Cry, Onion!

Cry, Onion!
Cry, Onion!
	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 by	Gianfranco Amicucci
Music by	Guido & Maurizio De Angelis
Production; companies	Compagnia Cinematografica Champion; C.I.P.I. Cinematografica S.A; T.I.T. Filmproduktion GmbH
Distributed by	Produzione Intercontinentali Cinematografiche
Release date	25 August 1975(Italy);
Running time	91 minutes
Countries	Italy; Spain; West Germany
Language	Italian

Last updated December 28, 2025

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]

Cast

Franco Nero as Onion Stark
Martin Balsam as Petrus Lamb
Sterling Hayden as Henry 'Jack' Pulitzer
Dick Butkus as Jeff
Leo Anchóriz as Sheriff
Romano Puppo as Stinky
Neno Zamperla as Oblò - 'Monocle'
Emma Cohen as Mary Ann Pulitzer
Massimo Vanni as Buck, Lamb Henchman
Helmut Brasch as Judge Logan
Duilio Cruciani as Cal 'Caligola' Foster
Fernando Castro as Dutch Foster
Wal Davis as Zeke
Dan van Husen as Deputy Zachary
Agustín Bescos as Oil Board Member
Xan das Bolas as Sam - Merchant
Charly Bravo as Judd
Enzo G. Castellari as Deputy Sheriff
Alejandro de Enciso as John
Leopold Francis as Mack
Daniel Martín as Jim
Antonio Pica as Hal Foster
George Rigaud as Terrateniente
Lucy Tiller as Violet
Mariano Vidal Molina as Owen
David Warbeck as Villain with Sunglasses
Manuel Zarzo as Jack

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.

References

1 2 3 "Zwiebel-Jack räumt auf". Filmportal.de. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
1 2 Brennan, Sandra. "Cipolla Colt". Allmovie. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
↑ Marco Giusti (2007). Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori, 2007. ISBN 978-88-04-57277-0.

External links

Cry, Onion! at IMDb

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[filmportal-1] 1 2 3 "Zwiebel-Jack räumt auf". Filmportal.de. Retrieved October 27, 2012.

[allmovie-2] 1 2 Brennan, Sandra. "Cipolla Colt". Allmovie. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2017.

[sed-3] Marco Giusti (2007). Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori, 2007. ISBN 978-88-04-57277-0.

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