Apocalypse Joe

Apocalypse Joe (Italian: Un uomo chiamato Apocalisse Joe, Spanish: Apocalipsis Joe), also known as A Man Called Apocalypse Joe and A Man Called Joe Clifford, is a 1970 spaghetti Western film written and directed by Leopoldo Savona under the pseudonym George Finley.

Apocalypse Joe
Directed by	Leopoldo Savona
Written by	Leopoldo Savona
Starring	Anthony Steffen Eduardo Fajardo
Cinematography	Franco Villa Julio Ortas
Edited by	Amedeo Giomini
Music by	Bruno Nicolai
Release date	1970 (1970)

Plot

Cast

• Anthony Steffen as Joe Clifford
• Eduardo Fajardo as Berg
• Mary Paz Pondal as Rita
• Fernando Cerulli as Dr. Clan
• Stelio Candelli as Braddox
• Fernando Bilbao as Bodo
• Veronica Korosec as Mildred
• Giulio Baraghini as Sheriff Floyd
• Flora Carosello as Aunt Dulcy
• Renato Lupi as Friar Antonio
• Silvano Spadaccino as Al

Production

The film is an -Italian-Spanish co-production by Transeuropa Film, Italian International Film, and Copercines.^[1] It was mainly shot in Hoyo de Manzanares.^[2]

Reception

A contemporary Corriere della Sera review praised the film, noting that "in the bleak landscape of Italian–Spanish co-productions [...] it warrants a place of distinction for its decent pacing and, especially in the second part, a handful of clever ideas."^[3] Thomas Weisser described the film as "a good, action-oriented Spaghetti Western" with "a solid musical score".^[4] According to Paolo Mereghetti, the film will entertain Spaghetti Western aficionados, but "does not exploit the potential of its script and falls back on a succession of killings, in a crescendo that borders on parody."^[5]