Blindman Blindman

Blindman, Blindman, what did he do? Stole 50 women that belong to you.

After the surprising worldwide success of the first 2 Stranger films, actor-producer Tony Anthony seemed to have realised that his odd sense of humour deserves much of the "success credit". ... With Blindman, Anthony, in collaboration with director Ferdinando Baldi, decides to really push the boundaries of spaghetti western. The result was another international success, and one of the most unusual films ever made. Blindman is really a western of exorbitances, and excesses, and crudities, but succeeds in building on an overall feel of a tasteful tastelessness. Even the beautiful music seems to be aggressive. And the greatest exorbitance is, that it is after all a surprisingly stylishly made film.

Tony Anthony Ringo Starr Lloyd Battista Magda Konopka Raf Baldassarre Marisa Solinas Franz von Treuberg David Dreyer Gaetano Scala Agneta Eckemyr Mary Badin Dominique Badou Carla Brait Shirley Corrigan Giuliana Giuliani Katerina Lindfelt Malisa Longo Alice Mannell Krista Nell Helen Parker

ABKCO Music and Records Primex

western

105 mins   More details at IMDb / TMDb

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  • Arto

    Review by Arto ★★★½

    "...I want my 50 women!"

    This western is perhaps notorious for its heavy misogynist overtones, but considering the time period it came from, this was commonplace for most films of this caliber, though Blindman really pushes that envelope. The story centers around a blind gunslinger who takes on the job of delivering 50 women to a group of mineworkers that will earn him a fortune, but a feared gang of rabid bandits steal the women and plan to make their own fortune selling them to a Mexican general and his squad of sleazy soldiers. Blindman is unrelenting in taking back what he sees is his. As the film progresses, what drives the protagonist to follow through on his mission seems…

  • Roberts

    Review by Roberts ★★★½

    Say what you will about decreasing quality of spaghetti westerns during the 70's, but you can't deny that some filmmakers weren't afraid to shake up the genre and try something new with it. One of those films is Blindman - a Zatoichi inspired western about a blind (!!!) gunslinger who gets a contract to escort 50 mail order brides to their husbands in a mining town. You don't get plots like that very often. But it gets better. First, Ringo Starr plays a one of the villains and it doesn't really matter that he can't do a proper mexican accent, because he is fun to watch anyway. Blindman is also borderline racist and very, very sexist, giving it a very distinctive, but intentional exploitation movie vibe. And while the first half of the movie is more focused and tight than the second, as a whole it is a vey entertaining and silly experience.

  • Chris Underwood

    Review by Chris Underwood ★★★★½

    What a film! When my five film, Gunslinger Western Collection, first arrived, this was the first film I had a peek at watching the opening. In it the magnificent, Tony Anthony, playing the blind man rides into town. He goes this way and that, pulling up before an obstacle, roaring off, turning back and then off again. So, I thought, something a little different but surely this single idea albeit amusing cannot sustain a movie. The film turns out to be an amazing triumph. Anthony is utterly convincing and whilst there is humour it is not dominant and there is plenty of tough and ruthless action. Great stuff, Plus we get a decent performance from Ringo Starr and there are…

  • Paul Corupe

    Review by Paul Corupe ★★½

    Unorthodox spaghetti western that nonetheless isn’t very memorable. Tony Anthony plays a blind gunman who must escort 50 prostitutes from Mexico to Texas. It’s mostly notable for featuring Ringo Starr as the brother of a Mexican bandit out to kill Blindman.