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The Big Gundown (1966)
"La resa dei conti" (original title)

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Unofficial lawman John Corbett hunts down Cuchillo Sanchez, a Mexican peasant accused of raping and killing a 12-year-old girl.

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Cast

Credited cast:
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Jonathan 'Colorado' Corbett
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Luisa Rivelli ...
Lizzie, prostitute of Willow Creek City
Fernando Sancho ...
Capt. Segura
Nieves Navarro ...
The widow
Roberto Camardiel ...
Jellicol, sheriff of San Antonio (as Robert Camardiel)
Tom Felleghy ...
Father of Chet Miller
Walter Barnes ...
Brokston
Gérard Herter ...
Baron von Schulenberg
Pietro Ceccarelli ...
Jack (as Lanfranco Ceccarelli)
María Granada ...
Rosita, Cuchillo's wife
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Calisto Calisti ...
Mr. Linch, Brokston's secretary
Antonio Molino Rojo ...
Widow's ranchero (as Molino Rojo)
José Torres ...
Paco Molinas
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Jonathan Corbett is a gunman so brave to have eliminated all the bandits of Texas. For this he is proposed for the candidacy to the Senate of the United States. In exchange he has only to support the construction of one railway line. Only after he accepts does he come to know that the Mexican Cuchillo has raped and killed a 12 year old girl. Corbett leaves on a long manhunt during which he gets to know his adversary better and discovers a variation on the crime for which the accused Cuchillo may not be as guilty as he first thought. Written by Baldinotto da Pistoia, translated by Philip-12

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29 November 1966 (Spain)  »

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Cuchillo Sanchez: By yourself, you couldn't catch a limping snail!
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Very good S.W. about a relentless and exciting manhunt set against spectacular scenery of Almeria
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This is the original installment from Cuchillo trilogy and again an awesome Tomas Milian . This is the first part from Sergio Sollima trilogy, starred by Tomas Milian, as the roguish Cuchillo and formed by ¨Face to face¨ with Gian Maria Volonte and ¨Run Cuchillo run ¨ with Donald O'Brien and this one . It deals with Jonathan Corbett , a real personage well played by Lee Van Cleef , who pursues a Mexican accused of rape and murder . The solitary , self-reliant Corbett tracks down Cuchillo who is wrongly accused of killing . The relentless chase is set against strong environment, risked mountains and hazardous trails. Later on , the dangerous pursuit includes a numerous posse formed by Walter Barnes, Angel Del Pozo , Gerard Herter , among others . Now as absolute starring Tomas Milian named Cuchillo and supported by Lee Van Cleef as obstinate pursuer . It will be a long and dangerous pursuit with continuous getaways . It's set during early Mexican revolution with Benito Juarez ruling . The Cuban Thomas Milian, as usual, puts faces, grimaces, crying and overacting, but plays splendidly.

This Zapata-Western is superior than subsequent entries because it displays stirring adventures, shootouts, riding pursuits and is pretty amusing. It's an exciting SW with breathtaking showdown between the protagonists Lee Van Cleef , Tomas Milian and the enemies as Walter Barnes and his hoodlums as Angel Del Pozo and the German officer Gerard Herter . Tomas Milian is very fine, he ravages the screen, he jumps, bounds and leaps, hit and run , besides receives violent punches, kicks and wounds . Gerard Herter as a cruelly baddie role as Prussian baron with monocle is terrific , subsequently the would play similar role in other Spaghettis . Furthermore, appears usual secondaries of Italian/Spanish Western as the femme fatal Nieves Navarro or Susan Scott as a black widow , in addition Robert Camardiel ,Lorenzo Robledo, Luis Barboo , Fernando Bilbao, Barta Barry , Frank Braña and of course Fernando Sancho in his ordinary role as Mexican . The film blends violence, blood, tension, high body-count and it's fast moving and quite entertaining. There is plenty of action in the movie , guaranteeing a shootout or stunt every few minutes. There are many fine technicians and nice assistant direction and excellent production design by Carlo Simi , Sergio Leone's usual , he creates a magnificent scenario with barren outdoors, dirty landscapes under a glimmer sun and a fine set on the final scenes . As always , the musician Ennio Morricone, composes a nice Spaghetti soundtrack and well conducted ; it's full of guttural sounds and emotive score . Interior filmed at Elios Studios and outdoor sequences filmed at Tabernas , Cinecitta Studios , Rome and of course Almeria, Spain.

Sergio Sollima's direction is well crafted, here he's less cynical and humorous and more inclined toward violence and too much action. Colorful and evocative cinematography by Carlo Carlini , reflecting marvelously the habitual Almeria outdoors . The picture is well directed by Sollima who would be his last Western and following directing success such as Pirate films as ¨ Sandokan ¨ and the ¨ Black Corsario ¨ . Rating : Better tan average Western . Essential and indispensable watching .


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