Sonny and Jed

Sonny and Jed
Sonny and Jed
	US film poster
Directed by	Sergio Corbucci
Screenplay by	Sergio Corbucci; Sabatino Ciuffini; Mario Amendola; Adriano Bolzoni; José María Forqué
Story by	Sergio Corbucci
Produced by	Roberto Loyola
Starring	Tomas Milian; Susan George; Telly Savalas; Rosanna Yanni; Laura Betti
Cinematography	Luis Cuadrado
Edited by	Eugenio Alabiso
Music by	Ennio Morricone
Production; companies	Roberto Loyola Cinematografica; Orfeo Producciones Cinematográficas; Terra-Filmkunst
Distributed by	Titanus (Italy); K-tel Motion Pictures (US)
Release date	August 11, 1972;
Running time	97 minutes
Countries	Italy; Spain; West Germany
Languages	Italian; English

Sonny and Jed (Italian: La banda J. & S. - Cronaca criminale del Far-West, lit. "The Band of J. & S. - Criminal Chronicle of the Far West"), also known as Bandera Bandits,^[1] is a 1972 Italian Spaghetti Western film about a sheriff's (Sheriff Franciscus, played by Telly Savalas) relentless effort to stop a robber (Jed, played by Tomas Milian) and his girlfriend (Sonny, played by Susan George). The film was directed by Sergio Corbucci and is noted for its music, scored by Ennio Morricone.^[2]

Plot

Jed Trigado is a solitary bandit who steals from the rich to give to the poor, in the Mexican region of Bandera.

Cast

Tomas Milian: Jed Trigado
Susan George: Sonny Trigado, née Lester
Telly Savalas: Sheriff Franciscus
Rosanna Yanni : Linda Moreno (as Rossana Yanni)
Laura Betti: Betty
Franco Giacobini: Aparacito
Eduardo Fajardo: Don Garcia Moreno
Herbert Fux: Merril
Gene Collins : Hotel Owner (as Gene Collings)
Werner Pochath : Pistolero (as Wernet Pochat)
Álvaro de Luna : Sheriff (as Alvaro De Luna)

Reception

The Spaghetthi Western Movie Database recalls that "The film was almost unanimously labelled as a failure upon its initial release" and considers that the film is "not an easy film. As a comedy it’s often too crude to be funny, and as a western it’s a bit short on action. There are moments of intense, violent action, but they’re few and far between." However the same review praises "Morricone’s unobtrusive, wistful score (that) serves the movie quite well" and depicts some visual aspects of the film as of "Fellinesque beauty".^[3]

References

^ "Bandera Bandits". digiguide.tv. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
^ LA BANDA J. E S. CRONACA CRIMINALE DEL FAR WEST (in Italian), retrieved April 6, 2023
^ "Sonny and Jed / La Banda J&S - Film Review (Scherpschutter) - The Spaghetti Western Database". www.spaghetti-western.net. Retrieved April 6, 2023.

External links

Sonny and Jed at IMDb

[1] "Bandera Bandits". digiguide.tv. Retrieved April 6, 2023.

[2] LA BANDA J. E S. CRONACA CRIMINALE DEL FAR WEST (in Italian), retrieved April 6, 2023

[3] "Sonny and Jed / La Banda J&S - Film Review (Scherpschutter) - The Spaghetti Western Database". www.spaghetti-western.net. Retrieved April 6, 2023.

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