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 byGiorgio Ferroni
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Massimiliano Capriccioli
  • Augusto Finocchi[1]
Produced byGianni Hech Lucari[1]
Starring
CinematographyTony Secchi[1]
Edited byAntonietta Zita[1]
Music byGianni Ferrio[1]
Production
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Documento[1]
Distributed byVariety Distribution
Release date
  • 1967 (1967)
Running time
104 minutes[1]
CountryItaly[1]

Plot

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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

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Release

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Wanted was first released in 1967.[2]

Reception

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Wanted". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 37, no. 433. British Film Institute. February 1970. p. 38.
  2. ^ a b Grant 2011, p. 447.
  3. ^ Fridlund, Bert: The Spaghetti Western. A Thematic Analysis. Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland & Company Inc., 2006 pp. 113-8.

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