Wanted (1967 film)

Wanted is a 1967 Italian Western film directed by Giorgio Ferroni and starring Giuliano Gemma, Teresa Gimpera, and Nello Pazzafini.^[2] Gemma made two more westerns directed by Ferroni, with similar plots, where his character likewise carried the first name "Gary".^[3]

Wanted
Italian theatrical release poster
Directed by	Giorgio Ferroni
Screenplay by	Fernando Di Leo Augusto Finocchi[1]
Story by	Massimiliano Capriccioli Augusto Finocchi[1]
Produced by	Gianni Hech Lucari[1]
Starring	Giuliano Gemma Teresa Gimpera Serge Marquand German Cobos
Cinematography	Tony Secchi[1]
Edited by	Antonietta Zita[1]
Music by	Gianni Ferrio[1]
Production company	Documento[1]
Distributed by	Variety Distribution
Release date	1967 (1967)
Running time	104 minutes[1]
Country	Italy[1]

Plot

Gary Ryan, a local sheriff (Giuliano Gemma) is unjustly accused of murder in a small town and forced to flee. He gets rid of his enemies one by one while he tries to prove his innocence.

Cast

• Giuliano Gemma as Gary Ryan
• Germán Cobos as Martin Heywood
• Teresa Gimpera as Evelyn
• Serge Marquand as Fred Lloyd
• Daniele Vargas as Mayor Samuel "Gold" Goldensberg
• Gia Sandri as Cheryl
• Nello Pazzafini as Father Carmelo
• Benito Stefanelli as Bob Baker
• Carlo Hintermann as Judge Anderson
• Tullio Altamura as Ellis
• Riccardo Pizzuti as Mathias
• Franco Balducci as Cuzack

Release

Wanted was first released in 1967.^[2]

Reception

From contemporary reviews, an anonymous reviewer in the Monthly Film Bulletin noted that "the violence in this Western is excessive even by Italian imitation standards. Still, the plot is a for a change refreshingly straight-forward [...] and the location photography is particularly attractive."^[1]