The Specialists (film)
| Gli specialisti | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Sergio Corbucci |
| Screenplay by | Sabatino Ciuffini Sergio Corbucci |
| Story by | Sergio Corbucci Lee Van Cleef (uncredited)[1] |
| Produced by | Sergio Corbucci |
| Starring | Johnny Hallyday Françoise Fabian Gastone Moschin Mario Adorf |
| Cinematography | Dario Di Palma |
| Edited by | Elsa Armanni |
| Music by | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino |
Production companies | Adelphia Compagnia Cinematografica Les Films Marceau Neue Emelka |
| Distributed by | Magna (Italy) |
Release date | 26 November 1969 |
Running time | 104 minutes |
| Countries | Italy France West Germany |
| Language | Italian |
| Box office | $9,391,297[2] |
The Specialist (Italian: Gli specialisti), also known as Specialists and Drop Them or I'll Shoot,[3] is a 1969 Italian spaghetti western produced, written and directed by Sergio Corbucci. It was co-produced with West Germany and France[3] and was released in France under the title Le spécialiste and in Germany with the title Fahrt zur Hölle, ihr Halunken. The title is probably intended to partner the previous Corbucci western, The Mercenary.[4]
Plot
A single stranger named Hud comes to Blackstone, a town where his brother had been falsely accused of robbing a bank. Hud he is determined to avenge his brother, who has been hanged without a proper court hearing. Finally Hud finds out it was one of the town's most dignified citizens who really robbed the bank. That puts him in great danger.
Cast
- Johnny Hallyday as Hud / Brad
- Françoise Fabian as Virginia Pollywood
- Gastone Moschin as the Sheriff
- Mario Adorf as El Diablo
- Sylvie Fennec as Sheba
- Serge Marquand as Boot
- Angela Luce as Valencia
- Mario Castellani as Judge Ham
- Gino Pernice as the Gambler
References
- ^ Marco Giusti, Dizionario del western all'italiana, 1st ed. Milan, Mondadori, August 2007. ISBN 978-88-04-57277-0.
- ^ JP. "Gli specialisti (1970)- JPBox-Office". jpbox-office.com. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ a b Alex Cox. 10,000 Ways to Die: A Director's Take on the Spaghetti Western. Oldcastle Books. pp. 267–268.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Antonio Bruschini (1998). Western all'italiana: The specialists. Glittering images. ISBN 88-8275-034-5.
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