Blindman (1971)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Ferdinando Baldi

Writers:

Pier Giovanni Anchisi (screenplay)
Tony Anthony (screenplay)

Release Date:

12 January 1972 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Tagline:

Blindman, Blindman, what did he do? Stole 50 women that belong to you.

Plot:

A blind, but deadly, gunman, is hired to escort fifty mail order brides to their miner husbands. His business partners double cross him...

Plot Keywords:

Mail Order Bride | Nudity | Female Nudity | Mexican | Violence

Cast

Tony Anthony	...	Blindman
Ringo Starr	...	Candy
Lloyd Battista	...	Domingo
Magda Konopka	...	Sweet Mama
Raf Baldassarre	...	Mexican general
Marisa Solinas	...	Margherita
Franz von Treuberg	...	Pilar's Father (as Franz Treuberg)
David Dreyer	...	Dude
Gaetano Scala
Agneta Eckemyr	...	Pilar
Mary Badin	...	Bride
Dominique Badou	...	Bride
Carla Brait	...	Black maid
Shirley Corrigan	...	Bride
Giuliana Giuliani	...	Bride

Also Known As:

Il cieco (Italy)
Il pistolero cieco (Italy)

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

Italy | USA

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:MA (TV rating) | Germany:18 | West Germany:18 (nf) | Finland:(Banned) (1972) | Sweden:(Banned) | UK:X | USA:R | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Almería, Andalucía, Spain

Company:

Allen & Betty Klein and Company (ABKCO)

Quotes:

Blindman: Well Sweet mama, the sun don't shine on the same dogs ass all the time.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Spaghetti West (2005) (V)

Blindman:A classic action Spaghetti Western movie of style and taste.

"Blindman"starring Tony Anthony and Ringo Starr is what I consider a special Spaghetti Western movie.Just when you thought you've seen them all,here is one with a twist,and quite entertaining as well!The movie takes you on this journey that enthralls you directly to the plot as it starts.A long-coated blind man is riding a seeing-eye horse out of the desolate Texas plains toward you.He's angry,ruthless and deadly.He's desperately after something.That something happens to be fifty beautiful mail-order brides that he was contracted to deliver to Texas.The women were purchased by miners,yet they ended up in Mexico.They were stolen by a partner Blindman trusted,who in turn sold them to an unsavory gang of bandits,all of whom has their own dishonorable agenda for the women.Now Blindman wants his fifty women,vengeance and paycheck!He deals out his own brand of justice,using his fine-tuned gift for sound and feel/depth-memory to unleash the bullets and the dynamite.The movie is action packed,exciting,violent,interesting and fun!There's carnage,nudity,and mass assault scenes that give this movie a bold and raw,yet fascinating cinematic appeal.It's a definite must-see for all Spaghetti Genre Western fans.Although some may find the plot absurd,the movie successfully takes on a life of its own.It's truly a movie to be enjoyed for what it is--entertainment.Tony Anthony(portraying Blindman)is convincing,with some of the best and funniest script lines of any Western movie I've seen.Ringo Starr(Candy)is well acted,blending in so tastefully as the quintessential bad guy.A good supporting cast fuels the engine for the movie,while the soundtrack-dynamics are true to form.What I find intriguing about this movie is that it speaks volumes about the will and perseverance of the human spirit."Blindman" is what I consider a truly collectible Western Film!