Directed by Giorgio Ferroni Starring Erminio Macario Edited by Vittorio Solito Director Giorgio Ferroni Production company Scalera Film Cast Erminio Macario | Produced by Mario Borghi Music by Amedeo Escobar Initial release 1942 Music director Amedeo Escobar Cinematography Sergio Pesce | |
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Written by Leo Bomba
Gian Paolo Callegari
Vittorio Metz
Giorgio Ferroni
Silvano Castellani
Vincenzo Rovi
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Il fanciullo del West (English: The Boy in the West) is a 1943 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Ferroni and starring Erminio Macario. It is named after Puccini's opera and is considered the first western parody of Italian cinema and the precursor of the spaghetti western genre.
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Plot
In an imaginary country of the old west two main local families are in constant rivalry. Lolita del Fuego, courted by the head of a band of brigands, it is rather in love with the scion of the rival family, Mac Carey who, through clashes, ambushes and shootings, manages to thwart the gang and to marry the girl, reconciling the two rival families.
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Release
The film was released in Italy on February 25, 1943
References
Il fanciullo del West Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA