The Last Gun
The Last Gun (Italian: Jim il primo, lit. 'Jim the First') is a 1964 Italian Western film directed by Sergio Bergonzelli. [1] The film is set in 1866 in Arizona where a town is threatened by a bandits, which leads to a former gunfighter to re-equip his weapons for one final shoot out.[3]
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| Directed by | Sergio Bergonzelli |
| Produced by | Luigi Gianni[1] |
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| Story by | Dick Fulner[2] |
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| Music by | Marcello Gigante[2] |
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| Edited by | Dolores Tamburini[2] |
Production company | Rasfilm[2] |
| Distributed by | Dipa |
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Running time | 88 minutes[3] |
| Country | Italy[1] |
Release
The Last Gun was first released in 1964.[4][1] It was distributed in Italy by Dipa as Jim il Primo transl. Jim the First.[2][3] It was distributed in England by British Lion as Killer's Canyon.[3]
Reception
In a retrospective review, Christopher Forsley of PopMatters stated that "the entire film [...] is unfocused".[5] Forsley discussed the female characters in the film, stating that "every female character [...] no matter her age, faces a sustained threat of sexual assault. As demented as that sounds, it's through this unrelenting threat that Bergonzelli's uniquely perverted voice is heard and the film is almost redeemed for its many failures."[5]
References
- Grant 2011, p. 435.
- "Jim, il primo (1964)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- Pitts 2012, p. 178.
- Grant 2011, p. 434.
- Forsley, Christopher (November 13, 2014). "If Not for the Terrifying, Sustained Threat of Sexual Assault, 'The Last Gun' Would Be Emotionless". PopMatters. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
Sources
- Grant, Kevin (2011). Any Gun Can Play. Fab Press. ISBN 9781903254615.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Pitts, Michael R. (2012). Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films (2nd ed.). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-46372-5.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
External links
- The Last Gun on IMDb