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1971 film by Ferdinando Baldi From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Blindman (also known in Italian as Il Pistolero Cieco, lit. "The Blind Gunfighter") is a 1971 Spaghetti Western film directed by Ferdinando Baldi and co-written and co-produced by Tony Anthony. The film's protagonist, played by Anthony, is an homage to Kan Shimozawa's Zatoichi character: a blind transient who does odd jobs and is actually a high-skilled warrior.
Blindman | |
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Directed by | Ferdinando Baldi |
Screenplay by | Vincenzo Cerami Pier Giovanni Anchisi Tony Anthony |
Story by | Tony Anthony |
Produced by | Allen Klein Tony Anthony Saul Swimmer |
Starring | Tony Anthony Ringo Starr Lloyd Battista |
Cinematography | Riccardo Pallottini |
Edited by | Roberto Perpignani |
Music by | Stelvio Cipriani |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Produzioni Atlas Consorziate (P.A.C.) (Italy) 20th Century Fox (International) |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Countries | Italy United States |
Languages | English Italian |
Budget | $1.3 million[1] |
Box office | $15 million[1] |
The film has achieved cult status over the years, mainly due to the involvement of Ringo Starr, a former member of the Beatles, in one of the roles.[2]
A blind but deadly gunman is hired to escort 50 mail order brides to their miner husbands. When he is double-crossed by his friends and a Mexican bandit, he heads for Mexico to settle scores and save the women.
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