Dynamite Jack is a 1961 French-Italian comedy western film directed by Jean Bastia and starring Fernandel, Eleonora Vargas and Lucien Raimbourg.[1] A Frenchman moves to Arizona in the Wild West era, only to find he is the exact image of the notorious local outlaw Dynamite Jack.
| Dynamite Jack | |
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| Directed by | Jean Bastia |
| Written by | Jack Ary Jacques Emmanuel Jean Manse Jean Bastia |
| Produced by | Jacques-Paul Bertrand |
| Starring | Fernandel Eleonora Vargas Lucien Raimbourg |
| Cinematography | Roger Hubert |
| Edited by | Jacques Desagneaux |
| Music by | Pascal Bastia Jean-Pierre Landreau |
Production companies | Les Productions Jacques-Paul Bertrand Federal International Films Variety Film Cineraid |
| Distributed by | Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy |
| Language | French |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Giordani.
Cast edit
- Fernandel as Dynamite Jack / Antoine Espérandieu
- Eleonora Vargas as Dolores
- Lucien Raimbourg as Sheriff Scotty
- Jess Hahn as Sergeant Bob
- Adrienne Corri as Pegeen O'Brien
- Georges Lycan as Louis le Borgne
- Claude d'Yd as Charlie McGregor
- Todd Martin as Henri
- Viviane Méry as Jeanne
- Marcelle Féry as Loulou
- Joe Warfield as Michel
- Colin Drake as Larry Schultz
- Carl Studer as Barman Fred
References edit
- ^ Walker p.198
Bibliography edit
- Walker, Janet. Westerns: Films through History. Routledge, 2013.
