Johnny Hamlet

Free Western Movie: Johnny Hamlet - Spaghetti Western - Back from the Civil War, Johnny Hamilton learns that his father was murdered by Santana the bandit and that his mother Gertrude married his uncle Claude but Johnny is determined to find out the truth.

Johnny Hamlet (1968)
Director: Enzo G. Castellari
Writers: Sergio Corbucci (story), Tito Carpi (screenplay)
Stars: Andrea Giordana, Gilbert Roland, Horst Frank
Genres: Drama | Western
Country: Italy
Language: English
Release Date: 26 November 1968 (West Germany)
Also Known As: Johnny Hamlet
Filming Locations: Cuenca Minera, Huelva, Andalucia, Spain

Storyline:
On his way back from the Civil War, Johnny Hamilton is visited in his sleep by the ghost of his father who lets him know that he has been murdered and who asks him to avenge him. Back in the family ranch, Johnny finds that not only has his father been killed but that Gertrude, his mother, has married her late husband’s brother Claude. The latter is now the owner of the ranch and of all the properties of the deceased. Polonius, a ruthless bandit, is supposed to have killed Johnny’s father. But couldn’t it be Claude…?

Reviews:
“This underrated spaghetti western, based on an idea by Sergio Corbucci and directed by Enzo Castellari of Keoma fame, sports excellent cinematography, a nice soundtrack by the recently deceased Francesco De Masi and an impressive cast. While the protagonist, played by Andrea Giordani, is the usual spaghetti ‘avenging hero’ fare, the highly charismatic Horst Frank and the rest of the cast do a great job. The ‘Hamlet’ theme injects a lot of originality into the vengeance story, the intro dream sequence being very surreal and creative. And while you will not find a deep, meaningful version of ‘Hamlet’ here, lots of religious metaphors are around and, along with the healthy dose of humor (which not everyone will appreciate) make this one of the more intelligent euro westerns around. Definitely recommended.” Written by moerchi on IMDb.com.

“Based on an idea by Sergio Corbucci, Enzo Castellari directed this western adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” drama, as Django (or Johnny, depending on which dubbing you get in your country) avenges the death of his father. It is interesting to observe how the classical tragedy elements work in the context of a Mediterranean style western movie. Not yet 30 years old, Castellari was already very creative at little touches like the camera circling around Django’s face in the scene at his father’s grave, and should take this way further in “Keoma” a decade later.

“Quella sporca storia nel west” suffers a bit from the unconvincing cast: German actor Horst Frank with his blond hair does not look like he is a member of the same family as Gilbert Roland, the veteran actor Roland is too old to play Andrea Giordana’s brother, whose mother is much too young to be the mother of any of them. But even if the audience won’t buy this ensemble for a family, the cruelty of the old tragedy is working great for a tough western, and the visual qualities of the movie, also gifted with a thrilling musical score by Francesco de Masi, save the day and make it a must for the collection of every spaghetti western fan. Regrettably, Andrea Giordana did not make any westerns after this anymore, because the young man had talent.” Written by unbrokenmetal on IMDb.com.

Also Known As (AKA):
(original title): Quella sporca storia nel west
Austria: Django - die Totengräber warten schon
Brazil: Deus Criou o Homem E o Homem Criou o Colt
Bulgaria (Bulgarian title): Джони Хамлет
Canada (English title): Johnny Hamlet
France: Django porte sa croix
Greece (transliterated title): O stavromenos tou Rio Grande
Greece (reissue title): To moutro tou Notou
Poland: Johnny Hamlet
Portugal: Johnny Hamlet
Romania: Johnny Hamlet
Spain: Johnny el vengador
Sweden: Det kom en farlig hämnare
USA: Johnny Hamlet
USA (alternative title): The Wild and the Dirty
USA (alternative title): To Kill or Not to Kill?
West Germany: Django - Die Totengräber warten schon
World-wide (English title) (informal literal title): That Dirty Story of the West

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