- Source: Sonny and Jed
Sonny and Jed (Italian: La banda J. & S. - Cronaca criminale del Far-West, lit. "The Band of J. & S. - Criminal Chronicle of the Far West"), also known as Bandera Bandits, is a 1972 Italian Spaghetti Western film about a sheriff's (Sheriff Franciscus, played by Telly Savalas) relentless effort to stop a robber (Jed, played by Tomas Milian) and his girlfriend (Sonny, played by Susan George). The film was directed by Sergio Corbucci and is noted for its music, scored by Ennio Morricone.
Plot
Jed Trigado is a solitary bandit who steals from the rich to give to the poor, in the Mexican region of Bandera.
Cast
Tomas Milian: Jed Trigado
Susan George: Sonny Trigado, née Lester
Telly Savalas: Sheriff Franciscus
Rosanna Yanni : Linda Moreno (as Rossana Yanni)
Laura Betti: Betty
Franco Giacobini: Aparacito
Eduardo Fajardo: Don Garcia Moreno
Herbert Fux: Merril
Gene Collins : Hotel Owner (as Gene Collings)
Werner Pochath : Pistolero (as Wernet Pochat)
Álvaro de Luna : Sheriff (as Alvaro De Luna)
Reception
The Spaghetthi Western Movie Database recalls that "The film was almost unanimously labelled as a failure upon its initial release" and considers that the film is "not an easy film. As a comedy it’s often too crude to be funny, and as a western it’s a bit short on action. There are moments of intense, violent action, but they’re few and far between." However the same review praises "Morricone’s unobtrusive, wistful score (that) serves the movie quite well" and depicts some visual aspects of the film as of "Fellinesque beauty".
References
External links
Sonny and Jed at IMDb
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Sonny Boy (film 1929)
- Jed Prouty
- Sergio Corbucci
- Tomas Milian
- Diamond Rio
- Sonny and Jed
- Susan George (actress)
- Sergio Corbucci
- Ennio Morricone
- Telly Savalas
- Laura Betti
- Tomas Milian
- Rosanna Yanni
- List of Western films of the 1970s
- List of compositions by Ennio Morricone
