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Director:
Enzo G. Castellari
Writers:
Tito Carpi (writer) and
Francesco Scardamaglia (writer) ...
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Release Date:
May 1972 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Drama | Western See more »
Plot:
On his way back from the Civil War, Johnny Hamilton is visited in his sleep by the ghost of his father... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Western adaptation of Hamlet (sic!) See more (5 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order)
Andrea Giordana ... Johnny Hamilton (as Andre Giordana)

Gilbert Roland ... Horace
Horst Frank ... Claude Hamilton
Ennio Girolami ... Ross
Ignazio Spalla ... Guild (as Pedro Sanchez)
Françoise Prévost ... Gertry
Stefania Careddu ... Betty
Manuel Serrano ... Santana
Franco Latini ... Il becchino
Giorgio Sammartino ... Polonio - il sheriff (as Giorgio Sanmartin)
Gabriella Grimaldi ... Emily
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ugo Adinolfi
John Bartha
Franco Leo
Claudio Trionfi
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Directed by
Enzo G. Castellari 
 
Writing credits
Tito Carpi (writer) and
Francesco Scardamaglia (writer) and
Enzo G. Castellari (writer)

Bruno Corbucci  writer
Sergio Corbucci  idea
William Shakespeare  play "Hamlet" (uncredited)

Produced by
Ugo Guerra .... producer
Elio Scardamaglia .... producer
 
Original Music by
Alessandro Alessandroni 
Francesco De Masi 
Audrey Nohra 
 
Cinematography by
Angelo Filippini 
 
Film Editing by
Tatiana Casini Morigi 
 
Art Direction by
Enzo Bulgarelli 
 
Set Decoration by
Enzo Bulgarelli 
 
Costume Design by
Enzo Bulgarelli 
 
Makeup Department
Raffaele Cristini .... makeup artist
Martina Patacca .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Libero Balduini .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Renzo Girolami .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Lorenzo Baraldi .... set dresser
 
Sound Department
Manlio Magara .... sound
Mario Marigi .... sound re-recording mixer
 
Special Effects by
Gino Vagniluca .... special effects
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Giovanni Bergamini .... assistant camera
Franco Filippini .... assistant camera
Gianni Girometti .... assistant camera
Umberto Spagna .... still photographer
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Stefano Bulgarelli .... wardrobe assistant
 
Editorial Department
Germana Lanni .... assistant editor
 
Other crew
Riccardo Cascia .... production secretary
Maria-Luisa Mera .... script supervisor
Giorgio Ubaldi .... armourer
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Quella sporca storia nel west" - Italy (original title)
"That Dirty Story of the West" - International (English title) (informal literal title)
"The Wild and the Dirty" - USA (alternative title)
"To Kill or Not to Kill?" - USA (alternative title)
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Runtime:
Germany:78 min | USA:91 min
Country:
Italy
Language:
Italian
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
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Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Sweden:15 | USA:PG | Germany:16 (DVD rating) | Norway:(Banned) (1969) (uncut version) | West Germany:18 (nf) | France:-12
Filming Locations:
Cuenca Minera, Huelva, Andalucia, SpainSee more »
Company:
Daiano FilmSee more »

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Western adaptation of Hamlet (sic!), 21 November 2005
Author: unbrokenmetal from Hamburg, Germany

Based on an idea by Sergio Corbucci, Enzo Castellari directed this western adaptation of Shakespeare's "Hamlet" drama, as Django (or Johnny, depending on which dubbing you get in your country) avenges the death of his father. It is interesting to observe how the classical tragedy elements work in the context of a Mediterranean style western movie. Not yet 30 years old, Castellari was already very creative at little touches like the camera circling around Django's face in the scene at his father's grave, and should take this way further in "Keoma" a decade later.

"Quella sporca storia nel west" suffers a bit from the unconvincing cast: German actor Horst Frank with his blond hair does not look like he is a member of the same family as Gilbert Roland, the veteran actor Roland is too old to play Andrea Giordana's brother, whose mother is much too young to be the mother of any of them. But even if the audience won't buy this ensemble for a family, the cruelty of the old tragedy is working great for a tough western, and the visual qualities of the movie, also gifted with a thrilling musical score by Francesco de Masi, save the day and make it a must for the collection of every spaghetti western fan. Regrettably, Andrea Giordana did not make any westerns after this anymore, because the young man had talent.

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