Chrysanthemums for a Bunch of Swine (Original title: Crisantemi per un branco di carogne) is a 1968 Italian western film directed by Sergio Pastore.[1][2] The script was co-written by Pastore, Gianni Manera and Dino Santoni. The film is Pastore's only Western.[3][4]
| Chrysanthemums for a Bunch of Swine | |
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| Directed by | Sergio Pastore |
| Screenplay by |
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| Starring | Edmund Purdom |
| Cinematography | Tino Santoni |
| Music by | Piero Umiliani |
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| Country | Italy |
Plot edit
A gang of outlaws abducts a bride from her wedding celebration. They head to a monastery, where the bandit heading the gang tries to marry the girl. The priest refuses to solemnize the marriage without the girl's consent. When the gang leaves the monastery with the girl, the priest pursues them and picks off the gang members one by one.
Cast edit
- Edmund Purdom
- Gianni Manera (credited as John Manera)[5]
- Marilena Possenti
- Joseph Logan
- Livio Lorenzon
- Giovanna Lenzi (as Jeannette Len)
- Aïché Nanà
- Ivano Davoli
Reception edit
The film, "like various other films by Pastore, received a very limited theatrical release and attracted very few spectators".[6]
Survival status edit
The only evidences of the film's existence today are its posters, lobby cards and soundtrack (composed by Piero Umiliani)[7][8] as no remaining copy is known;[5] it is thus considered a lost film.[9]
Soundtrack edit
The film's original music was released by Beat Records[10] in 2012.[11]
References edit
- ^ Zanacchi, Adriano (1969). Potenza e prepotenza della comunicazione sociale: Guida allo studio degli strumenti, dei metodi e dei problemi della comunicazione sociale (in Italian). Edizioni paoline.
- ^ "Sergio Pastore". Archived from the original on 2015-10-16. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ Weisser, Thomas (2005-09-05). Spaghetti Westerns--the Good, the Bad and the Violent: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography of 558 Eurowesterns and Their Personnel, 1961-1977. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-2442-9.
- ^ Giusti, Marco (2007). Dizionario del western all'italiana (in Italian). Oscar Mondadori. ISBN 978-88-04-57277-0.
- ^ a b España, Rafael de (2002). Breve historia del western mediterráneo: la recreación europea de un mito americano (in Spanish). Glénat. ISBN 978-84-8449-280-1.
- ^ Crisantemi per un branco di carogne (in Italian), retrieved 2024-02-29
- ^ Stemmer, Michael (1996). Western Movie Composers: A Selected, Annotated Listing of 2006 Genre Films Shown in Germany. Wiesjahn. ISBN 978-3-931610-03-6.
- ^ "1968-1969". www.umiliani.eu. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ "Crisantemi per un branco di carogne (lost Italian western film; 1967) - The Lost Media Wiki". lostmediawiki.com. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ^ "original soundtrack - Crisantemi per un branco di carogne (CD) - (SOLD OUT) - Beat Records Company". www.beatrecords.it. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ "Film Music Site - Crisantemi per un Branco di Carogne Colonna sonora". www.filmmusicsite.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-03-01.
External links edit
- Chrysanthemums for a Bunch of Swine at IMDb
- Chrysanthemums for a Bunch of Swine at the Spaghetti Western Database
