Halleluja to Vera Cruz

Halleluja to Vera Cruz
Directed by	Bianco Manini (as Newman Rostel)
Written by	Bianco Manini
Produced by	Bianco Manini
Starring	Lionel Stander Riccardo Salvino
Cinematography	Carlo Carlini
Edited by	Romeo Ciatti
Music by	Luis Bacalov
Release date	1973 (1973)
Country	Italy

Halleluja to Vera Cruz (Italian : Partirono preti, tornarono... curati) is a 1973 Italian spaghetti western comedy film co-written and directed by Bianco Manini and starring Lionel Stander and Riccardo Salvino.

Cast

• Lionel Stander as Sam Thompson
• Riccardo Salvino as John the Timid
• Giampiero Albertini as General Monco Miguel
• Jean Louis as Don Felipe
• Clara Hopf as Adelita
• Giancarlo Badessi as Governor
• Camillo Milli as Abbot
• Tom Felleghy as Mexican Colonel
• Federico Boido as Miguel's Henchman
• Alvaro Vitali

Production

The film was produced by C.I.P.D.I. Cinematografica. ^{[1] [2]} The director Newman Rostel has generally been identified as Bianco Manini, a film producer of spaghetti westerns such as A Bullet for the General and The Price of Power in his directorial debut. For years, however, the film was attributed to Stelvio Massi, while actor Federico Boido claimed it was directed by Alberto De Martino, a claim that De Martino strongly denied. ^[2] Film editor Romeo Ciatti was credited as "collaborator to direction", and reportedly was the one who actually shot most of the film. ^[2]

References

1. Poppi, Roberto (1996). "Partirono preti, tornarono... curati". Dizionario del cinema italiano: M - Z. Gremese. p. 126. ISBN   978-88-7605-969-8.
2. Giusti, Marco (2007). "Partirono preti e tornarono curati". Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori. p. 341. ISBN   978-88-04-57277-0.

External links

• Halleluja to Vera Cruz at IMDb