Amico, stammi lontano almeno un palmo (1972)

Director:

Michele Lupo

Writers:

Sergio Donati (writer)
George Eastman (writer)

Release Date:

4 February 1972 (Italy)

Genre:

Comedy | Western

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Train | Saloon | Duel | Fugitive | Cheating

Cast

Giuliano Gemma	...	Ben Bellew
George Eastman	...	Charlie Logan
Vittorio Congia	...	Alan Smith
Giacomo Rossi-Stuart	...	Hawkins, Pinkerton detective
Luciano Catenacci	...	Kurt (as Luciano Lorcas)
Marisa Mell	...	Sarah
Remo Capitani	...	Charro
Nello Pazzafini	...	Butch (as Giovanni Pazzafini)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gioia Desideri
Vittorio Fanfoni
Carla Mancini

Also Known As:

Amigo, Stay Away (USA)
Ben and Charlie
Ben e Charlie
Fais attention Ben, Charlie arrive (France)
Humpty Dumpty Gang (USA)
Méfie-toi Ben, Charlie veut ta peau (France)

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | Iceland:16

Company:

Jupiter Generale Cinematografica

very entertaining

This movie is a comedy that is balanced with enough serious action to make it a solid Euro-western.

Giuliano Gemma is excellent as usual in this film. So is George Eastman and the rest of the cast. The movie is very well-made, and the story is very good. The first half of the film is mainly a comedy about a couple of small-time bandits that have a love-hate friendship. The comedy hits the mark for the most part, thanks to the excellent acting and the overall quality of the movie. During the second half, the action really heats up, and the story becomes more interesting.

The music score is also excellent.

For those like me who enjoy seeing weird characters in westerns, there is a sheriff who for no logical reason constantly talks about people picking their noses. It's idiotically bizarre, which is a good thing in a spaghetti western. I laughed harder at that than any other part of the movie.

This Euro-western is definitely one to see.