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Post by timshelboy on Apr 9, 2021 20:06:15 GMT
I have seen this described as an Aussie western... not caught it myself. Anyone Recommend? I have seen THE SINGER NOT THE SONG - Dirk Bogarde's only western. .. makes JOHNNY GUITAR look like a Sam Fuller effort Joanie would have killed for those leathers.... and SHALAKO was certainly a star studded affair (Eric Sykes as a valet!)and a notably bizarre death scene for one of them....
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Apr 9, 2021 20:23:54 GMT
I haven't seen this one in a long time. I remembered liking it
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Post by manfromplanetx on Apr 9, 2021 21:26:22 GMT
French Director, screenwriter, star, Robert Hossein composed two excellent Euro style westerns Le Goût de la violence (1961) and Une corde, un Colt,(1969). Both films display his mastery in direction, wanting them to be more than mere superficial entertainment, Hossein used and subverted the western genre to comment on violence through revolution and revenge. Stripping away glamorous pretensions he explores the moral implications of violence, whether such actions can be justified or not and importantly if responding to violence with violence does it merely carry on the cycle of destruction. These two compelling dramas reflect his deeply thought through approach, one that speaks in silence, allowing the story to be carried by the camera in complete confidence of his unique cinematic technique...
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Post by manfromplanetx on Apr 9, 2021 22:08:29 GMT
Antonio das Mortes original title O Dragão da Maldade contra o Santo Guerreiro, "The Dragon of Wickedness Against the Holy Warrior" (1969) is a Brazilian western film directed by Glauber Rocha. Mauricio do Valle reprises his role as Antonio das Mortes, the troubled hitman from Rocha’s earlier film, Black God, White Devil (1964) In a village in the northeast, a "Cangaceiro" (social bandit) appears and pretends to be the reincarnation of the famous folk hero Lampiéo. Antonio the Mortes tasked to eradicate evil in the form of the Cangaceiros and prophets, sets out to meet him and a duel begins between the "dragon of evil" and the "holy warrior". However a new incarnation of Cangaceiro bandits, led by Coirana, has risen in the badlands, troubled Antonio is moved by their struggle, the hitman turns revolutionary, his gun and machete now aimed towards his former masters. Glauber Rocha’s film is an operatic, multi-layered work, a unique western stylized film, as violent and beautiful as the inhospitable setting, the sertão of north-eastern Brazil...
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Post by manfromplanetx on Apr 9, 2021 22:29:25 GMT
Белое солнце пустыни, White Sun of the Desert (1970) Sorry for the repeat here london777 , this is an excellent film, in respect to Fyodor Ivanovich Sukhov (Anatoly Kuznetsov) the stoic Soviet hero...
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Post by jeffersoncody on Apr 9, 2021 23:08:24 GMT
THE DARK VALLEY (2014) - an Austrian-German co-production, is a western well worth seeing.
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Post by jeffersoncody on Apr 9, 2021 23:12:54 GMT
The seventies South African spaghetti western THREE BULLETS FOR A LONG GUN stars SA's Nudist King Beau Brummel and is not very good, but I saw it on the big screen back in the day, and it's certainly a one-of-a-kind bad flick.
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Post by jeffersoncody on Apr 9, 2021 23:21:31 GMT
Another SA spaghetti western was the 1973 THEY CALL ME LUCKY, which I also saw on the big screen.
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Post by jeffersoncody on Apr 9, 2021 23:31:32 GMT
SOME LESSER KNOWN, BUT TERRIFIC ITALIAN WESTERNS.
DAY OF ANGER.
DEATH RIDES A HORSE.
THE BIG GUNDOWN - which is one of the very finest spaghetti westerns, and highly recommended.
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Post by jeffersoncody on Apr 9, 2021 23:40:30 GMT
Sergio Corbucci’s THE GREAT SILENCE is a classic of the spaghetti western genre.
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Post by mikef6 on Apr 10, 2021 1:19:32 GMT
THE DARK VALLEY (2014) - an Austrian-German co-production, is a western well worth seeing. I can second the motion for The Dark Valley.
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Post by manfromplanetx on Apr 12, 2021 0:05:23 GMT
The New Zealand film Utu (1983) Dir. Geoff Murphy has been described as a "Maori Western" a genre "aboriginal western" ... Based on historical accounts The New Zealand Wars were a series of armed conflicts that took place in New Zealand from 1845 to 1872 between the Colonial government and allied Māori on one side and Māori and Māori-allied settlers on the other... Set in 1870 Te Wheke (Anzac Wallace) is a Maori member of the British Army but when his British allies attack and burn down his native village, he declares utu (or revenge) on them. Fed up by the brutal land grabs and complete disregard for the Treaty of Waitangi by European settlers, Te Wheke forms a group of fellow Maori marauders and leads a rebellion. Their violent blood soaked revenge rises against the colonial Government, on the hunt they start picking off members of the British Army and white families.... 'Absolutely, hands-down the best New Zealand movie of all time.' – Quentin Tarantino
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Post by manfromplanetx on Apr 14, 2021 21:39:37 GMT
Vooruzhyon i ochen opasen, Armed and Dangerous: Time and Heroes of Bret Harte (1978) Dir.Vladimir Vaynshtok. This entertaining Soviet-Czech-Romanian co-production is considered to be the first “western” filmed in the Soviet Union. Set in the American west the story was based on the novel ‘Gabriel Conroy’ and other Californian Gold Rush stories of Bret Harte. Complete with all the essential ingredients of the American wild west genre, expansive vistas, a beautiful saloon singer, the gambler, a damsel in distress, gun blazing bandits, the crooked businessman and an underdog do-gooder. In town money means power, money corrupts and here money is not necessarily a guarantee of happiness, unless you have more than anyone else around… Popular Soviet singer and entertainer Lyudmila Senchina (pic below) was given a starring role playing Julie Prudhomme, the singer of cabaret, a few of the main characters were played by non-Russian speaking actors (Lithuanian, Romanian and Czech), who were dubbed by Soviet voice actors.
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Post by london777 on Apr 14, 2021 22:18:55 GMT
Does this illustration conform to the criteria of socialist/realist art and the principles of Marxist/Leninism? No wonder the Soviet Union collapsed!
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Post by Prime etc. on Apr 14, 2021 22:38:49 GMT
SAVAGE PAMPAS (1966) starring Robert Taylor and taking place on the Argentine frontier. I rewatched recently and thought--this sure reminds me of one of those Spanish-made Bronston films--like EL CID-and turns out he was producer on it.
The bad guy was very interesting for someone who I think is rather obscure and also dubbed.
Others from the Spaghetti Western list:
This one was unusual in that the characters were more sympathetic than average especially Van Heflin. Klaus Kinski isn't such a bad guy in it either for a change:
FACE TO FACE--an interesting political fable in which two characters - a criminal and a pacifistic teacher discover they have changing natures
And this Chuck Connors one is funny (no women appear in the movie at all-not even in background scenes)
This one purports to have a scene directed by Sergio Leone. I don't know but it has locations that remind one a lot of the earliest Leone westerns.
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Post by Mulder and Scully on Apr 15, 2021 21:51:43 GMT
Sholay / Ramesh Sippy (1975). A classic Bollywood favorite. The director had absorbed every trope, every camera movement, every bit of soundtrack music from a decade of Italian Food Westerns, and throws in more than a touch of “The Magnificent Seven” and “The Wild Bunch.” With these elements he produces a mash-up with typical Hindi movie-making such as a lengthy run-time, musical numbers, and a mixture of tones that include knockabout comedy (about a third of the movie). Still, there is high entertainment value here if you go with the flow. It's a loose remake of Once Upon a Time in the West. It also rip-offs For a Few Dollars More. The main villain is based on EL Indio, especially his laugh.
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Post by Mulder and Scully on Apr 15, 2021 21:57:09 GMT
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Post by manfromplanetx on Apr 16, 2021 7:21:59 GMT
The Red Westerns made by DEFA, the state-owned East German studio, were made in line with the policies of Communist East Germany, intended to be shown only to audiences in the Soviet bloc. The studio attempted to present a more critical, but also more realistic view of American frontier expansion to the West, well researched the films were adapted from a wide range of sources. Customs and lifestyles of the American indigenous population as well as true historical events were given priority. In addition to the obvious entertainment value, the DEFA films also had an ideological mission to fulfill, to depict the exploitation and oppression of the Native Americans. Yugoslav actor, stuntman Gojko Mitić starred in 12 films of this type between 1966 and 1984. As a Native American he became the biggest star in the history of East German cinema. His first film was The Sons of Great Bear (1966) mentioned earlier, a huge success. The interest at the time in Indian culture was immense, Mitić’s rugged charm portrayed an image that contributed greatly to the popular image of Native Americans. Filmed in Germany, and on the open plains of Yugoslavia, Romania, Bulgaria and Uzbekistan the films showcase some spectacular “western” scenery. .
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Post by theravenking on Apr 20, 2021 13:49:29 GMT
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Post by manfromplanetx on Apr 20, 2021 22:58:52 GMT
O Cangaceiro is an exciting 1953 Brazilian “western” film, written and directed by Lima Barreto who was inspired by the legendary figure, folk hero Lampião. Prevalent in the 1920s and 1930s the exploits of the bandit leader earned him an infamous reputation, the Brazilian equivalent of Jesse James or Pancho Villa. This excellent Brazilian adventure, drama gives a fascinating insight into the times, of the social banditry endemic to the Brazilian Northeast called Cangaço. Filmed on location in rugged terrain, the cast of characters in authentic traditional costume look like they have ridden straight out of the historical photos of Lampião and his nomadic gang… The film story tells of Captain Gaudino's band of cangaceiro's spreading terror in the northeastern caatinga, a harsh desert like region with a vegetation cover of razor-sharp grasses and cacti. A kidnapped young woman taken hostage in the group’s latest raid falls for one of the gang members, her presence causes much conflict among them… O Cangaceiro was the first Brazilian feature film to gain international prestige on the world stage and it was the first Brazilian film to win a prize at the Cannes Film Festival, winning in 1953 the award for Best Adventure Film and Best Soundtrack. With a blend of Cangaceiro & Western elements the film started a culturally specific genre called "Nordestern”… an amalgam of the words "Nordeste" (Northeast) and "Western" , another notable similar themed Brazilian feature, A Morte Comanda o Cangaço (1960).
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