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BLEIGERICHT DVD Rezension – Italowestern Enyzklopädie Vol.2

Italowestern Enzyklopädie Vol.2

Kritik der Bleigericht DVD Veröffentlichung von Koch Media, enthalten in der Italowestern Enzyklopädie Vol.2 (Amazon.de), die außerdem enthält: Der Mann aus Virginia, Die sich in Fetzen schießen und Vier Teufelskerle. Die Bleigericht DVD wurde uns freundlicherweise von Koch Media zur Verfügung gestellt.

Der Film DIO LI CREA… IO LI AMAZZO (Bleigericht)

Ein kleines Kaff leidet

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Review: Cinema Retro’s feature on The Five Man Army

Cinema Retro 26 Five Man Army

The latest issue of Cinema Retro (issue 26 as a special limited UK import edition) is always a welcome sight but the edition currently hitting the shelves just now has an extra benefit for Spaghetti fans in the shape of an eight page feature from Howard Hughes on The Five Man Army; an American financed

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And then came Keoma

Keoma

By 1976 the western craze in Italy had died down quite a bit and the end of the cycle was in reach. Most of the films being released at this point were 2nd rate, B-grade productions on deteriorating sets made cheap in hopes of making a quick buck. There was little in the way of

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Fasthand is Still My Name review

Fasthand is still my name

Widely regarded as among the most violent Spaghetti Westerns of all time, Fasthand is Still My Name does indeed live up to its reputation. It was made at a time when westerns weren’t popular anywhere. But unlike some cheaper Italian counterparts of the time, this one still features Spanish locations and a black clad gunman.

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