Wednesday, March 7, 2018

50th Anniversary of the release of Gun Shy Piluk



Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Italian release of a small obscure Euro-western called “Gun Shy Piluk”. Sheriff Albert, son of Piluk is betrayed and killed by Sebastian Mason, a vicious landowner, who along with his brothers, gets rid of anyone who tries to resist his bullying. Before dying, Albert tells his father who killer was, but Piluk stubbornly refuses to tell the new sheriff, Roger Brown. When Roy the brother of Sebastian, kills Dr. Lukas and is sentenced to hang, Sebastian kidnaps the wife of Roger, in exchange for the release of Roy. But Piluk intervenes and frees the woman. Roger then organizes a posse and defeats Mason and his henchmen: Sebastian manages to escape, but in his path is Piluk, who kills him.

Giurò... e li uccise ad unon ad uno - Italian title
Piluk il timido - Italian title
Matar Sem Piedade - Brazilian title
The Avenger - Danish title
Piluk le timide - French title
Pilluks nimmt Maß - German title
Tha tous skotoso enan-enan - Greek title
Tihi Osvettnik - Yugoslavian title
Swear to Kill Them One by One - English title
Piluk, the Timid One - English title
Gun Shy Piluk - English title

A 1968 Italian production [Palinuro Film (Rome)]
Producer: Guido Celano
Director: William First (Guido Celano)
Story: Guido CelanoScreenplay: Guido Celano, Luigi Silori
Cinematography: Angelo Baistrocchi [Eastmancolor, Widescreen]
Music: Carlo Savina
Running time: 97 minutes

Cast:
Sheriff Roger Terence Everett/Brown - Edmund Purdom
Margaret Amelia Moorehead - Micaela Pignatelli Cendali
Sheriff Alvin/Albert Moorehead - Peter Holden
Doc Burt Lukas - Livio LorenzoN
Piluk - Luis Barber (Luigi Barbieri)
Roy Mason - Dan Harrison (Bruno Piergentili)
Daisy Sugar Candy - Aïché Nana (Kiash Nanah)
saloon owner - Fedele Gentile
bartender - Elio Angelucci
blacksmith - Giuseppe Castellano
with: Michele Branca, Massimo Campagnoli, Salvatore Caronia, Emo Cauros, Arturo Croce, Pietro De Santis, Attilio Dottesio, Benjamin Gigli, Luigi Mannoi, Ivan Giovanni Scratuglia, Gavino Simi, Sergio Tedesco, Silvano Zutter (Silvano Zuddas), Pino Manca, Fabio Testi


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