Apocalypse Joe
1971 film by Leopoldo Savona
Apocalypse Joe (Italian: Un uomo chiamato Apocalisse Joe, Spanish: Apocalipsis Joe), also known as A Man Called Apocalypse Joe and A Man Called Joe Clifford, is a 1970 spaghetti Western film written and directed by Leopoldo Savona under the pseudonym George Finley.
Plot
Cast
Anthony Steffen as Joe Clifford
Eduardo Fajardo as Berg
Mary Paz Pondal as Rita
Fernando Cerulli as Dr. Clan
Stelio Candelli as Braddox
Fernando Bilbao as Bodo
Veronica Korosec as Mildred
Giulio Baraghini as Sheriff Floyd
Flora Carosello as Aunt Dulcy
Renato Lupi as Friar Antonio
Silvano Spadaccino as Al
Production
The film is an -Italian-Spanish co-production by Transeuropa Film, Italian International Film, and Copercines. It was mainly shot in Hoyo de Manzanares.
Reception
A contemporary Corriere della Sera review praised the film, noting that "in the bleak landscape of Italian–Spanish co-productions [...] it warrants a place of distinction for its decent pacing and, especially in the second part, a handful of clever ideas." Thomas Weisser described the film as "a good, action-oriented Spaghetti Western" with "a solid musical score".
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