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La sceriffa (1959)

La sceriffa poster
Directed by
Roberto Bianchi Montero
Genre
comedy film, Spaghetti Western
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman takes on the role of sheriff in a small Western town, leading to slapstick situations and comedic interactions with the townsfolk and outlaws. The film is a black and white Italian parody of Westerns featuring Ugo Tognazzi.

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What happens

La sceriffa (The Sheriff) is a 1959 Italian Western comedy in black-and-white, directed by Roberto Bianchi Montero. It stars Italian comedy star Ugo Tognazzi. It was released on 16 August 1959. The film starred several comedians and spawned a number of western comedies which followed. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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