Apocalypse Joe
| Apocalypse Joe | |
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| Directed by | Leopoldo Savona |
| Written by | Leopoldo Savona |
| Starring | Anthony Steffen Eduardo Fajardo |
| Cinematography | Franco Villa Julio Ortas |
| Edited by | Amedeo Giomini |
| Music by | Bruno Nicolai |
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Apocalypse Joe (Italian: Un uomo chiamato Apocalisse Joe, Spanish: Apocalipsis Joe), also known as A Man Called Apocalypse Joe and A Man Called Joe Clifford, is a 1970 spaghetti Western film written and directed by Leopoldo Savona under the pseudonym George Finley.
Plot
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Cast
[edit]- Anthony Steffen as Joe Clifford
- Eduardo Fajardo as Berg
- Mary Paz Pondal as Rita
- Fernando Cerulli as Dr. Clan
- Stelio Candelli as Braddox
- Fernando Bilbao as Bodo
- Veronica Korosec as Mildred
- Giulio Baraghini as Sheriff Floyd
- Flora Carosello as Aunt Dulcy
- Renato Lupi as Friar Antonio
- Silvano Spadaccino as Al
Production
[edit]The film is an -Italian-Spanish co-production by Transeuropa Film, Italian International Film, and Copercines.[1] It was mainly shot in Hoyo de Manzanares.[2]
Reception
[edit]A contemporary Corriere della Sera review praised the film, noting that "in the bleak landscape of Italian–Spanish co-productions [...] it warrants a place of distinction for its decent pacing and, especially in the second part, a handful of clever ideas."[3] Thomas Weisser described the film as "a good, action-oriented Spaghetti Western" with "a solid musical score".[4] According to Paolo Mereghetti, the film will entertain Spaghetti Western aficionados, but "does not exploit the potential of its script and falls back on a succession of killings, in a crescendo that borders on parody."[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ Giusti, Marco (2007). "Un uomo chiamato Apocalisse Joe". Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori. pp. 559–560. ISBN 978-88-04-57277-0.
- ↑ Gaberscek, Carlo (2007). Il vicino West : set e location del cinema western in Spagna. Ribis. p. 353. ISBN 978-88-7445-044-2.
- ↑ "Rassegna Cinematografica: Un uomo chiamato Apocalisse Joe". Corriere della Sera. 22 September 1967. p. 12.
- ↑ Weisser, Thomas (2014). Spaghetti Westerns - The Good, the Bad and the Violent. McFarland. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-4766-1169-3.
- ↑ Mereghetti, Paolo (2010). "Un uomo chiamato Apocalisse Joe". Il Mereghetti 2011. Vol. 2. Baldini Castoldi Dalai. ISBN 978-88-6073-626-0.
