Blood for a Silver Dollar (1965)
"Un dollaro bucato" (original title)

Giuliano Gemma plays a confederate soldier who returns from the war to fight one at home. Unbeknownst to him, his brother has become the infamous gunfighter "Black Jack" to defeat the local... See full summary »

Director:

Giorgio Ferroni

Writers:

Giorgio Ferroni, Giorgio Stegani

Stars:

Giuliano Gemma, Ida Galli, Pierre Cressoy

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Giuliano Gemma	...	Gary O'Hara (as Montgomery Wood)
Ida Galli	...	Judy O'Hara (as Evelyn Stewart)
Pierre Cressoy	...	McCoy (as Peter Cross)
Giuseppe Addobbati	...	Donaldson (as John Mac Douglas)
Franco Fantasia	...	Sheriff Anderson (as Frank Farrel)
Tullio Altamura	...	Peter (as Tor Altmayer)
Massimo Righi	...	Brad (as Max Dean)
Andrea Scotti	...	(as Andrew Scott)
Nazzareno Zamperla	...	Phil O'Hara (as Nicholas St.John)
Benito Stefanelli	...	James (as Benny Reeves)
Franco Lantieri	...	Slim (as Frank Liston)
Gino Marturano	...	(as John Martin)
Nello Pazzafini	...	(as Peter Surtess)
Bernard Farber	...	(as Benny Farber)
Luigi Tosi

Storyline

Giuliano Gemma plays a confederate soldier who returns from the war to fight one at home. Unbeknownst to him, his brother has become the infamous gunfighter "Black Jack" to defeat the local bullies. Gemma agrees to ambush and kill Black Jack, only to discover too late who the outlaw really is. With vengeance in his heart he turns on his employers, who then shoot him.

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Plot Keywords:

outlaw | farmer | set up | undercover | shot to death | 

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Genres:

Action | Romance | Western

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Details

Country:

Italy France

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

8 August 1965 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Blood for a Silver Dollar

Company Credits

Production Co:

Adriatica Film, Dorica Film, Explorer Film '58

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by For a Few Extra Dollars (1966)

User Reviews

Great movie

This is one of the greatest movies I remember from my teenager years. It was the talk of town. It used to run on the local theater for months on a roll and many people went to see it more than once, including me. For some reasons it became a classic of "western" right here in Brazil. Maybe even more than full-fledged American westerns. Giuliano Gemma, even though, Italian, become the poster-boy for an authentic American cowboy down here. The plot was very well written, good fist fights, great shoot-outs right on the beginning. The soundtrack is just amazing and stands up by itself as a classic. Pay attention to the opening credits, you can have a lot of fun just by doing that. It could have been even better if had been shot in American old western soil, such as "Monument Valley". It's kind of intriguing, how italians, the creators of pasta, could make such awesome western movies and New York is the best place in the world to eat Italian food. How can these two countries can be so far and so close at the same time? It wracks my brain.