They Call Him Veritas / Lo chiamavano Verità (Luigi Perelli, 1972)

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Database entry:

Lo chiamavano Verità - The Spaghetti Western Database

Was just looking this film up and noticed it did not yet have a forum topic, so here it is I haven’t actually watched the film yet, maybe I will do so later today… maybe…

I was going to edit this topic link into the DB page, but don’t seem to have permission or something because I only see “edit” links for the text sections, not for the links on the side.

Found this poster on ebay, photoshopped the image to warp the perspective back to normal:

[Mickey13]

@autephex

I was going to edit this topic link into the DB page, but don’t seem to have permission or something because I only see “edit” links for the text sections, not for the links on the side.

I’ve done that.

As for the flick, I’ve never seen it and doubt I ever will. Looks like one of those crass, malodourous slapstick comedies of the lowest quality.

[JonathanCorbett]

@Mickey13

Looks like one of those crass, malodourous slapstick comedies of the lowest quality.

To a large extent it is, but the final surprise is good and the ending includes Maria D’Incoronato wet T-shirt, that is no bad thing

[JonathanCorbett]

Why the image on the right is missing from They Call Him Veritas?

Simple: because it comes from… Pray to God and Dig Your Grave!

[stanton]

[quote=“JonathanCorbett, post:4, topic:3440”]Why the image on the right is missing from They Call Him Veritas?

Simple: because it comes from… Pray to God and Dig Your Grave!

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But not from the released film.

[JonathanCorbett]

It is in Cipriano’s flashback

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[stanton]

ahh … ok …

[ENNIOO]

Tough going watching this one to the end.

[Viper (Tony Williams)]

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Database entry:

Lo chiamavano Verità - The Spaghetti Western Database

Was just looking this film up and noticed it did not yet have a forum topic, so here it is I haven’t actually watched the film yet, maybe I will do so later today… maybe…

I was going to edit this topic link into the DB page, but don’t seem to have permission or something because I only see “edit” links for the text sections, not for the links on the side.
Yes, it is extremely painful to watch. If it is not Damon’s last Italian Western then it should be.
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[Viper (Tony Williams)]

“Oh, the pain, oh, the misery” - a relevant quote from LOST IN SPACE that aptly describes this viewing experience.

[A_Man_Called_Dakota]

One of the worst spaghetti westerns. Films like this led to Damon’s decision to quit acting and move into production/distribution. Not that he was a particularly good actor. I’ve found him to be usually quite hammy.

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[Mickey13]

Copied from the Spagvemberfest 2023 thread:

@Mickey13

I have found the movie to be largely acceptable, though I cannot put my finger on why exactly, since there is nothing really special about it and given that the camerawork turns out patricularly crude and unrefined, I should have taken exception to it, but did not; there is no denying this is one unremarkable comedy with a cheap look and a stupid storyline, but for some reason, at no point did I feel particularly distressed or wearied by it. On the contrary, it kept my attention throughout and in spite of the expected inanities, there was nothing particularly offensive about the development of the concept. My guess is that the reason why it proves mostly agreeable and does not chafe the way most of these flicks do is because it deftly balances between the two extremes, neither devolving into the orgy of slapstick nor getting enmeshed in its plot points to an excessive degree.

I had also approached this thing with zero expectations whatsoever, anticipating utter dross, but I suppose it was not so bad in the end; while the storyline may very well exhibit ephemerality in the manner in which it proceeds from one scene to another, without ever dwelling on any of the details of its trite story for too long, this is a pleasing factor in that the film seems to display some self-awareness and instead of pluming itself on its ineptitude, simply sticks to the central characters and relates the tale in a very straightforward fashion which greatly aids the narrative flow. Needless to say, it is a very cheapjack production with little in the way of actual novelty or fresh ideas, but considering how awful the rest of the field is, it could have turned out a lot worse; some of the jokes made me chuckle on a couple of occasions and the final revelation is genuinely solid, so I guess not all of it is so bad.