The White, the Yellow, and the Black

The White, the Yellow, and the Black
Spanish film poster
Directed by	Sergio Corbucci
Produced by	Norberto Soliño
Screenplay by	Amendola & Corbucci Santiago Moncada Renée Asseo
Story by	Antonio Troisio Marcello Coscia Sergio Spina
Starring	Giuliano Gemma Tomas Milian Eli Wallach
Music by	Guido & Maurizio De Angelis
Cinematography	Luis Cuadrado
Edited by	Eugenio Alabiso
Production company	Tritone Cinematografica Filmel Mundial Film
Distributed by	Consorzio Italiano Distributori Indipendenti Film (CIDIF)
Release date	17 January 1975
Running time	112 minutes
Country	Italy France Spain
Language	Italian

The White, the Yellow, and the Black (Italian: Il bianco, il giallo, il nero), also known as Samurai and Shoot First... Ask Questions Later, is a 1975 Spaghetti Western comedy film.

It is the last spaghetti western directed by Sergio Corbucci. Differently from his previous western films, this is openly parodic, acting as a spoof of Red Sun. It was generally poorly received by critics. The character of Milian will be reprised by the same actor, with slight changes, in the comedy film Delitto al ristorante cinese.

A horse from Japan which was supposed to be a present for the government of the United States has been stolen. A motley crew consisting of Sheriff Gideon ('The Black'), famous outlaw Blanc de Blanc ('The White') and inept servant Sakura ('The Yellow') tries to retrieve the precious animal. During their investigation they are confronted by a violent bunch of former soldiers of the Confederate States of America who now live as desperados.