Corri uomo corri (1968)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Sergio Sollima

Writers:

Pompeo De Angelis (screenplay)
Sergio Sollima (screenplay)

Release Date:

29 August 1968 (Italy)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Western

Plot:

Several competing groups and mavericks (including the lead character Cuchillo) are hunting a gold treasure of $3,000,000. The gold was reserved for the Mexican revolution. |

Plot Keywords:

Gold | Maverick | Mexican | Mexican Revolution | Beautiful Woman

Cast

Tomas Milian	...	Manuel Sanchez / Cuchillo
Donald O'Brien	...	Nathaniel Cassidy (as Donal O'Brien)
John Ireland	...	Santillana
Linda Veras	...	Penny Bannington
Marco Guglielmi	...	Colonel Michel Sévigny
José Torres	...	Ramirez
Luciano Rossi	...	Jean-Paul (as Edwin G. Ross)
Nello Pazzafini	...	Riza
Gianni Rizzo	...	The Mayor
Dante Maggio	...	Mateos Gonzalez (as Dan May)
Umberto Di Grazia
Noé Murayama	...	Pablo
Attilio Dottesio	...	Manuel Etchevaria
Orso Maria Guerrini	...	Raul
Federico Boido	...	Steve Wilkins (as Rick Boyd)

Also Known As:

Big Gundown 2: Run, Man, Run (USA) (promotional title)
Run, Man, Run (International: English title)
Saludos, hombre (France)

Runtime:

120 min | West Germany:101 min

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

Iceland:16 | West Germany:18 (nf) | Germany:12 | UK:12

Company:

Chretien

Trivia:

This sequel came to be made due to the extreme popularity of the character Cuchillo Sanchez in the film La resa dei conti (1966), despite Cuchillo not being the lead in that film. Director Sergio Sollima said in an interview the reason for this is because the first time in Western film history we had a character that was a Mexican peon, a "dreamer" and a "thief", yet likable at the same time.

Movie Connections:

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Final installment from Cuchillo trilogy and again a magnificent Tomas Milian

This sequel is the third part from Sergio Sollima trilogy, starred by Tomas Milian, as the roguish Cuchillo and formed by Big gundown, Face to face and this one. Now as absolute starring Tomas Milian supported by Donald O'Brien in similar role to Lee Van Cleef from ¨Big gundown¨. It's set during early Mexican revolution with Porfirio Diaz ruling, approximately in 1910s. The McGuffin is a hidden treasure by Benito Juarez beyond frontier. The revolutionaries aren't Pancho Villa or Emilio Zapata , but is an imaginary Santillana, well performed by John Ireland in a brief acting. The Cuban Thomas Milian, as usual, puts faces, grimaces, crying and overacting, but plays splendidly. Enjoyable appearance by also Cuban, the gorgeous Chelo Alonso, usual of Peplum and Western: The good, the bad and the ugly. Furthermore, appear usual secondaries Italian Western as Jose Torres, Gianni Rizzo, Luciano Rossi and Rick Boyd.

This Zapata-Western is inferior than previous entries but displays stirring adventures, shootouts, riding pursuits and is pretty amusing. Sensible musical score by Bruno Nicolai, substituting to the great Ennio Morricone, author previous films. Colorful and evocative cinematography by Mancori, reflecting marvellously the habitual Almeria (Spain)outdoors. The picture is well directed by Sergio Sollima who would be his last Western and following directing success such as Sandokan.