Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears

The man who hears with his eyes and speaks with his gun...

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IMDb Ratings

5.7/10

Movie Details

Title
Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears
Overview
In this unusual spaghetti western departure for exploitation filmmaker Paolo Cavara (La Tarantola dal Ventre Nero), two friends help Sam Houston work for Texas statehood. Johnny Ears (Franco Nero) and his deaf-mute sidekick Erastus "Deaf" Smith (Anthony Quinn) go after a Mexican general (Franco Graziosi) under orders from Germany to agitate the populace. The film looks terrific, thanks to cinematography by Tonino Delli Colli (Once Upon a Time in America), but is often lacking in the story department. Perhaps part of the blame belongs to co-screenwriter Harry Essex, fresh off the dreadful sci-fi flop Octaman (1971). Pamela Tiffin appears as a prostitute, and the film co-stars Tom Felleghy and Renato Romano.
Runtime
1 h 31 min
Release Date
29 March 1973
Actors
Franco Nero, Anthony Quinn, Pamela Tiffin, Ira von Fürstenberg, Adolfo Lastretti, Franco Graziosi, Antonino Faà di Bruno, Renato Romano, Francesca Benedetti, Conchita Airoldi, Romano Puppo, Luciano Rossi
Certification
PG
Genres
Western
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