Blindman (1971)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Ferdinando Baldi

Writers:

Pier Giovanni Anchisi (screenplay)
Tony Anthony (screenplay)

Release Date:

12 January 1972 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Tagline:

Blindman, Blindman, what did he do? Stole 50 women that belong to you.

Plot:

A blind, but deadly, gunman, is hired to escort fifty mail order brides to their miner husbands. His business partners double cross him...

Plot Keywords:

Female Nudity | Blindness | Mail Order Bride | Mexican | Nudity

Cast

Tony Anthony	...	Blindman
Ringo Starr	...	Candy
Lloyd Battista	...	Domingo
Magda Konopka	...	Sweet Mama
Raf Baldassarre	...	Mexican general
Marisa Solinas	...	Margherita
Franz von Treuberg	...	Pilar's Father (as Franz Treuberg)
David Dreyer	...	Dude
Gaetano Scala
Agneta Eckemyr	...	Pilar
Mary Badin	...	Bride
Dominique Badou	...	Bride
Carla Brait	...	Black maid
Shirley Corrigan	...	Bride
Giuliana Giuliani	...	Bride

Also Known As:

Cieco, Il (Italy)
Pistolero cieco, Il (Italy)

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

Italy | USA

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:MA (TV rating) | Germany:18 | West Germany:18 (nf) | Finland:(Banned) (1972) | Sweden:(Banned) | UK:X | USA:R | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Almería, Andalucía, Spain

Company:

Allen & Betty Klein and Company (ABKCO)

Quotes:

Blindman: When a woman has you by the short hairs, you're done, man; finished!

Movie Connections:

References Zatôichi monogatari (1962)

Blindman wants his 50 women, in comic strip style Spaghetti Western

Your average spaghetti western gunslinger goes in search of gold, probably hidden in a grave somewhere, someplace. Or is hunting down the bad guy that has murdered a member of his family. But not Blindman - "I want my 50 women".

Yes, Blindman has a contract to deliver 50 mail order brides to a group of miners, and unfortunately he has been double-crossed by his partner, who has sold the women on to bandit Domingo.

It is worth noting that Domingo's brother, Candy, is played by none other than former Beatle and Thomas the Tank Engine narrator Ringo Starr. And, surprisingly he plays this role really well (who said he was the least talented Beatle - I couldn't imagine Paul McCartney acting so well. Actually, I know - I saw "Give My Regards to Broadstreet" once!).

The film, with its "mock Morricone" score, charges along comic book style, and is really good fun. The politics are maybe a bit dodgy in places (judging by the number of beatings and mishandling that both the Blindman and his 50 women are subjected too at regular intervals) and you have to question how a blind gunslinger could have survived so long. But maybe it is such points that make this so different from the many other Spaghetti Westerns, and help to make this a really great view.