Fasthand (1973)
"Mi chiamavano 'Requiescat'... ma avevano sbagliato" (original title)

Director:

Mario Bianchi

Writers:

Alberto Cardone, Eduardo Manzanos Brochero,

Stars:

Sergio Ciani, William Berger, Frank Braña

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sergio Ciani	...	Jeff Madison (as Alan Steel)
William Berger	...	Machedo
Frank Braña	...	Quincy (as Frank Brana)
Fernando Bilbao	...	Duero
Gilberto Galimberti	...	Harrueco (as Gill Rolland)
Celine Bessy	...	Swan
Francisco Sanz	...	Smart
Karin Well	...	Mary Cruz (as Welma Truccolo)
Ettore Ribotta	...	Bank manager
Sergio Dolfin
Stefano Oppedisano
Francesco D'Adda	...	Bank employee
Aldo Cecconi
Angelo Boscariol
Filippo Perego

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

violence | spaghetti western | street shootout

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Country:

Italy Spain

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

10 December 1975 (France)

Also Known As:

Fasthand

Filming Locations:

Colmenar Viejo, Madrid, Spain

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 14,165,050 (Spain)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Copercines, Cooperativa Cinematográfica, New Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Did You Know?

Quotes

Jeff Madison: You made a mistake, Machedo. You should've killed me when you had the chance before.

User Reviews

Scraping the bottom of the barrel

Towards the end of the Italian western wave, ca. 1972-74, the movies tried either to be comedies or particularly violent. "Mi chiamavano Requiescat, ma avevano sbagliato" is an example for the latter, including bloody killings (for example with a fork through the throat) and torture with a branding iron. Madison (Alan Steel of 'Hercules' fame) has his right hand crippled by the bandit Machedo (William Berger). Madison decides to become an avenger, so he buys a black coat, black boots, a black hat and a black horse for the right look. For two years, he follows Machedo's gang, waiting the perfect time to strike. This opportunity comes when he can hide gold from a bank robbery. Madison knows this will attract Machedo, but the most interesting question of the movie is: how can he shoot him, because he can't use his right hand?

Alan Steel remains expressionless, while Berger is overacting. Not much to be seen of a director's style (Bianchi continued his career directing adult movies!) and the music is somewhat too modern for a western. The buildings of the western town have seen better times and are almost falling to pieces. A very, very cheap production scraping the bottom of the barrel. Worth a look for fans of William Berger, maybe, as he plays a really mean villain.