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Il pistolero segnato da Dio
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Wikipedia article
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'Il pistolero segnato da Dio' is an Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Giorgio Ferroni and starring Anthony Steffen.
Plot
Cast
* Anthony Steffen as Roy Kerry
* Richard Wyler as Coleman
* Ken Wood as Owl Roy
* Liz Barret as Maggie
* Andrea Bosic as Jonathan Murphy
* Tom Felleghy as Bludy
* Gia Sandri as Dora
* Ennio Balbo as Thomas Claridge
* Rina Franchetti as Miss Claridge
* Nello Pazzafini
* Benito Stefanelli
Production
'Il pistolero segnato da dio' directed the film under his name he used for Westerns Calvin Jackson Padget. It was filmed at Elios Studios and on location in Rome. Richard Stapley spoke about the film stating he was introduced to the film by his agents who told him Ferroni was a "first-class director" and that Stapley would "have a great time working with him." Stapley recalled he was furious with the director as he was cast as "the baddie, which was not the most important part. I had never played a baddie before, but he told me that I would enjoy it, it's always more fun to play the villain." Stapley described the film a having a moderate budget and a considerably longer shooting schedule, recalling that it lasted over six weeks.
In 1996, when journalist Robert Monell interviewed actor Richard Wyler that Bava had partially worked as the cinematographer on 'Il pistolero segnato da dio' Sandro Mancori is credited as the film's cinematographer and who worked with Bava anonymously on earlier productions.
Release
'Il pistolero segnato da dio' was released on February 29, 1968, where it was distributed to Augustus. The film was later re-issued in Italy as 'Due pistole e un vigliacco'.
As of 2013, 'Il pistolero segnato da Dio' was never released in the United States and no English-language version of the film is known to exist.
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