Uomo Chiamato Apocalisse Joe, Un
- Alternative title
- Apocalpyse Joe
- Synopsis
- Spaghetti western. Travelling Shakespearean actor and gunman Joe Clifford (Steffen) inherits a gold mine from his uncle. Returning to claim the mine, he finds town boss Berg, his uncle’s murderer, controls it instead. Clifford sets about avenging his uncle, recovering the mine and freeing the town from Berg using both shooting and thespian skills. Throughout the film Clifford is playing Hamlet as in the opening sequence where he takes out five opponents single handedly with a pistol concealed behind Yorick’s skull during a performance of Hamlet.
- Language
- Italian (Standard)
- Country
- Spain; Italy
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1971
- Duration
- 96 mins
- Availability
- Out of distribution on DVD (2007).
Credits
- Director
- Leopoldo Savona
- Cinematographer
- Franco Villa; Julio Ortas
- Screenplay
- Eduardo Manzanos Brochero; Leopoldo Savona
- Music
- Bruno Nicolai
- Production Design
- Jose Luis Galicia
- Cast
Anthony Steffen Joe Clifford (Hamlet)
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); westerns; Travelling players
Production Company
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Uomo Chiamato Apocalisse Joe, Un". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av67728 (Accessed 12 Nov 2024)