Navajo Joe
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| Directed by | Sergio Corbucci |
| Produced by | Ermanno Donati Luigi Carpentieri |
| Screenplay by |
Dean Craig Fernando Di Leo |
| Story by | Ugo Pirro |
| Starring |
Burt Reynolds Aldo Sanbrell Nicoletta Machiavelli Tanya Lopert Fernando Rey Franca Polesello Lucia Modugno |
| Music by | Leo Nichols |
| Cinematography | Silvano Ippoliti |
| Edited by | Aurelio Crugnola |
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Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica
C.B. Films S.A. |
| Distributed by | Dear Film Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica (Italy) United Artists (US) |
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Running time
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93 minutes |
| Country |
Italy Spain |
| Language | Italian |
Navajo Joe is a 1966 Spaghetti Western film, directed by Sergio Corbucci, and stars Burt Reynolds as the titular Navajo Indian who opposes a group of bandits responsible for killing his tribe. The film's score was composed by Ennio Morricone (credited as Leo Nichols).
Having massacred an Indian village, outlaw Duncan finds his men falling victim to a solitary rider, Navajo Joe. Joe saves three prostitutes who have overheard Duncan plot with Lynne, the town doctor, to steal a train full of money belonging to the bank. Joe steals the train back from Duncan's gang. He asks the townspeople of Esperanza to pay him to protect them from Duncan, making an offer of "I want a dollar a head from every man in this town for every bandit I kill." The townspeople reject him, as they "don't make bargains with Indians." Lynne's wife Hannah persuades them otherwise. Joe sets a trap for Duncan, but is caught and tortured; Lynne and Hannah are killed. Rescued by an old man from the saloon, Joe again steals the train and eradicates Duncan's gang. There is then a showdown in an Indian cemetery, where Joe reclaims the pendant that Duncan stole from his wife when he murdered her. As Joe turns, Duncan shoots Joe with a hidden gun. Injured, Joe grabs a tomahawk and throws it, hitting Duncan square in the forehead. With Duncan dead, Joe sends his horse back to town, carrying the bank's money.
Reynolds wore a wig for his role. "I looked like Natalie Wood," he joked.
The original soundtrack for the film was composed by Ennio Morricone (credited as Leo Nichols) and contains the following tracks:
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