Apparently it was on a film.
You seem to be asking quite a few questions on Corbucci, do you mind if I ask why? Are you writing a book on him?
Doing supplementary material on two upcoming releases.
HeyâŠ! Do any of these releases have anything to do with snow perhaps? Or possibly one armed bandits in grassy mountain locations?
In âImage et Sonâ (#246, Jan 1971) he says the following: âJâai eu un accident Ă mes dĂ©buts: un dĂ©tachement de la rĂ©tine, et je ne vois que de lâoeil gaucheâ.
I donât recall if he talks about it more in the Orio Caldiron book.
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No. Neither Specialist or Great Silence.
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one armed bandits in grassy mountain locations?[/quote]
As much as The Specialist underwhelmed me, I wonder if weâll ever see an English release.
Hate to be a wet blanket but probably not. Itâs actually one of my favorites mainly because of the gorgeous locations, but compared to the rest of Corbucciâs films itâs not really well known. Iâd like to know if theyâd ever release a complete soundtrack, on some of the versions of the film thereâs a really nice funky flute rendition of the main theme that Iâd love to hear in nice stereo quality.
but compared to the rest of Corbucciâs films itâs not really well known.
Throw in WHAT AM I DOING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE REVOLUTION and Iâd agree with you. Even SAMURAI and MASSACRE AT GRAND CANYON have had North American budget releases over the years, nada on either Specialist or WAIDITMOTR.
Specialist has Corbucciâs best action scenes. His rapid editing on the pre-climax gunfight is amazing.
Iâm sure it has to be because of the large amount of nudity in the film, the American and British censors probably had a conniption fit about it. Either that or Corbucci didnât have enough money to try and get an international release.
It also didnât have any stars to speak of. I would imagine nobody cares about Johnny Halliday outside of France, even back then. With the exception of Django and WAIDITMOTR, there were recognizable faces (to English speaking audiences) in all Corbucci westerns.
Not as good as in The Mercenary and in Companeros. But better than in Django. But the shorter action was in Django also already excellent (like the Saloon shoot-out)
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MASSACRE AT GRAND CANYON[/quote]
I couldnât even make it through that film. Iâll try again sometime.
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Nobody will blame you if you canât.
Here is what it says in the Caldiron book:
On p.27 as part of a timeline of Corbucciâs life written by Caldiron:
âNel 1950 - dopo qualche esperienza nel documentario - Ăš assistente di Enzo Trapani per âLebbra biancaâ. Sul set di âTurri il banditoâ, un altro film di Trapini a cui partecipa anche come attore, prende per sbaglio una fucilata in faccia in seguito alla quale perde la vista dellâocchio destro.â
On p.53 in Corbucciâs own words:
âTrapani mi chiamĂČ anche per un altro film, âTurri il banditoâ, una storia di banditi siciliani che andammo a girare vicino a Roma. Durante le riprese qualcuno mi tirĂČ per sbaglio una fucilata in faccia. La capsula era caricata troppo forte. PersĂ la vista dellâocchio destro. Allora non câera ancora il laser e non ci fu niente da fare. Stetti fermo per quasi sei mesi. Non mi scoraggiai. Questa benda nera un poâ misteriosa mi aveva reso piĂč interesante agli occhi delle ragazze e non mi danneggiĂČ sul lavoro perchĂ© lâincidente mi aveva dato una certa notorietĂ , era uno di cui si parlava.â
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shot with a blank?
Ouch!
Thank you, Novecento.
Then again, it wasnât successful in France eitherâŠ
The Specialist has some really dynamic bits of action, I remember the scene near the end with the cart rolling out through the doors and the rifle etc.
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on some of the versions of the film thereâs a really nice funky flute rendition of the main theme[/quote]
I have the version from rarelust, which I believe is a French print with Italian audio.
PS. Iâm re-watching the film now and gaining a new level of appreciation. I dig it!
The french version actually does not feature the theme variation I mentioned. I found it at the end credits of a Spanish dub of the film with the title EL ESPECIALISTA (1969) on Youtube.
Really neat bit of music that I wish was included on the soundtrack. Iâm also glad you enjoy the film, I canât say it enough that itâs one of my personal favorites and I adore the costume design, stage decorations and locations, that film oozes this weird cross between ugliness and beauty thatâs seems to be what Corbucciâs best at.