western hit.

“Quick- Treacherous- And Deadly To Anyone Who Tried To Cross Them!”

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Cast

Giuliano Gemma
Ringo
Fernando Sancho
Sancho
Lorella De Luca
Miss Ruby
Nieves Navarro
Dolores
Antonio Casas
Maj. Clyde
José Manuel Martín
Pedro
Manuel Muñiz
Tim
Juan Cazalilla
Mr. Jenkinson - Bank director

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Duccio Tessari
Writers: Duccio Tessari, Duccio Tessari
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy, Spain

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ERA

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61 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Italy, Spain.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Ringo Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Duccio Tessari, shot by Francisco Marín. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Giuliano Gemma and Fernando Sancho and Lorella De Luca carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Quick- Treacherous- And Deadly To Anyone Who Tried To Cross Them!".

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The take

Duccio Tessari directs. Francisco Marín behind the camera. Ennio Morricone scores. Licia Quaglia cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy, Spain. Dialogue in Italian.

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161 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2International production across 2 countries: Italy, Spain.
3Part of the "Ringo Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Duccio Tessari, shot by Francisco Marín. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Ennio Morricone. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Licia Quaglia shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Giuliano Gemma and Fernando Sancho and Lorella De Luca carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Quick- Treacherous- And Deadly To Anyone Who Tried To Cross Them!".
9IMDB entry: tt0059601 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 76 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Francisco Marín
Original score: Ennio Morricone
Editing: Licia Quaglia
Production design: Juan Alberto Soler
Costume design: Carlo Gentili
Makeup / hair: Franco Di Girolamo
Runtime: 98 min · 1h 38m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: IT
IMDB: A Pistol for Ringo (1965)

Part of

Ringo Collection

Duccio Tessari's original Ringo films. Hugely successful upon their original release, Tessari's films spawned numerous unofficial sequels and proved influential on the emerging genre.

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Duccio Tessari

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John Chard2017-09-03
★ 7/10
Somebody has come for Christmas! Una pistola per Ringo (A Pistol for Ringo) is directed and predominantly written by Duccio Tessari. It stars Giuliano Gemma, Fernando Sancho, Lorella De Luca, Nieves Navarro and Antonio Casas. Music is by Ennio Morricone and cinematography by Francisco Marin. When a gang of bandit bank robbers hole up at a rich family's hacienda - taking all who reside there as hostages - the authorities free the gunman known as "Angel Face" from prison to ingratiate himself into the bandit horde. His mission is to destroy from within and free the innocent... Filmed in Technicolor/Techniscope out of the familiar Spaghetti Western stomping grounds of Almeria in Spain, A Pistol for Ringo is a very enjoyable piece of pasta. From the quirky sight that greets us at pic's beginning, where our anti-hero gunman with the baby face plays hopscotch with children - then quickly dispatching four enemies enemies in the blink of an eye - to the wholly satisfying finale, it's quirky yet dramatic entertainment. Set at Xmas time, Duccio enjoys dallying with the season's motifs as part of the narrative, and even Morricone gets in on the act, imbuing his varied score with seasonal strains (the Silent Night section simply wonderful). Gemma is very likable in the lead role, helped enormously by a screenplay that introduces a character that uses cunning whiles that are as deadly as his pistol skills. He is also very athletic (no doubt boosted by the calcium from all the milk he drinks), which brings some energy to the narrative. What action there is is brisk and zippy, with heaps of horse and stuntman felling going on, and little stabs of humorous violence (the bell shot oh my) induce smiles. Add in a couple of verbally jousting babes (Luca and Navarro) and Sancho as a bulky and moody bastardo, and yer good to go for one of the better Spags of the time. 7/10

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