Face to Face (1967)
"Faccia a faccia" (original title)

History Professor Brad Fletcher heads west for his health, but falls in with Soloman Bennett's outlaw gang. Fascinated by their way of life, Fletcher finally takes over the gang, leading ... See full summary »

Director:

Sergio Sollima

Writers:

Sergio Donati (screenplay), Sergio Sollima (screenplay),

Stars:

Tomas Milian, Gian Maria Volonté, William Berger

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tomas Milian	...	Solomon 'Beauregard' Bennet
Gian Maria Volonté	...	Professor Brett Fletcher
William Berger	...	Charley Siringo
Jolanda Modio	...	Maria
Gianni Rizzo	...	Williams
Carole André	...	Cattle Annie
Ángel del Pozo	...	Maximilian de Winton
Aldo Sambrell	...	Zachary Chase (as Aldo Sanbrell)
Nello Pazzafini	...	Vance
José Torres	...	Aaron Chase
Federico Boido	...	The Sheriff of Purgatory City (as Rick Boyd)
Guy Heron
Linda Veras	...	Fair Woman with Fletcher
Antonio Casas	...	Wild Bunch Member
Frank Braña	...	Jason

Storyline

History Professor Brad Fletcher heads west for his health, but falls in with Soloman Bennett's outlaw gang. Fascinated by their way of life, Fletcher finally takes over the gang, leading with a new 'efficient' ruthlessness.

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Plot Keywords:

outlaw | outlaw gang | mexican | street shootout | bank robbery | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Western

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Details

Country:

Spain Italy

Language:

Italian Spanish

Release Date:

23 November 1967 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Face to Face

Filming Locations:

Almería, Andalucía, Spain

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 56,188,659 (Spain)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Arturo González Producciones Cinematográficas, Produzioni Europee Associati (PEA)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min 112 min (24fps) 93 min (PAL) (cut)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Charlie Siringo really existed and did what the character in the film does. He worked as an agent for Pinkerton.

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Goofs

Colt Single Action Army Revolvers (Peacemakers), and self-contained cartridges are used. Both did not make an appearance until after the Civil War, where the film takes place.

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Quotes

Professor Brett Fletcher: In pain, eh. You must know that torture is important, Wallace, because it lifts the morale of the torturer. Were you not taught that at the university? You were trapped by your higher education. It leaves its own smell on you, I know it too well.
Wallace: I know you do and I can't imagine how a man of your background could.
Professor Brett Fletcher: On the contrary, what is surprising is that a man like me could remain all those years watching life as a spectator before he discovered the force that was in him, but... Do you have...
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Connections

Referenced in The Spaghetti West (2005)

User Reviews

All Star Spaghetti Classic

Take three of the finest Spaghetti Western actors (Gian Maria Volente, Tomas Milian and William Berger), the great direction of Sergio Sollima (The Big Gundown) and a gripping topsy turvey story of power and you get Face to Face.

Volente stars as Brad, a Professor that inadvertently becomes embroiled in Beau's (Milian) revolution when taken hostage by the bandit. It is not long before Brad becomes attracted to Beau's way of life, with the film superbly capturing his gradual corruption by power. Meanwhile, Beau's character develops an increasing compassion for his people and their life. The interplay between these two actors works brilliantly, and ably assisted by Berger as Siringo - a lawman disguised as one of Beau's gang.

Morricone's soundtrack is, as ever, fantastic. All in all, this is a true Spaghetti gem - Italian cinema at its near finest.