Chrysanthemums for a Bunch of Swine explained

Chrysanthemums for a Bunch of Swine
Director:Sergio Pastore
Screenplay:
  • Sergio Pastore
  • Gianni Manera
  • Dino Santoni
Starring:Edmund Purdom
Cinematography:Tino Santoni
Distributors:-->
Country:Italy

Chrysanthemums for a Bunch of Swine (Original title: Crisantemi per un branco di carogne) is a 1968 Italian western film directed by Sergio Pastore.[1] [2] The script was co-written by Pastore, Gianni Manera and Dino Santoni. The film is Pastore's only Western.[3] [4]

Plot

A gang of outlaws abducts a bride from her wedding celebration. They head to a monastery, where the bandit heading the gang tries to marry the girl. The priest refuses to solemnize the marriage without the girl's consent. When the gang leaves the monastery with the girl, the priest pursues them and picks off the gang members one by one.

Cast

Reception

The film, "like various other films by Pastore, received a very limited theatrical release and attracted very few spectators".

Survival status

The only evidences of the film's existence today are its posters, lobby cards and soundtrack (composed by Piero Umiliani)[6] [7] as no remaining copy is known; it is thus considered a lost film.[8]

Soundtrack

The film's original music was released by Beat Records[9] in 2012.[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Zanacchi, Adriano . Potenza e prepotenza della comunicazione sociale: Guida allo studio degli strumenti, dei metodi e dei problemi della comunicazione sociale . 1969 . Edizioni paoline . it.
  2. Web site: Sergio Pastore . live . 30 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151016232607/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba19c0a22 . 2015-10-16 .
  3. Book: Weisser, Thomas . Spaghetti Westerns--the Good, the Bad and the Violent: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography of 558 Eurowesterns and Their Personnel, 1961-1977 . 2005-09-05 . McFarland . 978-0-7864-2442-9 . en.
  4. Book: Giusti, Marco . Dizionario del western all'italiana . 2007 . Oscar Mondadori . 978-88-04-57277-0 . it.
  5. Book: España, Rafael de . Breve historia del western mediterráneo: la recreación europea de un mito americano . 2002 . Glénat . 978-84-8449-280-1 . es.
  6. Book: Stemmer, Michael . Western Movie Composers: A Selected, Annotated Listing of 2006 Genre Films Shown in Germany . 1996 . Wiesjahn . 978-3-931610-03-6 . en.
  7. Web site: 1968-1969 . 2024-03-01 . www.umiliani.eu.
  8. Web site: Crisantemi per un branco di carogne (lost Italian western film; 1967) - The Lost Media Wiki . 2024-01-30 . lostmediawiki.com . en.
  9. Web site: original soundtrack - Crisantemi per un branco di carogne (CD) - (SOLD OUT) - Beat Records Company . 2024-03-01 . www.beatrecords.it.
  10. Web site: Film Music Site - Crisantemi per un Branco di Carogne Colonna sonora . 2024-03-01 . www.filmmusicsite.com . it.