A Pistol for Ringo (1965)
"Una pistola per Ringo" (original title)

Finito in prigione per avere ucciso, per legittima difesa, tre uomini mentre giocava a campana, Ringo viene liberato per infiltrarsi tra i banditi capeggiati da Sancho che, dopo una rapina ... See full summary »

Director:

Duccio Tessari

Writers:

Alfonso Balcázar, Duccio Tessari (screenplay),

Stars:

Giuliano Gemma, Fernando Sancho, Lorella De Luca

Cast

Credited cast:
Giuliano Gemma	...	Ringo (as Montgomery Wood)
Fernando Sancho	...	Sancho
Lorella De Luca	...	Miss Ruby (as Hally Hammond)
Nieves Navarro	...	Dolores
Antonio Casas	...	Maj. Clyde
José Manuel Martín	...	Pedro
Manuel Muñiz	...	Tim (as Pajarito)
Juan Cazalilla	...	Mr. Jenkinson - Bank director (as Juan Casalilla)
Pablito Alonso	...	Chico - Mexican boy
Nazzareno Zamperla	...	Sancho's gang member
Francisco Sanz	...	The colonel (as Paco Sanz)
Jose Halufi	...	Sancho's gang member (as José Halufi)
George Martin	...	Ben - the sheriff
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Miguel Pedregosa	...	Bandido
Carlos Ronda	...	Tendero

Storyline

Finito in prigione per avere ucciso, per legittima difesa, tre uomini mentre giocava a campana, Ringo viene liberato per infiltrarsi tra i banditi capeggiati da Sancho che, dopo una rapina in banca, si sono asserragliati nella fattoria del maggiore Clyde. Ringo, detto Faccia d'Angelo, chiede il trenta per cento del bottino per la sua impresa, poi, arrivato alla fattoria, svela tutto a Sancho ottenendo il quaranta per cento del bottino per portare in salvo lui e i suoi compari...

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Plot Keywords:

bank robbery | christmas | arms tied overhead | hopscotch | mexican border | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Western

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Details

Country:

Spain Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

12 May 1965 (Italy)

Also Known As:

A Pistol for Ringo

Filming Locations:

Almería, Andalucía, Spain

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 17,379,404 (Spain)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Balcázar Producciones Cinematográficas, Produzioni Cinematografiche Mediterranee (PCM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Ringo: My father was an engineer during the war... for the North. At first, he was for the South, but they were losing. And, ah, 'Never stick with a loser,' he always said. 'It's a matter of principle.'

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Connections

Referenced in The Projectionist (1971)

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Soundtracks

"Angel Face"
Lyrics by Gino Paoli
Performed by Maurizio Graf (as 'Graf Maurizio)

User Reviews

Somewhat entertaining but still a hollow and amateurish spaghetti western

This western comes across as something of a parody, as Ringo is constantly smirking and coming across with one-liners. It is a cartoonish, hollow and amateurish outing for the most part. It cannot be taken seriously.

At the outset, Ringo kills several people after him without batting an eye. The whole scene is treated with casual indifference without any investment of emotion. The movie must then struggle to recover believability. However, people keep getting bumped off casually as the story progresses and this continually undercuts any hope of credibility to the story. The plot itself does that too.

There is nothing particularly thrilling about the music score or the scenery to lift the film above its pedestrian level.

It's not a complete waste of time, but almost. Some of the characters are bizarre enough or have interactions enough that are unusual to hold one's interest.

The classic spaghetti westerns are so far above this one that it is a shame to use the same term to describe them. Mind you, there are other minor spaghetti westerns that are quite good, so there is no need to be negative on all of them just because this one happens to be below par.