My Name is Nobody
| My Name Is Nobody (Il mio nome è Nessuno) |
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US film poster by Renato Casaro
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| Directed by |
Tonino Valerii Uncredited: Sergio Leone |
| Produced by | Fulvio Morsella Claudio Mancini |
| Screenplay by | Ernesto Gastaldi |
| Story by | Sergio Leone Fulvio Morsella Ernesto Gastaldi |
| Starring |
Terence Hill Henry Fonda |
| Music by | Ennio Morricone |
| Cinematography |
Giuseppe Ruzzolini Armando Nannuzzi |
| Edited by | Nino Baragli |
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Rafran Cinematografica
Les Films Jacques Leitienne La Société Imp.Ex.Ci. La Société Alcinter Rialto Film Preben-Philipsen |
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Titanus Distribuzione (Italy) Universal Pictures (US) |
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Running time
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116 minutes |
| Country | Italy France West Germany |
| Language | Italian |
My Name Is Nobody (Italian: Il mio nome è Nessuno) is a 1973 Italian Spaghetti Western comedy film. The film was directed by Tonino Valerii and, in some scenes, by Sergio Leone. It was written by Leone, Fulvio Morsella and Ernesto Gastaldi. Leone was also the uncredited executive producer. The cast includes Terence Hill, Henry Fonda, and Jean Martin.
The film's title alludes to the reply Odysseus gave when Polyphemus the Cyclops asked his name.
Jack Beauregard (Henry Fonda) is an aging gunslinger who wants to retire peacefully to Europe. The film opens with three gunmen attempting to ambush him in a barbershop. After he has dispatched them, the barber's son asks his father if there is anyone in the world faster than Beauregard, to which the barber replies, "Faster than him? Nobody!"
Beauregard pauses on his way to watch a bum (Terence Hill) catching fish. He then carries on to an old goldmine, only to find a dying acquaintance (Red), who has just been shot by a gang. Beauregard asks about the whereabouts of a certain Nevada, but Red only manages to disclose Nevada's village.
At a horse relay station, the bum is asked by three men to deliver a basket to someone inside who turns out to be Beauregard. The bum impresses Beauregard with his knowledge of the latter's track record, and then throws the basket outside. This contained a bomb and explodes. The bum identifies himself as ‘Nobody’. He idolizes Beauregard and wants him to end his career in beauty by facing off the 150 members of the Wild Bunch single-handed. The bandits are using a fake goldmine to launder their gold train loot. The mine owner (Sullivan) thinks Beauregard is out to kill him, and so tries to get him first. The Wild Bunch, however, want Sullivan to focus on keeping his reputation clean.
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