Western

A Pistol for Ringo

- Quick- Treacherous- And Deadly To Anyone Who Tried To Cross Them!

Giuliano Gemma stars as a cool, cocky mercenary enlisted by a sheriff to infiltrate a ruthless gang of outlaws. Ennio Morricone provided the score to this early spaghetti western hit.

Release Date : 1965-05-12

Language :Italian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : BalcázarPCM

Production Country : ItalySpain

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Ringo

Original Name : Giuliano Gemma

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sancho

Original Name : Fernando Sancho

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss Ruby

Original Name : Lorella De Luca

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dolores

Original Name : Nieves Navarro

Gender : Female

Character Name : Maj. Clyde

Original Name : Antonio Casas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pedro

Original Name : José Manuel Martín

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tim

Original Name : Manuel Muñiz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Jenkinson - Bank director

Original Name : Juan Cazalilla

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chico - Mexican boy

Original Name : Pablito Alonso

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sancho's gang member

Original Name : Nazzareno Zamperla

Gender : Male

Character Name : The colonel

Original Name : Francisco Sanz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sancho's gang member

Original Name : Jose Halufi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ben - the sheriff

Original Name : George Martin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Henry - Bank clerk

Original Name : Juan Torres

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bandit (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Oliveras

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

Original Name : Duccio Tessari

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Somebody has come for Christmas! Una pistola per Ringo (A Pistol for Ringo) is directed and predominantly written by Duccio Tessari. It stars Giuliano Gemma, Fernando Sancho, Lorella De Luca, Nieves Navarro and Antonio Casas. Music is by Ennio Morricone and cinematography by Francisco Marin. When a gang of bandit bank robbers hole up at a rich family's hacienda - taking all who reside there as hostages - the authorities free the gunman known as "Angel Face" from prison to ingratiate himself into the bandit horde. His mission is to destroy from within and free the innocent... Filmed in Technicolor/Techniscope out of the familiar Spaghetti Western stomping grounds of Almeria in Spain, A Pistol for Ringo is a very enjoyable piece of pasta. From the quirky sight that greets us at pic's beginning, where our anti-hero gunman with the baby face plays hopscotch with children - then quickly dispatching four enemies enemies in the blink of an eye - to the wholly satisfying finale, it's quirky yet dramatic entertainment. Set at Xmas time, Duccio enjoys dallying with the season's motifs as part of the narrative, and even Morricone gets in on the act, imbuing his varied score with seasonal strains (the Silent Night section simply wonderful). Gemma is very likable in the lead role, helped enormously by a screenplay that introduces a character that uses cunning whiles that are as deadly as his pistol skills. He is also very athletic (no doubt boosted by the calcium from all the milk he drinks), which brings some energy to the narrative. What action there is is brisk and zippy, with heaps of horse and stuntman felling going on, and little stabs of humorous violence (the bell shot oh my) induce smiles. Add in a couple of verbally jousting babes (Luca and Navarro) and Sancho as a bulky and moody bastardo, and yer good to go for one of the better Spags of the time. 7/10