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Acquasanta Joe

  • 1971
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
290
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Ty Hardin, Richard Harrison, and Lincoln Tate in Acquasanta Joe (1971)
Spaghetti WesternActionAdventureDramaWestern

A gang of robbers armed with a union army cannon rob the bank holding bounty Killer Acquasanta Joe's earnings to date. He pursues, crossing and double crossing along the way.A gang of robbers armed with a union army cannon rob the bank holding bounty Killer Acquasanta Joe's earnings to date. He pursues, crossing and double crossing along the way.A gang of robbers armed with a union army cannon rob the bank holding bounty Killer Acquasanta Joe's earnings to date. He pursues, crossing and double crossing along the way.

  • Directors
    • Mario Gariazzo
    • Richard Harrison
  • Writers
    • Mario Gariazzo
    • Ferdinando Poggi
  • Stars
    • Lincoln Tate
    • Ty Hardin
    • Richard Harrison
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.6/10
    290
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Mario Gariazzo
      • Richard Harrison
    • Writers
      • Mario Gariazzo
      • Ferdinando Poggi
    • Stars
      • Lincoln Tate
      • Ty Hardin
      • Richard Harrison
    • 13User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Lincoln Tate
    • Acquasanta Joe…
    Ty Hardin
    Ty Hardin
    • Jeff Donovan
    Richard Harrison
    Richard Harrison
    • Charlie Bennett
    Silvia Monelli
    • Estella
    Giulio Baraghini
    • Jim, Donovan henchman
    • (as Lee Banner)
    Pietro Ceccarelli
    • Sergeant Butch
    Mario Novelli
    • Donovan Henchman
    • (as Anthony Freeman)
    Fedele Gentile
    • The General
    • (as Fidel Green)
    Tuccio Musumeci
    • The Sicilian
    Alfredo Rizzo
    • Captain
    Adriano Vitale
    Dante Maggio
    • The Banker
    Virgilio Ponti
    Pietro Rosella
    Sergio Serafini
    • Confederate Lieutenant
    Rosita Torosh
    Rosita Torosh
    • Saloon Girl (Bennett's bedfellow)
    Enrico Casadei
    Domenico Maggio
    • Gunman
    • Directors
      • Mario Gariazzo
      • Richard Harrison
    • Writers
      • Mario Gariazzo
      • Ferdinando Poggi
    • All cast & crew
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    4ma-cortes

    Average Spaghetti Western starred by three tarnished American actors : Hardin , Lincoln , and Harrison

    At at the end of the American Civil War (1861-1865) a jobless band of robber soldiers commanded by a rebel Colonel (Ty Hardin) steal at a bank where the earnings to date of a tough bouty hunter called Acquasanta Joe (Lincoln Tate) are deposited. After that, the latter goes after them to retrieve his savings , but then things go wrong .

    This run-of-the-mill spaghetti Western contains bank robbery, thrills , crossfire , explosion , treason, plot twists , crosses , double-crosses and brief doses of humor with tongue in cheek. So-so Spaghetti Western including regular ingredients as violent confrontation , shootouts , betrayals and with the novelty of an Union army cannon that a gang of cutthroats uses to get their purports . Stars Ty Hardin who can be remembered as a TV figure star in the Sixties as Bronco series (1958-1962) , from here he starred secondary roles in WWII films as PT 109 , Merrill's Marauders , Battle of Bugle . But he then emigrated to Italy to play some Spaghetti , warfares and Euro-thrillers . Unlike his fellow Clint Eastwood he didn't get successes and Ty became involved in B-films and routine Spaghettis , like this one . Equally , it stars Lincoln Tate , another failed American B-actor who also performed Spaghettis and other second-class films . Along with some familar faces from Pasta , Peplum or Euro-spy sub-genres, such as : Mario Novelli or Anthony Freeman , Alfredo Rizzo , Ferdinado Poggi co-writer too , Federico Boido or Rick Boyd . And , of course , Richard Harrison , co-director so well, he played lots of action movies , Westerns , Sword and Sandals and thrillers throughout a long career around forty years , starting in USA and, subsequently , mostly developed in Italy .

    The motion picture was regularly directed by Mario Gariazzo , as it has several flaws , gaps , shortfalls and failures . Gariazzo was an Italian craftsman who wrote and directed all kinds of genres , such as : Sci-Fi : Brother from space , Eyes behind stars , Very Close Encounters of the fourth phase ; Terror : The Obsessed ; Erotic or Softcore : Erotic flash , Top Model, Sor Emmanuel , Play Motel ; Action : Il Carabinieri , Execution Squad , and Spaghetti Westerns : this Acquasanta Joe, Good will fogive my pistol , The Masked thief , Long day of massacre , Day of judgement also starred by Ty Hardin along with Rosalba Neri, Rossano Brazzi . Rating : 4.5/10. Below average . Only for Spaghetti Western aficionados.
    5rleegray-569-58158

    Not the best, but not the worst Spaghetti western I've seen

    To me you have to really be a fan of this genre to enjoy this Spaghetti western. The biggest problem to me is the script. There are way too many plot holes that are just never explained, and questions as to why they are doing this or that. There are some good action scenes and moments. I loved the last 15 or 20 minutes of the movie just for the action alone. I will say another problem with the movie at times was the music score, which seemed way too lighthearted or comical at times for what was happening on screen turning moments that should have been played for more dramatic effect into comedy. My last problem with the movie was with the English dubbing -- at least on the version I watched. The voices seemed too alike at times as if a person not very talented was doing both parts at the same time, and didn't know how to disguise their voice well. In conclusion, I say if you are a fan of the genre, don't pass this one up. It is worth it for the action at times alone.
    5unbrokenmetal

    Meet the bank's best customer

    Colonel Donovan (Ty Hardin) and his right hand man Charlie Bennett (Richard Harrison) are planning a bank robbery, disguised as soldiers. The successful bounty hunter Acquasanta Joe (Lincoln Tate) was the bank's best customer and loses all his well earned money. Of course, Joe chases the bandits. He finds that Bennett cheated Donovan and ran with the money. Now Joe doesn't hunt Bennett to bring him into a prison - he wants to bring him to his former boss instead, because that's even worse. However when he catches Bennett, the money has disappeared...

    Another cheap western, but not all bad. Richard Harrison has the best role, because he can put some comedy into his portrayal of Bennett as a shameless crook, coward and traitor. Ty Hardin plays a sympathetic rogue who really has to struggle between Bennett on one side and Acquasanta Joe on the other - and decides to use creative weaponry. Lincoln Tate, however, is not memorable in the title role.
    5Nightgaunt

    Limited spaghetti western with limited budget

    I rated this one with solid 5/10 points. It's very limited in various ways. Let's face it, most Italian westerns weren't blessed with a high budget, this wasn't either and it shows. The action takes place mostly somewhere in a canyon or woods, you barely get to see. Still, it's entertaining. The characters are stereotypes, starting with the hero Holy Water Joe, the ruthless but cunning headhunter who brings down a pack of bandits that robbed the bank he put all his earnings in. The action is quite fast and though this kind of movie naturally isn't a grade A product it's fairly entertaining. The soundtrack is quite interesting, as it contains both the usual orchestration for spaghetti westerns as well as some 60/70s style music. A product of it's time I guess. However, I felt entertained by this one and for that it gets a bonus pushing it to 5 of 10 points, with the entertainment factor higher than that.
    4b_kite

    a strange mixture of spaghetti western violence and zany comedy. Ty Hardin makes it worth the watch.

    A bounty hunter who goes by the name of "Holy Water Joe" or "Acquasanta Joe" decides to put all of his savings into a bank. However, when gangster Donovan and his gang rob the bank, he sets out to get his money back. But, rivalry in the gang makes things complicated, as the union army also is interested in finally putting the gang to rest. "Holy Water Joe" gets four stars. Two for the performance from Ty Hardin of "Bronco" fame who absolutely steals the show with his nutty performance, and two more stars for the grand gun-cannon-bow and arrow battle at the end, other then that its a strange mixture of spaghetti western violence and zany comedy, with a rather bland forgetful lead in Lincoln Tate.

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      Italian censorship visa # 59250 delivered on 9 November 1971.
    • Quotes

      Charlie Bennett: I came to town to pay my last respects to my dear old mother.

      Acquasanta Joe: In a whorehouse?

      Charlie Bennett: Poor ol' mother. I guess I am a son-of-a-bitch.

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    • Release date
      • December 11, 1971 (Italy)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Holy Water Joe
    • Filming locations
      • Cascate di Monte Gelato, Mazzano Romano, Roma, Lazio, Italy
    • Production company
      • Cineproduzioni Daunia 70
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 34m(94 min)
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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