Cry, Onion!

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Cry, Onion!
Cipolla Colt .jpg
Italian film poster
Directed by Enzo G. Castellari
Screenplay by Luciano Vincenzoni
Sergio Donati
Produced by Zev Braun
Carlo Ponti
Starring Franco Nero
Sterling Hayden
Martin Balsam
Emma Cohen
Leo Anchóriz
Cinematography Alejandro Ulloa
Edited byGianfranco Amicucci
Music by Guido & Maurizio De Angelis
Production
companies
Compagnia Cinematografica Champion
C.I.P.I. Cinematografica S.A
T.I.T. Filmproduktion GmbH [1]
Distributed byProduzione Intercontinentali Cinematografiche
Release date
  • 25 August 1975 (1975-08-25)(Italy)
Running time
91 minutes
CountriesItaly
Spain
West Germany [1] [2]
LanguageItalian

Cry, Onion! (Italian: Cipolla Colt, lit. "Onion Colt", also known as The Smell of Onion) is a 1975 Spaghetti Western comedy film directed by Enzo G. Castellari. [1] It is openly comedic and parodic. [3]

Contents

Cast

Release

Cry, Onion! was released in Italy on 25 August 1975. [2]

Trivia

The film was broadcast on Tele 5 as part of the programme format SchleFaZ in season 2.

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References

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  2. 1 2 Brennan, Sandra. "Cipolla Colt". Allmovie. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  3. Marco Giusti (2007). Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori, 2007. ISBN   978-88-04-57277-0.