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Directed by | Giorgio Ferroni |
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Story by |
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Produced by | Gianni Hech Lucari[1] |
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Cinematography | Tony Secchi[1] |
Edited by | Antonietta Zita[1] |
Music by | Gianni Ferrio[1] |
Production company | Documento[1] |
Distributed by | Variety Distribution |
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Running time | 104 minutes[1] |
Country | Italy[1] |
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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Wanted was first released in 1967.[2]
Reception
[edit]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
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Grant, Kevin (2011). Any Gun Can Play. Fab Press. ISBN 9781903254615.
External links
[edit]- Wanted at IMDb
- Wanted at Variety Distribution