Il mio nome è Nessuno (1973)

Director:

Tonino Valerii

Writers:

Sergio Leone (idea)
Fulvio Morsella (story) ...

Release Date:

June 1974 (USA)

Genre:

Western | Comedy

Tagline:

Nobody, but "Nobody," knows the trouble he's in!

Plot:

A young, easygoing gunman (Hill) worships and competes with an old gunfighter (Fonda) who only wants to retire.

Plot Keywords:

Gunfighter | Gunslinger | Train | Cowboy | Showdown

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Terence Hill	...	Nessuno
Henry Fonda	...	Jack Beauregard
Jean Martin	...	Sullivan
R.G. Armstrong	...	Honest John (as R.K. Armstrong)
Karl Braun	...	Jim
Leo Gordon	...	Red
Steve Kanaly	...	False barber
Geoffrey Lewis	...	Leader of the Wild Bunch
Neil Summers	...	Squirrel
Piero Lulli	...	Sheriff
Mario Brega	...	Pedro
Marc Mazza	...	Don John (as Mark Mazza)
Benito Stefanelli	...	Porteley
Alexander Allerson
Rainer Peets	...	Big Gun (as Remus Peets)

Also Known As:

My Name Is Nobody (Philippines: English title) (USA)
Lonesome Gun (USA)
Mein Name ist Nobody (West Germany)
Mon nom est personne (France)

Runtime:

117 min | USA:111 min (TCM print)

Country:

Italy | France | West Germany

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Norway:16 (1974) | Brazil:Livre | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | UK:12 (2003) (uncut) | UK:A (1976) (cut) | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

905 and 915 Royal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Rafran Cinematografica

Trivia:

While walking through Boot Hill, Hill points out to Fonda that one of the names on a gravestone is Sam Peckinpah. That same year, Clint Eastwood, in High Plains Drifter (1973), had a Boot Hill scene that included Sergio Leone's tombstone, as well as a number of others.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The locomotive is shown to be a coal-burning type, but has a "diamond" stack of the type used on wood-burning locomotives to trap embers and sparks.

Quotes:

Jack Beauregard: You're sure trying hard to make a hero out of me.
Nobody: You're that already. You just need a special act, something that'll make your name a legend.
Jack Beauregard: What I don't understand is what difference it makes to you.
Nobody: If a man is a man, he needs someone to believe in.
Jack Beauregard: I've met all kinds in my life. Thieves and killers. Pimps and prostitutes. Con men and preachers. Even a few fellas that told the truth. The kind of man you're talking about, never.
Nobody: Maybe you've never met them. Or hardly ever. But they're the only ones who count.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The 'burbs (1989)

Soundtrack:

Una insolita attesa

Il Mio nome è Nessuno: A lavished Western-comedy

"Il Mio nome è Nessuno" might be one of the most lavished comedies ever. It isn't just funny, it has a good script and is overall ambitious. Even if it isn't Sergio Leone's best film, it is a movie with a personal touch (a thing you can find in the most of Leone´s work).

Terence Hill was funny in the Trinity-movies, here he has another role. Nobody is not as charming as Trinity, but still one of the big Leone-characters. Don't mix up "Il Mio nome è Nessuno" with the Trinity-movies, it is different from those, and more lavished (even if I also like those too).

Henry Fonda ... wow. He is just great. Even here. And what about Ennio Morricone's score? Superb might be the right word.

Do not see this as a B-movie or some crap, if you do so, you are way wrong.

Rating: 8 of 10.