Shango, la pistola infallibile
From The Spaghetti Western Database
Shango, la pistola infallibile (Italy 1970 / Director: Edoardo Mulargia)
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- Runtime: 87 min
- Release Date: 21.3.1970
Also known as
Shango
Shangos letzter Kampf
Cast and crew
- Cast: Antonio De Teffè (as Anthony Steffen)(Shango), Eduardo Fajardo (Major Droster), Maurice Poli (Martinez), Barbara Nelli (Consuelo), Giusva Fioravanti (Pedrito), Gabriella Giorgelli (Pamela), Massimo Carocci (Scott), Spartaco Conversi (Bragna), Liana Del Balzo (Tana), Angelo Dessy (Pedro), Adriana Giuffrè (Rosalia), Franco Pesce (Manuel), Mirella Pamphili (Miarisol), Andrea Scotti (Salvador), Attilio Dottesio (as Attilio D'Ottesio)(Fernandez), Gilberto Galimberti, Renzo Pevarello, Claudio Ruffini, Angelo Susani, Pietro Torrisi, Franco Ukmar
- Story: Antonio de Teffe, Edoardo Mulargia
- Screenplay: Antonio de Teffe, Edoardo Mulargia
- Cinematography: Gino Santi [Eastmancolor, Colorscope 2,35:1]
- Music: Gianfranco Di Stefano
- Producer: Pino De Martino
Synopsis
The Civil War is over but a maniac Major, played by Fajardo, intends to keep his troops and townsfolk in the dark to maintain his power over the area. Ranger Shango (Anthony Steffen) is captured by the Major and framed for the murder of the local telegraph operator, the only person capable of receiving the news that the war has ended. However, Shango escapes,
determined to bring down the insane Major and end the abuse of the poor townsfolk.
Comment
In its better moments this film is as exhausted and bewildered as its characters, in its weaker moments it's only a series of unsatisfying shoot-outs, in which Steffen fools and shoots his enemies by the dozen in too typical SW manner. Apart from the wrongly directed action scenes, Mulargia delivers beautifully and inspired staged pictures, but the ill-conceived script (co-written by Steffen and the director) fails to create the necessary tension between the characters. Shango has a great beginning and a good ending, but no middle.
by Stanton
