The Last Gun

The Last Gun
Directed by	Sergio Bergonzelli
Produced by	Luigi Gianni[1]
Screenplay by	Ambrogio Molteni; James Wilde Jr.[2][1];
Story by	Dick Fulner[2]
Starring	Cameron Mitchell; Carl Möhner; Ketty Carver; Celina Cely;
Music by	Marcello Gigante[2]
Cinematography	Amerigo Gengarelli; Romolo Garroni[2];
Edited by	Dolores Tamburini[2]
Production; company	Rasfilm[2]
Distributed by	Dipa
Release date	1964;
Running time	88 minutes[3]
Country	Italy[1]

The Last Gun (Italian: Jim il primo, lit. 'Jim the First') is a 1964 Italian Western film directed by Sergio Bergonzelli. [1] The film is set in 1866 in Arizona where a town is threatened by a bandits, which leads to a former gunfighter to re-equip his weapons for one final shoot out.[3]

Release

The Last Gun was first released in 1964.[4][1] It was distributed in Italy by Dipa as Jim il Primo transl. Jim the First.[2][3] It was distributed in England by British Lion as Killer's Canyon.[3]

Reception

In a retrospective review, Christopher Forsley of PopMatters stated that "the entire film [...] is unfocused".[5] Forsley discussed the female characters in the film, stating that "every female character [...] no matter her age, faces a sustained threat of sexual assault. As demented as that sounds, it's through this unrelenting threat that Bergonzelli's uniquely perverted voice is heard and the film is almost redeemed for its many failures."[5]

References

Grant 2011, p. 435.
"Jim, il primo (1964)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved February 19, 2020.
Pitts 2012, p. 178.
Grant 2011, p. 434.
Forsley, Christopher (November 13, 2014). "If Not for the Terrifying, Sustained Threat of Sexual Assault, 'The Last Gun' Would Be Emotionless". PopMatters. Retrieved February 19, 2020.

Sources

Grant, Kevin (2011). Any Gun Can Play. Fab Press. ISBN 9781903254615.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Pitts, Michael R. (2012). Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films (2nd ed.). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-46372-5.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

External links

The Last Gun at IMDb

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[FOOTNOTEGrant2011435-1] Grant 2011, p. 435.

[archiv-2] "Jim, il primo (1964)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved February 19, 2020.

[FOOTNOTEPitts2012178-3] Pitts 2012, p. 178.

[FOOTNOTEGrant2011434-4] Grant 2011, p. 434.

[popmatters-5] Forsley, Christopher (November 13, 2014). "If Not for the Terrifying, Sustained Threat of Sexual Assault, 'The Last Gun' Would Be Emotionless". PopMatters. Retrieved February 19, 2020.