Ciakmull - L'uomo della vendetta (1970)

Director:

Enzo Barboni

Writers:

Franco Rossetti (writer)
Mario di Nardo (writer)

Release Date:

11 March 1970 (Italy)

Genre:

Western

Plot:

A young man who has lost his memory, escapes from prison with three other convicts. The other men help him find back bits of his past, until they arrive at a village where two warring families recognize him. Apparently he has a reputation for being a fast gun, and he has been paid to kill a man - who says he is his father. His younger brother is jealous of the attention the prodigal son receives, and things come to a dramatic end. |

Plot Keywords:

Amnesia | Bank Robbery | Mental Institution | Family Feud | Spaghetti Western

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Leonard Mann	...	Chuck Moll
Woody Strode	...	Woody
Pietro Martellanza	...	Silver (as Peter Martell)
Helmuth Schneider	...	John Caldwell
George Eastman	...	Hondo (as Luca Montefiori)
Ida Galli	...	Sheila (as Evelyn Stewart)
Alain Naya	...	Alan Caldwell
Dino Strano	...	Sam
Andrea Aureli	...	Santiago
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Fortunato Arena	...	Prison Warden
Silvana Bacci	...	Saloon Girl
Salvatore Billa	...	Bounty Hunter
Pietro Ceccarelli	...	Bounty Hunter
Giovanni Cianfriglia	...	Saloon Brawler
Dante Cleri	...	Pulling Announcer
Roberto Dell'Acqua	...	Saloon Brawler
Vittorio Fanfoni	...	Townsman
Enzo Fiermonte	...	Sheriff
Lorenzo Fineschi	...	Poker Player
Paolo Magalotti	...	Alan Henchman
Emilio Messina	...	Prize Puller
Romano Puppo	...	Rucco Henchman
Luciano Rossi	...	Poker Player
Claudio Scarchilli	...	Ruco Henchman

Also Known As:

Chuck Moll (USA)
The Unholy Four

Runtime:

France:90 min | West Germany:95 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15

Company:

B.R.C. Produzione S.r.l.

A sadly overlooked masterpiece from the man who brought us the Trinity films.

Starting with the very first scene, this flawed masterpiece of pastaland gunslingin' grabs your attention and keeps it locked in until the final, intricately choreographed shootout.

When some bank robbers set fire to the local nut-house to create a diversion, four inmates manage to escape and take in on the run. One is an amnesiac who is searching for his identity and in the process the four find themselves on the trail of the bank robbers. The trail leads to a town where Chuck Mool's family is located, but who are they? And why is everyone in town deathly afraid of him?

The plot outline may not sound like much but this top-notch spag is excellently made with great camerawork, a well written script, exciting, intricately choreographed action and hell, even the costumes and sets are done with style.

It's not just plot that makes a classic spag, but character bits, atmosphere and action, and this one's got it in spades. One of the more amusing character moments is when Eastman finds Strode in the local church cheerfully playing the organ and singing hymns while an exhausted preacher, in fear of his life, is madly pumping the instrument.

From blazing infernos and barroom brawls to cat n' mouse gunfights in dark cemeteries this one is a winner from the first frame. Too bad nobody seems to know about it.