Any Gun Can Play
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Any Gun Can Play is a 1967 spaghetti western
starring Gilbert Roland
, Edd Byrnes and George Hilton. The film is directed by Enzo G. Castellari
and features a score by Francesco De Masi
and Alessandro Alessandroni
. It follows a familiar pattern of protagonists searching for gold, double-crossing one another and a high body count. The three main characters continually change allegiances and get the upper hand only to be thwarted by fellow outlaws, mysterious insurance investigators and each other.
In the opening scene one of the three outlaws is dressed very similar to Clint Eastwood
's character in the "Dollars" trilogy, one is dressed as Lee Van Cleef
's characters in those and other westerns, and one as Franco Nero
's character Django
.
Spaghetti Western
Spaghetti Western, also known as Italo-Western, is a nickname for a broad sub-genre of Western films that emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone's unique and much copied film-making style and international box-office success, so named by American critics because most were produced and...
starring Gilbert Roland
Gilbert Roland
Gilbert Roland was a Mexican-born American film actor.He was born Luis Antonio Dámaso de Alonso in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico and originally intended to become a bullfighter like his father. When the family moved to the United States, however, he became interested in acting when he was...
, Edd Byrnes and George Hilton. The film is directed by Enzo G. Castellari
Enzo G. Castellari
Enzo G. Castellari is an Italian film director. He became famous during the 1960s by directing several spaghetti westerns with such titles as Go Kill and Come Back Enzo G. Castellari (born July 29, 1938) is an Italian film director. He became famous during the 1960s by directing several spaghetti...
and features a score by Francesco De Masi
Francesco De Masi
Francesco De Masi was an Italian conductor and film score composer. He studied composition at the San Pietro a Maiella in Naples, under the guidance of Achille Longo, who was also his uncle. De Masi got interested in film music when Longo was asked to compose a soundtrack for a film, and he asked...
and Alessandro Alessandroni
Alessandro Alessandroni
Alessandro Alessandroni is an Italian musician. He plays multipleinstruments, including the guitar, mandolin, mandolincello, sitar, accordion, and piano, and has composed over 40 film scores and countless library music....
. It follows a familiar pattern of protagonists searching for gold, double-crossing one another and a high body count. The three main characters continually change allegiances and get the upper hand only to be thwarted by fellow outlaws, mysterious insurance investigators and each other.
In the opening scene one of the three outlaws is dressed very similar to Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
Clinton "Clint" Eastwood, Jr. is an American film actor, director, producer, composer and politician. Eastwood first came to prominence as a supporting cast member in the TV series Rawhide...
's character in the "Dollars" trilogy, one is dressed as Lee Van Cleef
Lee Van Cleef
Lee Van Cleef was an American film actor who appeared mostly in Western and action pictures. His sharp features and piercing eyes led to his being cast as a villain in scores of films such as High Noon, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and The Good The Bad and the Ugly.-Early life:Van Cleef was...
's characters in those and other westerns, and one as Franco Nero
Franco Nero
Franco Nero is an Italian actor.-Early life:Nero was born Francesco Sparanero in San Prospero Parmense , the son of a sergeant in the...
's character Django
Django (character)
Django is a character which appears in a number of spaghetti western films.He appeared in thirty-one films in all.-Appearances:* Django * Django, this bullet for You * Django strikes first * Django the last slaughter...
.
Cast
- Edd Byrnes - Clayton
- George Hilton - The Stranger/bounty hunter/Django
- Gilbert RolandGilbert RolandGilbert Roland was a Mexican-born American film actor.He was born Luis Antonio Dámaso de Alonso in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico and originally intended to become a bullfighter like his father. When the family moved to the United States, however, he became interested in acting when he was...
- Monetero - Stefania Caredu as Kareen O'Hara - Wapa/Marisol
- Ignazio Spalla as Pedro Sanchez - Bahundo
- Guglielmo Spletini - Quinto
- Ivan Staccioli - captain
- Marco Mariani - sergeant
- Riccardo Pizzuti as Rick Piper - sergeant
- José TorresJosé TorresJosé Torres , was a Puerto Rican professional boxer. As an amateur boxer, he won a silver medal in the junior middleweight at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne. In 1965, he defeated Willie Pastrano to win the WBC and WBA light heavyweight championships...
- José Huerta - Adriana Giuffre - Conchetta
- Valentino Macchi - Charo Ruiz
- Rodolfo Valadier - Pablo
- Arnaldo Fabrizio - Samson
- Gonzalo Esquiroz - Bahunda henchman
- Rocco Lero - Monetero henchman
- José Yepes - Monetero henchman
- Sal BorgeseSal BorgeseSal Borgese, sometimes credited as Salvatore Borghese, is a film actor. He is noted for extensive work in the Italian film industry from the 1960s to present day, and for his work as a stuntman and acrobat....
- prison guard - Jack PalanceJack PalanceJack Palance , was an American actor. During half a century of film and television appearances, Palance was nominated for three Academy Awards, all as Best Actor in a Supporting Role, winning in 1991 for his role in City Slickers.-Early life:Palance, one of five children, was born Volodymyr...
- Sam Clayton