Kitosh, the Man Who Came from the North / Frontera al sur (José Luis Merino, 1967)

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Not a comedy as I remember it

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Theres a bit of comedy, George Hiltons performance is slightly comedic… but overall you’re right, its not a comedy.

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i can’t believe that film it’s better than LAST OF THE BADMEN ???

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[url]http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/40/dermannord.jpg/[/url]

[size=12pt]“Smile Piero, you’re on Candid Camera”[/size]

[size=12pt]Review here:[/size]

[size=12pt]http://www.spaghetti-western.net/index.php/Kitosch,_the_Man_who_came_from_the_North[/size]

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Received a fandub of this today from a friend. Around a 1.85 T.V print like the one you watched, mine is from a German screening, but with a running time of 82 mins like your one. Have a copy of the Australian dvd, but think will hold back for another version.

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Mine was a German screening too, so most probably the same one, but my version was in German.

If you watch the Australian DVD, you should tell us what the extra scenes are about, because I was really puzzled once or twice about what was going on. I guess the uncut version is less confusing.

If you watch the screenshots, you notice that the movies suffers a lot in fullscreen. Just look at the third and sixth screen.

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@ ENNIOO

By the way, could you check if this info on Sundance’s site about the audio (only coming from the right) is correct?

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Mestizo is at leat one more Spanish made SW form the early genre days which is set in Canada and features large and expensive looking battle scenes with lots of extras and which pays much attention to the costumes with lots of different uniforms (not only the typical Mountie red), amongst them the Scottish looking ones. The fínal battle was shot in the same mountain location.
Maybe they were shot back to back, but Mestizo was probably already shot in 65.

http://www.spaghetti-western.net/index.php/Mestizo

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[quote=“scherpschutter, post:35, topic:2480”]@ ENNIOO

By the way, could you check if this info on Sundance’s site about the audio (only coming from the right) is correct?[/quote]

Yes like Sundance says on his site. The dialogue through the right and effects via the left…on my system anyway. The fandub does not suffer like this though, but alas a shorter running time. May be a while before this turns up uncut in the correct ratio and sound sorted.

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[quote=“scherpschutter, post:32, topic:2480”][url]http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/40/dermannord.jpg/[/url]

[size=12pt]“Smile Piero, you’re on Candid Camera”[/size]

[size=12pt]Review here:[/size]

[size=12pt]http://www.spaghetti-western.net/index.php/Kitosch,_the_Man_who_came_from_the_North[/size][/quote]
a very good pic!!

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[quote=“Stanton, post:36, topic:2480”]Mestizo is at leat one more Spanish made SW form the early genre days which is set in Canada and features large and expensive looking battle scenes with lots of extras and which paid much attention to the costumes with lot of different uniforms (not only the typical Mountie red), amongst them the Scottish looking ones. The fínal battle was shot in the same mountain location.
Maybe they were shot back to back, but Mestizo was probably already shot in 65.

http://www.spaghetti-western.net/index.php/Mestizo[/quote]

Never seen Mestizo, but I could imagine that Kitosch was also shot in '65 or so.
I haven’t found any evidence for this, it’s listed as shot in '66 and released in '67, but it has the look and feel of an early spaghetti. For this reason it was only released in many countries after Hilton had become a (minor) star. The movie was dated before it was even finished.

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I found a mistake in Anica data, look at the registration numbers:

Frontera al Sur (Madrid, 24.02.69) - naz.: Spagna/Italia - regía: Joseph Marvin (José Luis Merino) - v.c. n. 48794 del 17.03.66 - m. 2732 - ppp: 23/03/67
In Italia: Kitosch, l’uomo che veniva dal Nord

Django - naz.: Italia/Spagna - regía: Sergio Corbucci - v.c. n. 46740 del 01.04.66 - m. 2557 - ppp: 06/04/66

I crudeli - naz.: Italia/Spagna - regía: Sergio Corbucci - v.c. n. 48525 del 20.01.67 - m. 2517 - ppp: 02/02/67

Obviously the v.c. was dated 17/03/67, so Le Colt cantarono la morte e fu… tempo di massacro/Massacre Time precedes this one.

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Have any composites been made using the TV broadcast and the Australian DVD?

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Not that I know about. Been hoping one might turn up.

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The date this was submitted to the censors is definitely 1967 and not 1966 - the 1966 date is a typo from someone. Main database page should be amended.

Likely filmed in Autumn/winter of 1966.

Here is the censor certificate:

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Thank you, done.

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any chance a film may have had a premiere in late 66, then released in early 67 after getting its censorship visa?

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Very unlikely.

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In the UK, Films do get previewed and then tampered with often before censor certificate although sometimes the other way round. Usually for the bigger movies But for a low budget Italian western this is unlikely. They’d want to get it to market as soon as possible.