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Gatling Gun (film)

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Gatling Gun
Directed byPaolo Bianchini
Written byJosé Luis Merino
Claudio Failoni
Franco Calderoni
Paolo Bianchini
Produced byEdmondo Amati
StarringRobert Woods
CinematographyFrancisco Marín
Music byPiero Piccioni
Release date
  • 1968 (1968)
LanguageItalian

Gatling Gun (Italian: Quel caldo maledetto giorno di fuoco, Spanish: La ametralladora, also known as Damned Hot Day of Fire and Machine Gun Killers) is a 1968 Italian-Spanish Spaghetti Western film directed by Paolo Bianchini and starring Robert Woods.[1][2]

Plot

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In the waning days of the Civil War, Richard Gatling, creator of the gatling gun, offers his invention to the Federal Government. But Gatling is kidnapped by two assassins - under the employ of Tarpas. They also steal his new invention and kill three Union government agents. Soon after, the Pinkerton Agency sends out Cpt. Chris Tanner (himself a former secret service agent) to find Gatling and recover the weapon.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Marco Giusti (2007). Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori. ISBN 978-88-04-57277-0.
  2. ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia; Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN 8876055932.
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