Ace High (1968)
"I quattro dell'Ave Maria" (original title)

After Cacopoulos (Eli Wallach) manages to save himself from being hung on a false charge, he robs Cat Stevens (Terrence Hill) and Hutch Bessy (Bud Spencer) of a lot of money and steals ... See full summary »

Director:

Giuseppe Colizzi

Writers:

Bino Cicogna, Giuseppe Colizzi (screenplay),

Stars:

Eli Wallach, Terence Hill, Bud Spencer

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Eli Wallach	...	Cacopoulos
Terence Hill	...	Cat Stevens
Bud Spencer	...	Hutch Bessy
Brock Peters	...	Thomas
Kevin McCarthy	...	Drake (as Kevin Mc Carthy)
Tiffany Hoyveld	...	Thomas' wife
Federico Boido	...	Drake's blond henchman (as Rick Boydi)
Armando Bandini	...	Bank cashier
Livio Lorenzon	...	Paco Rosa
Steffen Zacharias	...	Harold
Remo Capitani	...	Cangaceiro
Bruno Corazzari	...	Charlie
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dante Cleri	...	Bankier, playing cards with Cacopoulos
Antonietta Fiorito
Isa Foster

Storyline

After Cacopoulos (Eli Wallach) manages to save himself from being hung on a false charge, he robs Cat Stevens (Terrence Hill) and Hutch Bessy (Bud Spencer) of a lot of money and steals their horses. This results in a merry chase and Stevens and Bessy become unwilling allies in Cacopoulus' revenge against the people who deserted him and framed him to get their money back.

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Plot Keywords:

revenge | gun fu | brawl | fist fight | street shootout | 

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Taglines:

The smile that kills...

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Genres:

Comedy | Western

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for western violence

Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

English Italian

Release Date:

3 September 1969 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ace High

Filming Locations:

Almería, Andalucía, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

Crono Cinematografica, Finanzia San Marco

Technical Specs

Runtime:

132 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The second in the trilogy that began with Blood River and ended with Boot Hill.

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Quotes

Hutch Bessy: Even if you're an idiot, I don't see why you want to die so young.

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Connections

Followed by Boot Hill (1969)

User Reviews

Amusing and better than some

Compared to the gratuitous bloodletting of a lot of this genre, this is quite a genteel effort. The plot wanders for most of its length and only (in my case) just holds the viewer's interest. At times it is very hard to get the point of the whole story. Wallach has spent the last 15 years in jail after being abandoned by his cohorts in a robbery. Out at last, he is looking for revenge. During this he steals money owed to Hill and Spencer. They chase him and get it back, he steals it again, they chase him etc.etc. The end of the movie is also bit flat and seems to peter out. However, it is amusing and has one major saving grace in Eli Wallach. Wallach is probably one of the world's best character actors. Hill and Spencer are wooden and this shows when pitted with an actor of Wallach's calibre.The guy is supposed to be a villain but you just can't help feeling sorry for him. The film is worth seeing for his performance alone. One to watch on a rainy afternoon,but would you want to watch it twice??