A Gunman Called Dakota / Un uomo chiamato Dakota (Mario Sabatini, 1972)

tomobea · July 25, 2009, 1:06am

Database page: Uomo chiamato Dakota, Un - The Spaghetti Western Database

Finally i got this very rare SW: A Gunman Called Dakota - with Gordon Mitchell and
Anthony Freeman. Dir: Mario Sabatini (his second SW of Two) His first was -
Sheriff of Rock Springs. An Average SW but fun to watch.
Takes place after the Civil War, and includes a Gold Shipment.
In Italian, Widescreen, Average Quality.

Tom.

Tom_B · August 7, 2010, 7:27pm

I saw a DVD-R copy from Canadian TV. Slow moving low budget western. Mitchell at his best as the outlaw using his badge for protection. Some recognizable Italian actors and the always present Franco Gula as the old man. Only completists and those suffering from insomnia need watch it.

Bill_san_Antonio · March 2, 2019, 9:51am

Another one I can scratch from my watch list. Apparently I saw the same version as Tom_B, very bad quality in Italian. Couldn’t really figure what’s the film was all about, not just because of the language barrier but because the bad print which seemed to be missing parts here and there (there wasn’t even opening credits). Gordon Mitchell is terrorising town, Mario Novelli is the hero and nothing really interesting happens until it’s over. Yep, only for completists. 2/10

A_Man_Called_Dakota · July 23, 2021, 10:52pm

I also have seen the version from Canadian TV, which has the first ten minutes missing. Does anyone have the full version in any language that they could share? Thanks.

Carlos · October 18, 2023, 10:28pm

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Mickey13 · November 30, 2023, 5:28pm

Copied from the Spagvemberfest 2023 thread:

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All in all, it is somewhat tough to piece the narrative together inasmuch as large chunks of the movie seem to be missing, though on the whole, the motion picture does not really seem all that bad and the remaining bits offer some promise. With that being said, there is no disguising the fact that the flick belongs to the earlier stages of the genre’s development in that it blends some nasty violence with the rather formulaic, corny storyline relating the vicissitudes of the townsfolk grappling with the surge of violence inflicted by Gordon Mitchell and his henchmen. There is an undercover federal agent trying to get to the bottom of things which results in some tedious exchanges and tepid drama.

The movie considerably picks up in the second half the moment it desists from the lackluster dramatics and proceeds to pivot around the carnage and havoc wreaked by Mitchell and his men. The central role furnishes Mitchell with an opportunity to act which he does not fritter away, though his performance does not really coruscate and does not really diverge from what he customarily turns in, with that being said, he makes for a compelling enough antagonist. All things considered, there is nothing out of the ordinary here and a large portion of it may very well qualify as pedestrian, especially what with the rather middling direction, nevertheless, I believe some viewers could still get their kicks from the flick providing that it were presented in a properly restored version in the first place.