Keoma (film)
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Keoma, also released in various counties under the titles Django Rides Again and The Violent Breed, is a 1976
Italian films of 1976
A list of films produced in Italy in 1976 :-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database...

 Spaghetti Western
Spaghetti Western
Spaghetti Western, also known as Italo-Western, is a nickname for a broad sub-genre of Western films that emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone's unique and much copied film-making style and international box-office success, so named by American critics because most were produced and...

 film directed by Enzo G. Castellari
Enzo G. Castellari
Enzo G. Castellari is an Italian film director. He became famous during the 1960s by directing several spaghetti westerns with such titles as Go Kill and Come Back Enzo G. Castellari (born July 29, 1938) is an Italian film director. He became famous during the 1960s by directing several spaghetti...

 and starring Franco Nero
Franco Nero
Franco Nero is an Italian actor.-Early life:Nero was born Francesco Sparanero in San Prospero Parmense , the son of a sergeant in the...

 and Donald O'Brian. Keoma, one of the last notable films of its genre, is considered by some to be one of the finest spaghetti westerns ever made, with its scenes of slow motion, gun fights, an anti hero and musical soundtrack.

Plot

Keoma (Nero) returns to his home town to find his brothers have sided with an outlaw, and with the help of his father and a family friend he vows revenge. Keoma also shows a mark of compassion when he saves a dying woman from a mine full of plague victims.

Cast

  • Franco Nero
    Franco Nero
    Franco Nero is an Italian actor.-Early life:Nero was born Francesco Sparanero in San Prospero Parmense , the son of a sergeant in the...

     ... Keoma
  • Woody Strode
    Woody Strode
    Woodrow Wilson Woolwine "Woody" Strode was a decathlete and football star who went on to become a pioneering black American film actor. He was nominated for a Golden Globe award for best supporting actor for his role in Spartacus in 1960...

     ... George
  • William Berger ... William Shannon
  • Donald O'Brien
    Donald O'Brien (actor)
    Donal "Donald" O'Brien was a French-born Italian film and television actor of Irish descent. In his near 40-year career, O'Brien appeared in dozens of stage performances and in more than 60 film and television productions.O'Brien was born in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, raised in both Northern...

     ... Caldwell (as Donald O'Brian)
  • Olga Karlatos
    Olga Karlatos
    Olga Karlatos is a Greek actress known primarily for performing in Italian horror cinema.Karlatos is best known for performances in such films as Zombi 2, Murder Rock, Purple Rain, My Friends and Once Upon A Time In America....

     ... Lisa
  • Giovanni Cianfriglia
    Giovanni Cianfriglia
    Giovanni Cianfriglia is an Italian film actor. He has appeared in over 100 films since 1958.He was born in Lazio, Italy.-Selected filmography:* Sandokan the Great * Keoma -External links:...

     ... Gang Member (as Ken Wood)
  • Orso Maria Guerrini ... Butch
  • Gabriella Giacobbe ... The Witch
  • Antonio Marsina ... Lenny
  • Joshua Sinclair ... Sam Shannon (as John Loffredo)
  • Leonardo Scavino ... Doctor (as Leon Lenoir)
  • Wolfango Soldati ... Confederate Soldier
  • Victoria Zinny... Brothel Owner
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