Gunman of Ave Maria – Mann is a gunman informed by a childhood friend that his father was murdered years earlier by his mother and her lover.
Gunman of Ave Maria(1969)
Director: Ferdinando Baldi
Writers: Vincenzo Cerami (story and screenplay), Pier Giovanni Anchisi (story and screenplay) (as Piero Anchisi)
Stars: Leonard Mann, Luciana Paluzzi, Pietro Martellanza
Genres: Western, Drama
Country: Italy, Spain
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 1969 (Italy)
Also Known As: Forgotten Pistolero
Filming Locations: Tembleque, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Storyline:
Mann is a gunman informed by a childhood friend that his father was murdered years earlier by his mother and her lover. To make matters worse, Mann’s sister, who is in love with his friend, is held under the thumb of his murderous mom. The two gunmen ride off to have a reckoning with her. Written by Anonymous.
Reviews:
"This Spaghetti western is an incredible hour and a half of cinema. The amazing music score pulls you in right away. It is beautiful and at the same time expresses a feeling of melancholy and impending doom. From the very beginning you know that the ending of this film is going to be one of those grandiose, emotional, over-the-top finales, and when you get there it doesn’t disappoint.
This is a great revenge story that, in some ways, can be likened to a Shakespearian tragedy. It’s a tale of a wealthy family in which marital deception, betrayal, and murder brings on guilt, misery, fear, and ultimately death and destruction. It’s also a great action story with lots of gun play, suspense, and some twists and turns.
The movie is a quality production with decent acting, and most likely a higher than average budget for a eurowestern.
This is a thoroughly enjoyable film from start to finish. Ferdinando Baldi’s great direction, Roberto Pregadio’s awesome music score, a riveting story, and solid acting performances make this a film that I would recommend to anyone." Written By spider89119 on IMDb.com.
"As soon as the Forgotten Pistolero starts, the theme tune is instantly familiar – with the whistled score probably surpassed only by Morricone’s Dollars trilogy soundtracks, or maybe the Magnificent Seven, when it comes to being used as the backdrop to western sketches everywhere. It is made all the more beautiful by the mountainous Almeria backdrop.
Sebastian is informed that the woman he believed to be his mother, and who had raised him since a child, had in fact rescued him as an infant from the brutal attack and mass murder that had cost his father his life. Rafael tells him that this attack had been arranged by his real mother (Paluzzi) and her lover.
Sebastian’s sister, who had witnessed the massacre all those years ago, had since fallen in love with Rafael (for which he had been severely punished and hounded). The extent of this punishment becomes clear later in the movie when, whilst captive, he is forced to lie next to a beautiful lady, and taunted that he now only has his muscles to prove his manhood.
This revenge story follows a different path to the majority of Euro-westerns, with emphasis on the tale rather than action (that said, there are some great action scenes). It is a highly captivating and atmospheric movie, gripping from start to finish. Well worth the watch but – warning – you’ll be whistling the music for days!" Written by marc-366 on IMDb.com.
Also Known As (AKA):
(original title): Il pistolero dell’Ave Maria
Argentina (DVD title): El pistolero del Ave Mar a
Brazil (reissue title): O Pistoleiro Esquecido
Brazil: O Pistoleiro da Ave-Maria
Finland (video box title): Unohdettu revolverimies
Finland (video title): Kuolema ratsastaa j lleen
France (DVD title): Les pistoleros de l’Ave Maria
France: Le dernier des salauds
Germany (DVD title): 3 Kugeln f r ein Ave Maria
Greece (transliterated title): 1 stiletto, 3 pistolia, 1 aghoni
Hong Kong (Mandarin title): Long fu shen chang
Norway: D den rir igjen
Portugal: O Pistoleiro Esquecido
Spain: Tierra de gigantes
Sweden: Den bortgl mda gunfightern
Sweden: D den rider igen
Sweden (video title): The Forgotten Pistolero
USA: Gunman of Ave Maria
USA: Forgotten Pistolero
West Germany: Seine Kugeln pfeifen das Todeslied
Yugoslavia (Serbian title): Zaboravljeni revolveras
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