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The Longest Hunt (Spara, Gringo, spara)

The Longest Hunt (Spara, Gringo, spara)

Movie · 1968 · 4 people

Made in Italy in 1968, Spara, Gringo, spara is an 83-minute Spaghetti Western in Italian. Abroad it circulated under two titles, The Longest Hunt and Shoot, Gringo... Shoot!. Bruno Corbucci directed it and wrote the script with Mario Amendola. In France it is known as Tire, Django, tire, and Corbucci is also credited as Frank B. Corlish.

Brian Kelly and Keenan Wynn head the cast, supported by Erika Blanc, Krista Nell, Ignazio Leone, Luca Sportelli, Folco Lulli, Rik Battaglia, Linda Sini and Enzo Andronico. The title song, Rainbow... vorrei... vorrei, is sung by Little Tony.

For Bruno, the brother of western specialist Sergio Corbucci, this was the first western he directed, and apart from the parodic The Three Musketeers of the West it remained his only one. German-speaking audiences first saw it as Im Staub der Sonne on 13 August 1971 and received it fairly well. Critic Alex Cox, however, judged it derivative and dull, adding that directing talent does not run in families.

DirectorBruno Corbucci

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Erika Blanc Erika Blanc Actor · 84 years old Sally Londonberry / Jocelyn Ignazio Leone Ignazio Leone Actor · died at 53 Doctor Krista Nell Krista Nell Actor · died at 29 Tina Luca Sportelli Luca Sportelli Actor · died at 72 Bartender

Also in the cast: Folco Lulli, Rik Battaglia, Linda Sini, Enzo Andronico

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Action & Thriller Fan Puts pace, tension and set pieces first; little patience for slow drama.

Say Spaghetti Western and I know what I want: tension, showdowns, a hard rhythm. At 83 minutes the film is kept short, which is a good sign for the pace. Brian Kelly and Keenan Wynn lead the cast. Just know that critic Alex Cox found it dull, so if you are after one of the genre's peaks, keep expectations modest. If you love the genre, it is not a bad one-evening try.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

As Bruno Corbucci's first western, and apart from a parody his only one, The Longest Hunt is an intriguing footnote in film history: the work of a director operating by the genre's rules in the shadow of his brother Sergio, the recognised western specialist. That he co-wrote the script with Mario Amendola and was also credited as Frank B. Corlish makes the film's sense of identity curious in itself. Alex Cox's verdict, calling it derivative and dull and adding that directing talent does not run in families, is harsh; then again, its fairly warm reception in German-speaking countries shows there is room for other readings. The title song sung by Little Tony is one of its more memorable elements. Worth a look for students of the genre's history, a minor link for anyone hunting classics.

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