Wanted (1967 film)

Wanted
Italian theatrical release poster
Directed by	Giorgio Ferroni
Screenplay by	Fernando Di Leo Augusto Finocchi
Story by	Massimiliano Capriccioli Augusto Finocchi
Produced by	Gianni Hech Lucari
Starring	Giuliano Gemma Teresa Gimpera Serge Marquand German Cobos
Cinematography	Tony Secchi
Edited by	Antonietta Zita
Music by	Gianni Ferrio
Production company	Documento
Distributed by	Variety Distribution
Release date	1967 (1967)
Running time	104 minutes
Country	Italy

Wanted is a 1967 Italian Western film directed by Giorgio Ferroni and starring Giuliano Gemma, Teresa Gimpera, and Nello Pazzafini. Gemma made two more westerns directed by Ferroni, with similar plots, where his character likewise carried the first name "Gary".

Plot

Gary Ryan, a local sheriff (Giuliano Gemma) is unjustly accused of murder in a small town and forced to flee. He gets rid of his enemies one by one while he tries to prove his innocence.

Cast

• Giuliano Gemma as Gary Ryan
• Germán Cobos as Martin Heywood
• Teresa Gimpera as Evelyn
• Serge Marquand as Fred Lloyd
• Daniele Vargas as Mayor Samuel "Gold" Goldensberg
• Gia Sandri as Cheryl
• Nello Pazzafini as Father Carmelo
• Benito Stefanelli as Bob Baker
• Carlo Hintermann as Judge Anderson
• Tullio Altamura as Ellis
• Riccardo Pizzuti as Mathias
• Franco Balducci as Cuzack

Release

Wanted was first released in 1967.

Reception

From contemporary reviews, an anonymous reviewer in the Monthly Film Bulletin noted that "the violence in this Western is excessive even by Italian imitation standards. Still, the plot is a for a change refreshingly straight-forward [...] and the location photography is particularly attractive."

References

Sources

• Grant, Kevin (2011). Any Gun Can Play. Fab Press. ISBN 9781903254615.

External links

• Wanted at IMDb
• Wanted at Variety Distribution