Blindman (1971)

Director:

Ferdinando Baldi

Writers:

Pier Giovanni Anchisi (screenplay)
Tony Anthony (screenplay)
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Release Date:

12 January 1972 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Tagline:

Blindman, Blindman, what did he do? Stole 50 women that belong to you.

Plot:

A blind, but deadly, gunman, is hired to escort fifty mail order brides to their miner husbands. His business partners double cross him...

Plot Keywords:

Mail Order Bride | Nudity | Female Nudity | Mexican | Violence

Cast

Tony Anthony	...	Blindman
Ringo Starr	...	Candy
Lloyd Battista	...	Domingo
Magda Konopka	...	Sweet Mama
Raf Baldassarre	...	Mexican general
Marisa Solinas	...	Margherita
Franz von Treuberg	...	Pilar's Father (as Franz Treuberg)
David Dreyer	...	Dude
Gaetano Scala
Agneta Eckemyr	...	Pilar
Mary Badin	...	Bride
Dominique Badou	...	Bride
Carla Brait	...	Black maid
Shirley Corrigan	...	Bride
Giuliana Giuliani	...	Bride
Katerina Lindfelt	...	Bride
Malisa Longo	...	Bride
Alice Mannell	...	Bride
Krista Nell	...	Bride
Helen Parker	...	Bride
Janine Reynaud	...	Prostitute (as Jeanine Reynaud)
Karin Skarreso	...	Bride
Solvi Stubing	...	Bride
Melù Valente	...	Bride
John Friedrick
Guido Mannari
Fortunato Arena	...	Mexican Officer
Salvatore Billa
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ennio Antonelli	...	Mexican Officer (uncredited)
Mal Evans	...	Bearded rifleman on window (uncredited)
Tito García	...	Train Engineer (uncredited)
Allen Klein	...	Fat rifleman on window (uncredited)
Renato Romano	...	Skunk (uncredited)

Directed by
Ferdinando Baldi

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Pier Giovanni Anchisi		screenplay (as Piero Anchisi)
Tony Anthony		screenplay
Tony Anthony		story
Lloyd Battista		uncredited
Vincenzo Cerami		screenplay

Produced by
Tony Anthony	....	producer
Allen Klein	....	producer
Saul Swimmer	....	producer

Original Music by
Stelvio Cipriani

Cinematography by
Riccardo Pallottini

Film Editing by
Roberto Perpignani

Production Design by
Gastone Carsetti

Costume Design by
Mario Ambrosino

Makeup Department
Vittorio Biseo	....	makeup artist
Giusy Bovino	....	hair stylist
Carboni	....	wig maker
Piero Mecacci	....	makeup artist
Rocchetti	....	wig maker

Production Management
Jesús García Gárgoles	....	production manager (as Jesus Gargoles)
Paolo Infascelli	....	production supervisor
Carlo Murzilli	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Renzo Genta	....	assistant director
Ricardo Walker	....	assistant director (as Richard Walker)

Sound Department
Bernardino Fronzetti	....	sound (as Dino Fronzetti)

Special Effects by
Luciano Anzellotti	....	special effects
Roberto Arcangeli	....	special effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Dante Di Palma	....	assistant camera
Angelo Novi	....	still photographer
Gaetano Valle	....	camera operator

Editorial Department
Piera Gabutti	....	assistant editor
Ernesto Triunveri	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Remo De Angelis	....	master of arms
Maria Spera	....	administrator
Maria Spera	....	cashier
Vivalda Vigorelli	....	continuity

Production Companies

• Allen & Betty Klein and Company (ABKCO)
• Primex

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1972) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Centfox (1972) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Koch Media (2005) (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Digitmovies Alternative Entertainment  soundtrack

Also Known As:

Il cieco (Italy)
Il pistolero cieco (Italy)

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

Italy | USA

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:MA (TV rating) | Germany:18 | West Germany:18 (nf) | Finland:(Banned) (1972) | Sweden:(Banned) | UK:X | USA:R | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Almería, Andalucía, Spain

Company:

Allen & Betty Klein and Company (ABKCO)

Quotes:

Blindman: Every night I kneel down and I say my prayers. And every night I ask the good lord 'lord-who are my friends?', and you know something? Every night he don't answer.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Spaghetti West (2005) (V)

Great Bizarre Spaghetti Western!

"I want my fifty women!" Blindman, a unique Spaghetti Western full of sarcasm, has one of the genre's most bizarre story lines. A blind gunman escorts a group of fifty women to Texas, where they are to be married to miners. But he is cheated and the fifty young women are kidnapped by a gang working for two Mexican pimps/bandidos and their beautiful but villainous sister. They underestimate Blindman, a man who has to trust on his horse and his hearing, and soon have to find out that their handicapped opponent is a deadlier challenge than they might have expected. Tony Anthony is unforgettable as the blind gunman, staring into nonentity and demanding his fifty women back. The locations are great, the supporting cast includes Ringo Starr, as the younger of the two villainous brothers. Not very well known, but full of dark humor and action, Blindman, a Spaghetti Western with a very good soundtrack, is one of the genre's little treasures. Brutal, witty, bizarre, unique! Great fun film!