Johnny Colt (film)

Johnny Colt
Johnny Colt
Directed by	Giovanni Grimaldi
Written by	Giovanni Grimaldi
Produced by	Paolo Moffa
Starring	Robert Woods ; Elga Andersen
Cinematography	Guglielmo Mancori
Edited by	Roberto Perpignani
Music by	Benedetto Ghiglia
Release date	1966;
Country	Italy

Johnny Colt (Italian: Starblack, German: Django – schwarzer Gott des Todes, also known as Black Star and Star Black) is a 1966 Italian-West German Spaghetti Western film co-written and directed by Giovanni Grimaldi and starring Robert Woods.

Plot

Cast

Robert Woods as Johnny 'Colt' Blyth
Elga Andersen as Caroline Williams
Franco Lantieri as Curry
Harald Wolff as Thomas King
Jane Tilden as Johnnyas' Mother
Howard Ross as Jop
Andrea Scotti as Sheriff
Graham Sooty as Williams
Rossella Bergamonti as Mrs. Forrester

Production

The film was mainly shot in Jugoslavia. It was produced by Ambrosiana Cinematografica.

Reception

Italian film critic Marco Giusti described the film as "a Zorro of sorts in western flavor, slightly violent and with a poor adventurous mood". Corriere della Sera film critic Vincenzo Buonassisi referred to it as unoriginal, and paired it with The Scarlet Pimpernel. Film historian Antonio Bruschini praised the film, referring to it as original and worthy of rediscovery.

References

1 2 3 4 Giusti, Marco (2007). "Starblack". Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori. pp. 502–3. ISBN 978-88-04-57277-0.
↑ Weisser, Thomas (11 March 2014). "Johnny Colt". Spaghetti Westerns--the Good, the Bad and the Violent: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography of 558 Eurowesterns and Their Personnel, 1961-1977. McFarland. p. 176-7. ISBN 978-1-4766-1169-3.
↑ Buonassisi, Vincenzo (29 August 1966). "Rassegna cinematografica". Corriere della Sera. p. 6.

External links

Johnny Colt at IMDb

[bio-1] 1 2 3 4 Giusti, Marco (2007). "Starblack". Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori. pp. 502–3. ISBN 978-88-04-57277-0.

[McFarland-2] Weisser, Thomas (11 March 2014). "Johnny Colt". Spaghetti Westerns--the Good, the Bad and the Violent: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography of 558 Eurowesterns and Their Personnel, 1961-1977. McFarland. p. 176-7. ISBN 978-1-4766-1169-3.

[3] Buonassisi, Vincenzo (29 August 1966). "Rassegna cinematografica". Corriere della Sera. p. 6.