Man of the East

Man of the East

PG 1972 · 115 min · ★ 6.6 · Comedy, Western, Action

By his dying father's last wish Joe is sent to the Wild West to become a real guy. The dreamy young man despises guns and fights likes poems and prefers bicycles to horses. Now his three teachers footpads all of them shall teach him otherwise. This doesn't work until Joe has to defend himself against gunman Morton who's jealous of Joe's love to rancher Ohlsen's beautiful daughter.

Directed by Enzo Barboni · Written by Enzo Barboni

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Cast

Terence Hill Sir Thomas Fitzpatrick Phillip Moore
Gregory Walcott Bull Schmidt
Yanti Somer Candida Olsen
Dominic Barto Monkey Smith
Harry Carey Jr. Holy Joe
Enzo Fiermonte Frank Olsen
Danika La Loggia Iris
Riccardo Pizzuti Morton Clayton
Jean Louis Prison Warden
Alessandro Sperli Tim
Sal Borgese Bounty Hunter
Steffen Zacharias Man with Coach

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