Blindman_(1972_film)

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Blindman

1971 film by Ferdinando Baldi

This article is about the film. For a person who is blind, see Visual impairment. For the Ringo Starr song, see Back Off Boogaloo.

Blindman (also known in Italian as Il Pistolero Cieco, lit. "The Blind Gunfighter") is a 1971 Spaghetti Western film directed by Ferdinando Baldi and co-written and co-produced by Tony Anthony. The film's protagonist, played by Anthony, is an homage to Kan Shimozawa's Zatoichi character: a blind transient who does odd jobs and is actually a high-skilled warrior.

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The film has achieved cult status over the years, mainly due to the involvement of Ringo Starr, a former member of the Beatles, in one of the roles.[2]

Plot

A blind but deadly gunman is hired to escort 50 mail order brides to their miner husbands. When he is double-crossed by his friends and a Mexican bandit, he heads for Mexico to settle scores and save the women.

Cast

Brides

References

  1. [1]
    Hughes, Howard (2018). Texas, Adios (Cut to the Action: The Films of Ferdinando Baldi) (booklet). Arrow Films. p. 24. FAV177.
  2. [2]
    Marco Giusti (2007). Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori, 2007. pp. 55–56. ISBN 978-88-04-57277-0.


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