The White, the Yellow, and the Black

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The White, the Yellow, and the Black
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Spanish film poster
Directed by Sergio Corbucci
Screenplay by Amendola & Corbucci
Santiago Moncada
Renée Asseo
Story byAntonio Troisio
Marcello Coscia
Sergio Spina
Produced by Norberto Soliño
Starring Giuliano Gemma
Tomas Milian
Eli Wallach
Cinematography Luis Cuadrado
Edited by Eugenio Alabiso
Music by Guido & Maurizio De Angelis
Production
companies
Tritone Cinematografica
Filmel
Mundial Film
Distributed byConsorzio Italiano Distributori Indipendenti Film (CIDIF)
Release date
  • 17 January 1975 (1975-01-17)
Running time
112 minutes
CountriesItaly
France
Spain
LanguageItalian

The White, the Yellow, and the Black (Italian : Il bianco, il giallo, il nero), also known as Samurai and Shoot First... Ask Questions Later, is a 1975 Spaghetti Western comedy film.

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It is the last spaghetti western directed by Sergio Corbucci. [1] Differently from his previous western films, this is openly parodic, acting as a spoof of Red Sun . It was generally poorly received by critics. [2] Milian reprised his role, with slight changes, in the comedy film Crime at the Chinese Restaurant . [2]

Plot

A horse from Japan which was supposed to be a present for the government of the United States has been stolen. A motley crew consisting of Sheriff Gideon ('The Black'), famous outlaw Blanc de Blanc ('The White') and inept servant Sakura ('The Yellow') tries to retrieve the precious animal. During their investigation they are confronted by a violent bunch of former soldiers of the Confederate States of America who now live as desperados.

Cast

References

  1. Antonio Bruschini (1998). Western all'italiana: The specialists. Glittering images. p. 63. ISBN   88-8275-034-5.
  2. 1 2 Marco Giusti (2007). Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori, 2007. ISBN   978-88-04-57277-0.