The best Ettore Manni’s western movies

Ettore Manni

Ettore Manni

06/05/1927- 27/07/1979
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The Stranger That Kneels Beside the Shadow of a Corpse

The Stranger That Kneels Beside the Shadow of a Corpse
4.9/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 27/11/1970
  • Character: Barrett, former Billy Ring
This peculiar spaghetti western from prolific director Demofilo Fidani (using the pseudonym "Miles Deem") deals with a man named Blonde (Chet Davis) tracking bounty hunter Lazar (Hunt Powers) to the mining town of Lamazos. The evil town boss, Barret (Gordon Mitchell), wants Lazar dead, so he sends a group of assassins to murder him. Lazar survives, and Barret ends up offering him $100,000 to leave town. Lazar accepts the money and travels on to a remote shack, where he tortures an old man (Ettore Manni), making him a slave. What Lazar doesn't know is that the old man is Blonde's father, and he pays for his mistake with his life, leaving the man and his gunslinging son rich after the obligatory showdown. Fidani's film is unusual in its almost hallucinatory lack of logic, creating a surreal effect aided by the cinematography of Aristide Massaccesi, who would go on to some notoriety as cult director "Joe D'Amato."

Chino

Chino
6/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 14/09/1973
  • Character: Sheriff
Chino Valdez is a loner horse breeder living in the old west. Partly a loner by choice, and partly because, being a 'half-breed', he finds himself unwelcome almost everywhere he goes. One day, a young runaway named Jimmy shows up at his door looking for work and a roof over his head. Reluctantly, Chino agrees to take him in and teach him the art of raising, breaking and breeding horses, until the pair finally begin to accept each other.

Sartana the Gravedigger

Sartana the Gravedigger
6.5/10
Sartana is falsely accused of robbing a bank, and must find the real robbers and clear his name.

They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On
6.2/10
  • Genre: ActionWestern
  • Release: 20/04/1978
  • Character: Thomas Barrett
Young boy who sees his father gunned down kills the assassin. Years later, he has grown up to be a successful bounty hunter who is feared by many. And then one day he discovers secrets to his past...

Django and Sartana Are Coming... It's the End

Django and Sartana Are Coming... It's the End
4.4/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 14/11/1970
  • Character: Sheriff
A gang of vicious outlaws lead by the crazed Black Burt Keller abduct Jessica Colby and decide to flee to Mexico. Shrewd bounty hunter Django and saintly roving gunslinger Sartana join forces to rescue the poor lass from the gang's vile clutches.

The Stranger Returns

The Stranger Returns
6.2/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 17/08/1967
  • Character: Lt. George Stafford
The Stranger happens across a murdered postal inspector and a gang of bandits set on a prize of stolen gold which should be transported in a stagecoach. The Stranger, a sharpshooter named En plein and a treacherous postal agent try to get their hands on the gold. Source: SWDB www.spaghetti-western.net

Make the Sign of the Cross, Stranger!

Make the Sign of the Cross, Stranger!
4.7/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 16/05/1968
  • Character: Blake Logan / The Cripple
Two brothers, who are the leaders of a gang of outlaws, besiege the village of White City. They rob and terrorize the people of the surrounding countryside which attracts the attention of a bounty hunter who upon arrival becomes involved in their plight. (SWDB)

Bury Them Deep

Bury Them Deep
5.4/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 18/07/1968
  • Character: Ted 'El Chaleco' Hunter
Clive Norton is a young captain ordered by his superior to recover two shipments of stolen army payroll gold. Clive enlists the help of Ted Hunter, a condemned prisoner whom he has released. They soon discover that two different gangs are responsible for the robberies...

Anything for a Friend

Anything for a Friend
3.5/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 18/02/1973
  • Character: Jonas Dickinson
Two 'friends', Jonas and Mark, who live by cheating and squandering their money in saloons meet a crazy old man who tells them that gold has been discovered in the Rocky Mountains. The whole town moves, with dreams of becoming rich, but they are bitterly disappointed when on their way home they are robbed by Mulieta and his vicious gang of outlaws. Jonathan and Mark are spurred into action and decide to fight Mulieta's gang and retrive their gold.

And Now... Make Your Peace with God

And Now... Make Your Peace with God
5.8/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 26/10/1968
  • Character: Jonathan Clay

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