The Magnificent Texan

The Magnificent Texan
The Magnificent Texan
Directed by	Luigi Capuano
Written by	Luigi Capuano ; Arpad De Riso ; Manuel Martinez Remis
Starring	Glenn Saxson ; Massimo Serato
Cinematography	Pablo Ripoll
Edited by	Antonio Gimeno
Music by	Francesco De Masi
Release date	1967;
Countries	Italy; Spain;

The Magnificent Texan (Italian: Il magnifico texano, Spanish: Diez horcas para un pistolero) is a 1967 Spaghetti Western film co-written and directed by Luigi Capuano under the pseudonym Lewis King.

Plot

Cast

Glenn Saxson as Manuel Lopez
Massimo Serato as Blackie Stark
Barbara Loy as Evelyn Wilkins
Beny Deus as Judge Wilkins
Anna Miserocchi as Corina Wilkins
Gloria Osuna as Carmen
Fulvia Franco as Molly
Giorgio Cerioni as William
Glauco Onorato as José Pereira
Nerio Bernardi as Cico
Luis Induni as the Sheriff
Ignazio Balsamo as Santiago
Riccardo Pizzuti as Jimmy Stark
Mimmo Poli as Barman

Production

The film is an Italian-Spanish co-production by Selenia and RM Film. It was entirely shot in Italy, between De Paolis Studios in Rome, Anzio, Mazzano Romano and Villa Mussolini in Riccione. Oberdan Trojani served as cinematographer, though in the official credits he was replaced by Spanish cinematographer Pablo Ripoll, a choice made to obtain funding from the Spanish government.

Reception

In a contemporary review, Corriere della Sera described the film as 'violent and mediocre'. Italian critic Marco Giusti particularly criticized Glenn Saxson's performance ('expressionless') and costumes ('terrible, [...] a mish-mash of Zorro and Clint Eastwood').

References

↑ Casadio, Gianfranco (2004). Se sei vivo spara!: storie di pistoleri, banditi e bounty killers nel western "all'italiana," 1942-1998. Longo. p. 27. ISBN 978-88-8063-439-3.
↑ Gaberscek, Carlo (2007). Il vicino West : set e location del cinema western in Spagna. Ribis. p. 434. ISBN 978-88-7445-044-2.
1 2 Giusti, Marco (2007). "Il magnifico texano". Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori. p. 288. ISBN 978-88-04-57277-0.
↑ "Rassegna cinematografica". Corriere della Sera. 12 August 1967. p. 10.

External links

The Magnificent Texan at IMDb

[1] Casadio, Gianfranco (2004). Se sei vivo spara!: storie di pistoleri, banditi e bounty killers nel western "all'italiana," 1942-1998. Longo. p. 27. ISBN 978-88-8063-439-3.

[2] Gaberscek, Carlo (2007). Il vicino West : set e location del cinema western in Spagna. Ribis. p. 434. ISBN 978-88-7445-044-2.

[bio-3] 1 2 Giusti, Marco (2007). "Il magnifico texano". Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori. p. 288. ISBN 978-88-04-57277-0.

[4] "Rassegna cinematografica". Corriere della Sera. 12 August 1967. p. 10.