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Texas, Adios
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Wikipedia article
'Texas, Adios' (Italian: 'Texas, addio') is a 1966 Italian/Spanish international co-production Spaghetti Western film directed by Ferdinando Baldi and starring Franco Nero. It is often referenced in connection with 'Django', also starring Nero, and although was referred to as 'Django 2' in some countries, it is not considered a sequel. The film is mostly remembered as a lesser known Spaghetti Western.
Plot
Although technically a Spaghetti Western, the plot of 'Texas, Adios' plays more like a traditional American western film. Franco Nero plays two-fisted, taciturn Texas sheriff Burt Sullivan, a man committed to duty and justice but possessed by a desire for revenge. Sullivan, along with his younger brother, crosses the border to bring wealthy and sadistic Mexican crime boss Cisco Delgado (Jos Surez) to justice for the murder of their father. Eventually joining forces with a group of Mexican revolutionaries, Sullivan and his brother soon find themselves at the centre of a bloodbath.
Cast
* Franco Nero as Sheriff Burt Sullivan
* Alberto Dell'Acqua (as Cole Kitosch) as Jim Sullivan
* Jos Surez (as Jos Suarez) as Cisco Delgado
* Elisa Monts (as Elisa Montes) as Dancing Mulatta
* Jos Guardiola as McLeod
* Livio Lorenzon as Alcalde Miguel, the Mayor
* Hugo Blanco as Pedro
* Luigi Pistilli as Hernandez, the Lawyer
* Antonella Murgia as Burt's Mother in Flashback
* Gino Pernice as Bank Employee
* Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia (as Ivan Scratuglia) as Dick, Burt's Deputy
* Silvana Bacci as Paquita, the Barmaid
* Remo De Angelis as Juan, Delgado Henchman
* Mario Novelli as Bounty Hunter
* Enrico Chiappafreddo as Outlaw
* Lucio De Santis as McLeod Henchman
Production
'Texas, Adios', like many Spaghetti Westerns, was shot in the Spanish province Almera. Franco Nero, in his comments on the Anchor Bay DVD, mentions that the 'Texas, Adios' shoot took place not far from where Sergio Leone was filming 'The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly' at the same time. Nero and Clint Eastwood spent time between shots socializing. There are two actor who appeared in both films, who are Livio Lorenzon, and Luigi Pistilli.
Release
'Texas, Adios' was released in August 1966.
References
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