The Longest Hunt

1968 film

The Longest Hunt

Directed by| Bruno Corbucci
Written by| Bruno Corbucci
Mario Amendola
Cinematography| Fausto Zuccoli
Music by| Vasili Kojucharov

Release date

| 1968
Languages| Italian
English

Spara, Gringo, spara (internationally released as The Longest Hunt and Shoot, Gringo... Shoot!) is a 1968 Italian Spaghetti Western directed by Bruno Corbucci.

It is the first western directed by Bruno Corbucci (brother of western specialist Sergio Corbucci), and except the parodistic and bizarre The Three Musketeers of the West it is his only western.[1] The title song "Rainbow... vorrei... vorrei" is performed by Little Tony.[1] Alex Cox in his book 10,000 Ways to Die refers to the film as "derivative and boring", "a reminder that talent as a director is not inheritable, or a family trait."[2]

## Plot[edit]

US-American adventurer Stark has been sentenced to death in a Mexican village. A rich Mexican rancher saves him from getting hanged but he must return the favour by saving the rancher's son Fidel. He is told that Fidel has somehow been persuaded or even forced to join a gang. Stark shall bring Fidel back to his father. The American believes that the rancher is worried sick about his son's well-being. When he delivers Fidel he understands just on time that things are very different. The rancher intends to whitewash his honour by getting rid of Fidel because he's ashamed of having an illegitimate son.

## Cast[edit]

* Brian Kelly as Stark
* Keenan Wynn as Major Charlie Doneghan
* Erika Blanc as Jocelyn
* Folco Lulli as Don Hernando Gutierrez
* Fabrizio Moroni as Fidel
* Linda Sini as Dona Sol Gutierrez
* Krista Nell as Sheila
* Rik Battaglia as Cpt. Norton
* Luigi Bonos as Sgt. Peck
* Enzo Andronico as Gunther
* Ignazio Leone as Doctor
* Luca Sportelli

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Marco Giusti (2007). Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori, 2007. ISBN 978-88-04-57277-0.
2. ^ Alex Cox. 10,000 Ways to Die: A Director's Take on the Spaghetti Western. Oldcastle Books, 2009.

## External links[edit]

* The Longest Hunt at IMDb

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Films directed by Bruno Corbucci

* James Tont operazione U.N.O. (1965)
* Questo pazzo, pazzo mondo della canzone (1965)
* James Tont operazione D.U.E. (1965)
* Ringo e Gringo contro tutti (1966)
* Spia spione (1966)
* Marinai in coperta (1967)
* Peggio per me... meglio per te (1967)
* Riderà (Cuore matto) (1967)
* I 2 pompieri (1968)
* The Longest Hunt (1968)
* Zum Zum Zum - La canzone che mi passa per la testa (1968)
* Ms. Stiletto (1969)
* Lisa dagli occhi blu (1969)
* Zum Zum Zum nº 2 (1969)
* Bolidi sull'asfalto - A tutta birra! (1970)
* Due bianchi nell'Africa nera (1970)
* Nel giorno del Signore (1970)
* Il furto è l'anima del commercio!?... (1971)
* Io non spezzo... rompo (1971)
* Quando gli uomini armarono la clava e... con le donne fecero din don (1971)
* Boccaccio (1972)
* The Mighty Anselmo and His Squire (1972)
* The Three Musketeers of the West (1973)
* A forza di sberle (1974)
* Il trafficone (1974)
* The Cop in Blue Jeans (1976)
* Hit Squad (1976)
* Messalina, Messalina! (1977)
* Squadra antitruffa (1977)
* The Son of the Sheik (1977)
* Little Italy (1978)
* The Gang That Sold America (1979)
* Assassinio sul Tevere (1979)
* The Finzi Detective Agency (1979)
* Delitto a Porta Romana (1980)
* Crime at the Chinese Restaurant (1981)
* Il ficcanaso (1981)
* Uno contro l'altro, praticamente amici (1981)
* Delitto sull'autostrada (1982)
* La casa stregata (1982)
* Cat and Dog (1983)
* Il diavolo e l'acquasanta (1983)
* Crime in Formula One (1984)
* Cop in Drag (1984)
* Miami Supercops (1985)
* Superfantagenio (1986)
* Le volpi della notte (1986)
* Rimini Rimini - Un anno dopo (1988)
* Classe di ferro (1989)
* Classe di ferro 2 (1991)
* Quelli della speciale (1993)

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