# Savage Gringo > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Savage_Gringo > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Savage_Gringo.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savage_Gringo > Source revision: 1339004653 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1966 film Savage Gringo Italian film poster by Rodolfo Gasparri[1] Screenplay by Jesus Navarro Carrion Antonio Román Adriano Bolzoni[2] Story by Jesus Navarro Carrion Antonio Román[3] Produced by Fulvio Lucisano[2] Starring Ken Clark Yvonne Bastien Piero Lulli Cinematography Guglielmo Mancori[2] Edited by Renato Cinquini Antonio Jimeno[2] Music by Nino Oliviero[2] Production companies Italian International Film Castia Cooperativa Cinematografica[2] Distributed by Sidis[3] Release dates 18 March 1966 (1966-03-18) (Italy) 12 February 1968 (1968-02-12) (Spain)[2] Running time 91 minutes[2] Countries Italy Spain[2] ***Savage Gringo*** ([Italian](/source/Italian_language): *Ringo del Nebraska*) is a 1966 Western film starring [Ken Clark](/source/Ken_Clark_(actor)). The film is about a drifter who protects a rancher couple from a ruthless landowner. Under its Italian title, *Savage Gringo* was one of numerous [Spaghetti Westerns](/source/Spaghetti_Westerns) retitled to take advantage of the success of [Duccio Tessari](/source/Duccio_Tessari)'s successful *Ringo* duology (*[A Pistol for Ringo](/source/A_Pistol_for_Ringo)* and *[The Return of Ringo](/source/The_Return_of_Ringo)*). Stories from people involved with the production have discussed whether or not [Mario Bava](/source/Mario_Bava) directed the film. Actor [Renato Rossini](/source/Renato_Rossini) stated he did not recall Bava ever being on set. Bava's son [Lamberto](/source/Lamberto_Bava), who served as an assistant director on the film, recalled that his father was brought in only to create [matte paintings](/source/Matte_paintings) for the film. Bava's biographer [Tim Lucas](/source/Tim_Lucas) has debated the matter based on these recollections, while film historian Troy Howarth went so far as to state that Bava directed 99% of the film and edited it as well.[4] ## Cast - [Ken Clark](/source/Ken_Clark_(actor)) as Ringo / Nebraska - Yvonne Bastien as Kay Hillmann - [Peter Carter](/source/Peter_Carter_(actor)) as Bill Carter - [Red Ross](/source/Red_Ross) as Lou Felton - Alfonso Rojas as Marthy Hillmann - Anthony Gradwell as Brack, the Bartender - [Paco Sanz](/source/Paco_Sanz_(actor)) as Dottor Parson - [Charles Lawrence](/source/Livio_Lorenzon) as Sheriff Bert - [Renato Terra](/source/Renato_Terra) - Angel Ortiz as Hanck Dewey - [José Canalejas](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Canalejas_(actor)) as Elmer Dowson - [Frank Brana](/source/Frank_Brana) as Dickson - Simón Arriaga as Tedder - Alfonso de la Vega as Hollander - Guillermo Méndez as Manuel ## Production ### Background Following the financial success of *[A Fistful of Dollars](/source/A_Fistful_of_Dollars)* in Italy, several scripts that had been written to capitalize on the popularity of [Westerns](/source/Western_(genre)) made by [Karl May](/source/Karl_May), but had initially been shelved, were put into production.[2] These films, which featured characters like [Django](/source/Django_(character)), Ringo and [Sartana](/source/Sartana), would form the Italian Western.[2][5] With the success of [Duccio Tessari](/source/Duccio_Tessari)'s *Ringo* films in 1965 (*[A Pistol for Ringo](/source/A_Pistol_for_Ringo)* and *[The Return of Ringo](/source/The_Return_of_Ringo)*), a wave of films with the name "Ringo" in the title were released, with nearly 30 made between 1965 and 1972, such as *[100.000 dollari per Ringo](/source/100.000_dollari_per_Ringo)* and *[Ringo and His Golden Pistol](/source/Ringo_and_His_Golden_Pistol)*.[5][6] These films rarely had anything to do with the original two films, and were so named to take advantage of their popularity.[5] *Savage Gringo* was among these films, as its original Italian title was *Ringo del Nebraska*; the protagonist's name was changed from "Nebraska" to "Ringo" through post-production [dubbing](/source/Dubbing_(filmmaking)).[2][5][6] ### Directorial credit dispute The film was originally set to be directed by [Antonio Román](/source/Antonio_Rom%C3%A1n) under the title of *Nebraska il pistolero*, but after a few days of shooting in [La Pedriza](/source/La_Pedriza) in Spain, producer [Fulvio Lucisano](/source/Fulvio_Lucisano) felt the director "wasn't working out" and halted production.[5] On returning to Rome, Lucisano met with [Mario Bava](/source/Mario_Bava) (with whom he had made Bava's most recent film, *[Planet of the Vampires](/source/Planet_of_the_Vampires)*),[7][8] who agreed to finish the film, leading to it being completed at Elios Film Studios in Rome.[5] The onscreen credits still include the originally-contracted cast and crew, although Lucisano stated that Bava directed most of the film.[5] In an interview with the Italian magazine *Nocturno*, actor [Renato Rossini](/source/Renato_Rossini) stated "I know this film very well, but I really can't remember Mario Bava involved in it. The director was a Spaniard, Antonio Román, a rather old man, a tall one. [...] We shot it almost entirely in Spain. I was on the set from the first day to the last day, but I really can't remember Mario Bava there." Bava biographer [Tim Lucas](/source/Tim_Lucas) has suggested that Rossini only had a small role in the film, which would not have required him to be on-set every day.[5] [Mario Bava](/source/Mario_Bava)'s son [Lamberto Bava](/source/Lamberto_Bava) was an assistant director on the film, and recalled that Lucisano called his father to do some work on the film, such as [matte paintings](/source/Matte_painting).[5] Lamberto also noted that he and his father often laughed between themselves at Román's directorial style, as he would always use the first take of each scene.[5] Lamberto Bava's recollections of Román's working methods would have resulted in Lucisano getting Bava to direct.[5][9][9] Lucas also notes that Lamberto Bava would not have served as an assistant director if the film had been entirely shot in Spain.[9] In his study of [Spaghetti Westerns](/source/Spaghetti_Western), filmmaker [Alex Cox](/source/Alex_Cox) considers Anthony Román to be the film's primary director and that Bava served as its [second unit](/source/Second_unit) director.[6] Film historian Troy Howarth declared that Bava directed about 99% of the film and supervised the editing process as well after the producer fired Antonio Roman.[4] ## Release *Savage Gringo* was first released in Rome on March 18, 1966.[2][10] On its initial Italian release, the film grossed 143 million [Italian lire](/source/Italian_lire).[10] It was released in Germany as *Nebraska Jim* on June 12, 1966, and in Spain as *El Rancho Maldito* (transl. The Ranch of the Dead) on February 12, 1968.[2] In 1970, the film was later reissued in Italy with a new title, *Preparati a morire Ringo del Nebraska c'e Sartana* (transl. Prepare to Die, Ringo From Nebraska - I Am Sartana).[2][10] In the United States, the film was packaged for [broadcast syndication](/source/Broadcast_syndication) on television by [AIP-TV](/source/AIP-TV) under the title *Savage Gringo*.[10] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Poster_1-0)** ["Ringo from Nebraska Italian 2P '66 cool Wanted poster & gun art by Roldolfo Gasparri!"](https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ringo-nebraska-italian-2p-66-cool-1841867796). Worthpoint. Retrieved November 24, 2020. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELucas2007634_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELucas2007634_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELucas2007634_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELucas2007634_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELucas2007634_2-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELucas2007634_2-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELucas2007634_2-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELucas2007634_2-7) [***i***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELucas2007634_2-8) [***j***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELucas2007634_2-9) [***k***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELucas2007634_2-10) [***l***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELucas2007634_2-11) [***m***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELucas2007634_2-12) [***n***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELucas2007634_2-13) [***o***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELucas2007634_2-14) [Lucas 2007](#CITEREFLucas2007), p. 634. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Archivo_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Archivo_3-1) ["Ringo del Nebraska (1966)"](http://www.archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it/index.php/scheda.html?codice=AG1961). *Archivo del Cinema Italiano*. Retrieved 24 November 2020. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHowarth2002139_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHowarth2002139_4-1) [Howarth 2002](#CITEREFHowarth2002), p. 139. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELucas2007635_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELucas2007635_5-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELucas2007635_5-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELucas2007635_5-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELucas2007635_5-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELucas2007635_5-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELucas2007635_5-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELucas2007635_5-7) [***i***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELucas2007635_5-8) [***j***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELucas2007635_5-9) [***k***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELucas2007635_5-10) [Lucas 2007](#CITEREFLucas2007), p. 635. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECox201097_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECox201097_6-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECox201097_6-2) [Cox 2010](#CITEREFCox2010), p. 97. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELucas2007600_7-0)** [Lucas 2007](#CITEREFLucas2007), p. 600. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELucas2007633_8-0)** [Lucas 2007](#CITEREFLucas2007), p. 633. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELucas2007636_9-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELucas2007636_9-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELucas2007636_9-2) [Lucas 2007](#CITEREFLucas2007), p. 636. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELucas2007641_10-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELucas2007641_10-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELucas2007641_10-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELucas2007641_10-3) [Lucas 2007](#CITEREFLucas2007), p. 641. ### Sources - [Cox, Alex](/source/Alex_Cox) (2010). *10,000 Ways to Die: A Director's Take on the Spaghetti Western*. Oldacastle Books. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781842434024](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781842434024). - Howarth, Troy (2002). *The Haunted World of Mario Bava*. BearManor Media. - [Lucas, Tim](/source/Tim_Lucas) (2007). *Mario Bava - All the Colors of the Dark*. [Video Watchdog](/source/Video_Watchdog). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-9633756-1-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-9633756-1-2). ## External links - [*Savage Gringo*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060901/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Savage Gringo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savage_Gringo) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savage_Gringo?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.