Wanted (1967 film)

Wanted
Wanted
	Italian theatrical release poster
Directed by	Giorgio Ferroni
Screenplay by	Fernando Di Leo; Augusto Finocchi;
Story by	Massimiliano Capriccioli; Augusto Finocchi;
Produced by	Gianni Hech Lucari
Starring	Giuliano Gemma; Teresa Gimpera; Serge Marquand; German Cobos;
Cinematography	Tony Secchi
Edited by	Antonietta Zita
Music by	Gianni Ferrio
Production; company	Documento
Distributed by	Variety Distribution
Release date	1967;
Running time	104 minutes
Country	Italy

Wanted is a 1967 Italian Western film directed by Giorgio Ferroni and starring Giuliano Gemma, Teresa Gimpera, and Nello Pazzafini.^[2] Gemma made two more westerns directed by Ferroni, with similar plots, where his character likewise carried the first name "Gary".^[3]

Plot edit

Gary Ryan, a local sheriff (Giuliano Gemma) is unjustly accused of murder in a small town and forced to flee. He gets rid of his enemies one by one while he tries to prove his innocence.

Cast edit

Giuliano Gemma as Gary Ryan
Germán Cobos as Martin Heywood
Teresa Gimpera as Evelyn
Serge Marquand as Fred Lloyd
Daniele Vargas as Mayor Samuel "Gold" Goldensberg
Gia Sandri as Cheryl
Nello Pazzafini as Father Carmelo
Benito Stefanelli as Bob Baker
Carlo Hintermann as Judge Anderson
Tullio Altamura as Ellis
Riccardo Pizzuti as Mathias
Franco Balducci as Cuzack

Release edit

Wanted was first released in 1967.^[2]

Reception edit

From contemporary reviews, an anonymous reviewer in the Monthly Film Bulletin noted that "the violence in this Western is excessive even by Italian imitation standards. Still, the plot is a for a change refreshingly straight-forward [...] and the location photography is particularly attractive."^[1]

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Wanted". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 37, no. 433. British Film Institute. February 1970. p. 38.
^ ^a ^b Grant 2011, p. 447.
^ Fridlund, Bert: The Spaghetti Western. A Thematic Analysis. Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland & Company Inc., 2006 pp. 113-8.