I quattro dell'Ave Maria (1968)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Giuseppe Colizzi

Writers:

Bino Cicogna (writer)
Giuseppe Colizzi (screenplay)

Release Date:

3 September 1969 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Western

Tagline:

The smile that kills...

Plot:

An outlaw Cat Stevens (Mario Girotti) is saved from the noose and is then hunted by his saviors when he goes back to crime...

Plot Keywords:

Outlaw | Revenge | Bounty Hunter | Robbery | Spaghetti Western

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 Boyd)
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
Franco Gulà	...	Old man, talking to bankier
Corrado Olmi
Aldo Sala	...	Casino employee, trying to break through door
Luciano Telli	...	Roulette player, sitting right beside Cacopoulos
Giuseppe Terranova	...	Treasurer in Casino
Edoardo Torricella	...	Roulette player, sitting left beside croupier (as Eddardo Torricella)

Also Known As:

Ace High (UK) (USA)
Four Gunmen of Ave Maria
Have Gun Will Travel (UK)
Revenge at El Paso
Revenge in El Paso

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for western violence. (re-rated)

Runtime:

132 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

English | Italian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:M | UK:15 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (1970) | Sweden:15 | USA:M (original rating) | USA:PG-13 (2004 re-rating)

Filming Locations:

Almería, Andalucía, Spain

Company:

Crono Cinematografica

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "De familie Knots: Omkoperij (#2.3)" (1981)

Interesting Western!

I have to say this is in the top 5 best movies with both Terence Hill and Bud Spencer! I don't want to tell you the plot. ( read other reviews for that ) But it's very interesting. It may be 2 hours long, but if you see it in a movie store or a video rental, get it! One bad thing about this movie is Eli Wallach. I wish he didn't act in this one!!!! Every time it shows him, this movie seems to get boring. ( Thank god they don't show much of him in this movie ! )

Aces High get a 7/10.