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WesternActionComedy

Ace High

- Nobody beats Caco at his own game, because even if you win...you lose!

After Cacopoulos manages to save himself from being hung on a false charge, he robs Cat Stevens and Hutch Bessy of a lot of money and steals their horses. This results in a merry chase and Stevens and Bessy become unwilling allies in Cacopoulus' revenge against the people who deserted him and framed him to get their money back.

Release Date : 1968-10-02

Language :SpanishItalianFrench

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Crono CinematograficaSan Marco

Production Country : Italy

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Eli Wallach

Character Name : Cacopoulos

Original Name : Eli Wallach

Gender : Male

Terence Hill

Character Name : Cat Stevens

Original Name : Terence Hill

Gender : Male

Bud Spencer

Character Name : Hutch Bessy

Original Name : Bud Spencer

Gender : Male

Brock Peters

Character Name : Thomas

Original Name : Brock Peters

Gender : Male

Kevin McCarthy

Character Name : Drake

Original Name : Kevin McCarthy

Gender : Male

Livio Lorenzon

Character Name : Paco Rosa

Original Name : Livio Lorenzon

Gender : Male

Steffen Zacharias

Character Name : Harold

Original Name : Steffen Zacharias

Gender : Male

Armando Bandini

Character Name : Bank Manager

Original Name : Armando Bandini

Gender : Male

Remo Capitani

Character Name : Cangaceiro

Original Name : Remo Capitani

Gender : Male

Federico Boido

Character Name : Drake's Henchman

Original Name : Federico Boido

Gender : Male

Isa Foster

Character Name : Cacopoulos' Woman

Original Name : Isa Foster

Gender : Female

Bruno Corazzari

Character Name : Charlie

Original Name : Bruno Corazzari

Gender : Male

Dante Cleri

Character Name : Card-Playing Banker

Original Name : Dante Cleri

Gender : Male

Aldo Sala

Character Name : Casino Employee

Original Name : Aldo Sala

Gender : Male

Antonietta Fiorito

Character Name :

Original Name : Antonietta Fiorito

Gender : Female

Tiffany Hoyveld

Character Name : Thomas' Wife

Original Name : Tiffany Hoyveld

Gender : Male

Giuseppe Terranova

Character Name : Casino Treasurer

Original Name : Giuseppe Terranova

Gender : Male

Edoardo Torricella

Character Name : Roulette Player

Original Name : Edoardo Torricella

Gender : Male

Corrado Olmi

Character Name : Bandit

Original Name : Corrado Olmi

Gender : Male

Luciano Telli

Character Name : Roulette Player

Original Name : Luciano Telli

Gender : Male

Frank Braña

Character Name : Man With Jail Kay

Original Name : Frank Braña

Gender : Male

Riccardo Pizzuti

Character Name : Drake's Henchman

Original Name : Riccardo Pizzuti

Gender : Male

Arnaldo Caivano

Character Name : Townsman at Boxing Match (uncredited)

Original Name : Arnaldo Caivano

Gender : Male

Quinto Marziali

Character Name : Casino Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Quinto Marziali

Gender : Male

Giancarlo Badessi

Character Name : Man with Moustache Promoting the Black Boxer (uncredited)

Original Name : Giancarlo Badessi

Gender : Male

Roger Beaumont

Character Name : Croupier (uncredited)

Original Name : Roger Beaumont

Gender : Male

Angelo Casadei

Character Name : Roulette Player (uncredited)

Original Name : Angelo Casadei

Gender : Male

Gildo Di Marco

Character Name : Henchman Choked by Hutch Bessy (uncredited)

Original Name : Gildo Di Marco

Gender : Male

Mel Gaines

Character Name : Drake Henchman (uncredited)

Original Name : Mel Gaines

Gender : Male

Franco Gulà

Character Name : Al - Oldtimer (uncredited)

Original Name : Franco Gulà

Gender : Male

Leroy Haynes

Character Name : Prize boxer (uncredited)

Original Name : Leroy Haynes

Gender : Male

Carlo Landa

Character Name : Roulette Player (uncredited)

Original Name : Carlo Landa

Gender : Male

Gino Marturano

Character Name : Drake Henchman (uncredited)

Original Name : Gino Marturano

Gender : Male

Fulvio Pellegrino

Character Name : Drunken Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Fulvio Pellegrino

Gender : Male

Vicente Roca

Character Name : Ramirez, Court Martial Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Vicente Roca

Gender : Male

Enzo Santaniello

Character Name : Irish Family's Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Enzo Santaniello

Gender : Male

Simonetta Santaniello

Character Name : Irish Family's Daughter (uncredited)

Original Name : Simonetta Santaniello

Gender : Male

José María Tasso

Character Name : Photographer (uncredited)

Original Name : José María Tasso

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Well, no. Money corrupts men, it softens him. So to keep you young and pure, I think I'll take everything. Ace High is directed by Giuseppe Colizzi and Colizzi co-writes the screenplay with Bino Cicogna. It stars Eli Wallach, Terence Hill, Bud Spencer, Brock Peters and Kevin McCarthy. Music is by Carlo Rustichelli and cinematography by Marcello Masciocchi (Technicolor/Techniscope of course). After Cacopoulos (Wallach) manages to save himself from being hung on a false charge, he robs Cat Stevens (Hill) and Hutch Bessy (Spencer) of a lot of money and steals their horses. This results in a merry chase and Stevens and Bessy become unwilling allies in Cacopoulus' revenge against the people who deserted him and framed him towards the rope... Is it a spoof or a parody? Well I'll leave that to the hard core Spag Western fans to decide, what I do know is that it's good entertainment. Plenty of daft sub-genre staples are adhered to, as are the many cool action sequences as our gruff anti-heroes go about their greed and revenge fuelled ways. Colizzi wisely keeps his cards close to his chest as regards our trio of lead characters, who in true Spag convention are making it unclear where we are heading. The action is wonderfully kinetic, with some sterling sequences unfolding when our leads get involved in a Texan/Mexican battle. Why I'm still not so sure, but it's exciting stuff! It's all very derivative, there's no getting away from that, and as the genre often does, it renders the porotags/antags under developed. Yet for fans of such fare this is well recommended, with lovely cinematography that gives some authenticity to the era, Wallach channelling a Tuco clone, and Hill and Spencer doing their Spaghetti Abbot and Costello thing, it's all good really. 7/10