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]

The Last Gun
Directed bySergio Bergonzelli
Produced byLuigi Gianni[1]
Screenplay by
  • Ambrogio Molteni
  • James Wilde Jr.[2][1]
Story byDick Fulner[2]
Starring
Music byMarcello Gigante[2]
Cinematography
  • Amerigo Gengarelli
  • Romolo Garroni[2]
Edited byDolores Tamburini[2]
Production
company
Rasfilm[2]
Distributed byDipa
Release date
  • 1964 (1964)
Running time
88 minutes[3]
CountryItaly[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]

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See also

References
  1. Grant 2011, p. 435.
  2. "Jim, il primo (1964)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  3. Pitts 2012, p. 178.
  4. Grant 2011, p. 434.
  5. 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)
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