The Ugly Ones
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| Directed by | Eugenio Martín |
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| Starring | Tomás Milián |
| Music by | Stelvio Cipriani |
| Cinematography | Enzo Barboni |
El precio de un hombre (internationally released as The Bounty Killer, The Price of a Man and The Ugly Ones) is a 1966 Spanish-Italian spaghetti western film directed by Eugenio Martín.[1]
The film marked the debut of Tomás Milián in the western genre[2] and was the first film score of composer Stelvio Cipriani. It was also the first Spanish western to receive a state funding for the "artistic interest of the work".[2]
It was shown as part of a retrospective on Spaghetti Western at the 64th Venice International Film Festival.[3]
Plot
The notorious bounty hunter Luke Chilson pursues the Mexican fugitive Jose Gomez. He follows him through the desert only to arrive in a Mexican village where Gomez achieves to turn the peasants against his hunter. Unaware of the danger Chilson finds himself trapped.
Cast
- Tomas Milian as José Gómez
- Richard Wyler as Luke Chilson
- Halina Zalewska as Eden (credited as Ilya Karin)
- Mario Brega as Miguel
- Enzo Fiermonte as Novak (credited as Glenn Foster)
References
- ↑ Edger Driscoll Jr. (Oct 11, 1968). "'Ugly Ones' provides plenty of action". Boston Globe. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Marco Giusti. Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori, 2007. pp. 58–59. ISBN 88-04-57277-9.
- ↑ "La rassegna con Leone e Sergio Corbucci". La Repubblica. July 17, 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2012.