A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof (1968)
"...e per tetto un cielo di stelle" (original title)

Director:

Giulio Petroni

Writers:

Alberto Areal (story), Mariano Laurenti (story),

Stars:

Giuliano Gemma, Mario Adorf, Magda Konopka

Cast

Credited cast:
Giuliano Gemma	...	Billy Boy aka Tim Hawkins
Mario Adorf	...	Harry
Magda Konopka	...	Widow Dorothy McDonald
Federico Boido	...	Roger Pratt (as Rick Boyd)
Cris Huerta	...	Fat man in stagecoach (as Chris Huerta)
Julie Menard	...	Sirene / Donna
Anthony Dawson	...	Samuel Pratt (as Anthony M. Dawson)
Sandro Dori	...	Sirene's husband
Franco Balducci	...	Brent
Peter Branco
Franco Lantieri
Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia	...	(as Ivan Scratuglia)
Angiolino Rizzieri
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Bartha	...	Mr. Lawrence
Alfonso de la Vega

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

gold mine | buddy | fraud | spaghetti western | widow | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Western

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

30 August 1968 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof

Company Credits

Production Co:

Documento Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Red Dead Revolver (2004)

User Reviews

fun, well-made spaghetti western

This is a spaghetti western that is genuinely funny, but it also has its share of serious action which keeps it from being just another run-of-the-mill light-weight comedy.

Adorf and Gemma are great as the protagonists of this film, and I find them much more believable than Terence Hill and Bud Spencer. Federico Boido and Anthony Dawson are even better as the over-the-top father-and-son villains who are hunting for Gemma. They are very entertaining to watch. Boido's character is especially funny, and both are marvelously ruthless. The showdown at the end of the film is classic.

The music score by Ennio Morricone is great, as always, even though its far from being one of his best.

This is definitely a movie worth watching, especially for Euro-western fans.