Nebraska-Jim (1966)

Original title

Ringo del Nebraska

Directed by

Antonio Román, Mario Bava

Genre

Western film

Country

Italy, Spain

Runtime

1h 23m

Rated

16

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 20 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A drifter helps a rancher and his wife fight a ruthless landowner. The movie is a Spaghetti Western from the mid-1960s.

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What happens

Savage Gringo (Italian: Ringo del Nebraska) is a 1966 Western film starring Ken Clark. The film is about a drifter who protects a rancher couple from a ruthless landowner. Under its Italian title, Savage Gringo was one of numerous Spaghetti Westerns retitled to take advantage of the success of Duccio Tessari's successful Ringo duology (A Pistol for Ringo and The Return of Ringo). Stories from people involved with the production have discussed whether or not Mario Bava directed the film. Actor Renato Rossini stated he did not recall Bava ever being on set. Bava's son Lamberto, who served as an assistant director on the film, recalled that his father was brought in only to create matte paintings for the film. Bava's biographer Tim Lucas has debated the matter based on these recollections, while film historian Troy Howarth went so far as to state that Bava directed 99% of the film and edited it as well. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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