The Frisco Kid (1979)

Regista:

Robert Aldrich

Writers:

Michael Elias (written by) &
Frank Shaw (written by)

Data di uscita:

13 luglio 1979 (USA)

Genere:

Comedy | Western

Slogan:

The greatest cowboy ever to ride into the Wild West. From Poland.

Plot:

A Polish rabbi wanders through the Old West on his way to lead a synagogue in San Francisco. On the...

Plot Keywords:

Jewish Humor | Jewish | Rabbi | Wild West

Recensioni degli utenti:

An overlooked cinematic comedy gem!

Cast

Gene Wilder	...	Avram
Harrison Ford	...	Tommy
Ramon Bieri	...	Mr. Jones
Val Bisoglio	...	Chief Gray Cloud
George DiCenzo	...	Darryl Diggs (as George Ralph DiCenzo)
Leo Fuchs	...	Chief Rabbi
Penny Peyser	...	Rosalie
William Smith	...	Matt Diggs
Jack Somack	...	Samuel Bender
Beege Barkette	...	Sarah Mindl (as Beege Barkett)
Shay Duffin	...	O'Leary
Walter Janovitz	...	Old Amish Man (as Walter Janowitz)
Joe Kapp	...	Monterano
Clyde Kusatsu	...	Mr. Ping
Clifford A. Pellow	...	Mr. Daniels (as Cliff Pellow)
Allan Rich	...	Mr. Bialik
Henry Rowland	...	1st Farmer - Amish Man
Vincent Schiavelli	...	Brother Bruno
John Steadman	...	Booking Agent
Ian Wolfe	...	Father Joseph
Steffen Zacharias	...	Herschel Rosensheine
Eda Reiss Merin	...	Mrs. Bender
Kenny Selko	...	Little Boy
Warren Selko	...	Little Boy
John Bleifer	...	First Rabbi
Ben Kahlon	...	Rabbi
Michael Elias	...	Rabbi
Rolfe Sedan	...	Rabbi
Rusty Blitz	...	Rabbi
Sam Nudell	...	Rabbi
Gabriel Curtis	...	Rabbi
Larry Gelman	...	Rabbi
Zachary Berger	...	Rabbi
Martin Garner	...	Rabbi
Herbert Mitchel	...	Black Man
David Bradley	...	Julius Rosensheine
Richard Dunham	...	Second Farmer - Amish Man
Bret Briggs	...	Little Amish Boy
Brad Briggs	...	Little Amish Boy
Chip Frye	...	Teenage Boy
June Constable	...	Amish Wife
Jacques Hampton	...	Fisherman #1
Roy Kaye	...	Fisherman #2
Catherine Chase	...	Lady on Train
Linda Stearns	...	Mother
Heidi Stearns	...	Jane
Howard Gudmundson	...	Railroad Employee Applicant
Marty White	...	Railroad Employee Applicant
George Barrows	...	Ticket Purchaser
Gloria Hayes	...	Indian Maiden
Alex Romero	...	Wild Old Man
Robert Padilla	...	Medicine Man
Frank De Vol	...	Piano Player - Old Timer (as Frank DeVol)
Alvin Greenman	...	Wedding Guest
Joe Massengale	...	Cowboy #1
Richard Kennedy	...	Cowboy #2
Dick Dickinson	...	Cowboy #3
Allan Keller	...	Cowboy #4
Tom Lillard	...	Sheriff (as Tommy Lillard)
Karl Lukas	...	Bartender
Young Jue	...	Waiter
Christine Glazier	...	Dance Hall Girl
Henry Ford Robinson	...	Croupier (as Henry F. Robinson)

Regia di
Robert Aldrich

Scritto da
Michael Elias		(written by) &
Frank Shaw		(written by)

Prodotto da
Mel Dellar	....	associate producer (as Melvin Dellar)
Hawk Koch	....	executive producer (as Howard W. Koch Jr.)
Mace Neufeld	....	producer

Musiche originali di
Frank De Vol

Fotografia di
Robert B. Hauser		(director of photography)

Montaggio di
Jack Horger
Irving Rosenblum
Maury Winetrobe

Scenografie di
Terence Marsh

Arredatore
Marvin March

Trucco
Giannina Bush	....	makeup artist
Leland V. Crawford	....	hair stylist (as Leland Crawford)
William Turner	....	makeup artist (as Bill Turner)

Direttore di produzione
Edward Teets	....	unit production manager

Aiuto regista
Herb Adelman	....	dga trainee
Peter L. Bergquist	....	second assistant director (as Peter Bergquist)
Mel Dellar	....	assistant director

Art Department
Michael Casey	....	property man
Dale Covey	....	greensman (as Dale Covey Jr.)
Dave Newhouse	....	greensman: construction (as David Newhouse)
Joe Pearce	....	stand-by painter
Victor E. Petrotta Sr.	....	property master (as Victor Petrotta)
H. John Ramos	....	assistant property master
Ida Random	....	assistant art director
Josan F. Russo	....	assistant art director (as Josan Russo)
George Szeptycki	....	assistant art director (as J. George Szeptycki)
Hendrik Wynands	....	construction coordinator (as Hank Wynands)

Sonoro
Les Fresholtz	....	sound re-recording mixer
George Geren	....	cable person
Walter Goss	....	sound re-recording mixer
Art Jackson	....	playback operator
Joe Kenworthy	....	boom operator
Marvin I. Kosberg	....	looping editor
Arthur Piantadosi	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jack Solomon	....	sound mixer

Effetti speciali
Henry Millar Jr.	....	special effects foreman
Kevin Pike	....	special effects

Controfigure
Kim Burke	....	stunts
Mickey Gilbert	....	stunt coordinator
Bill Hart	....	stunts
Chuck Hayward	....	stunt coordinator
Bob Herron	....	stunts
Bob Terhune	....	stunts
Mickey Gilbert	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Billy Beaird	....	dolly grip (as Bill Beaird, Jr.)
Billy Beaird	....	key grip (as Bill Beaird)
Don Cady	....	electrical best boy
Robert E. Gaynor	....	dolly grip (as Robert Gaynor)
John Kiser	....	camera operator (as John F. Kiser)
Nick Kurges	....	grip
James LeBlanc	....	second assistant camera (as James Le Blanc)
Eugene Mendez	....	second company grip
Victor Nikaido	....	camera technician
Douglas Olivares	....	second assistant camera
Jack Shannon	....	still photographer
Duane Smith	....	electrical best boy
Michael St. Hilaire	....	camera operator (as Mike St. Hilaire)
Lynn Tomes	....	camera technician
Jack Wilson	....	gaffer

Casting Department
Steven R. Stevens	....	location casting (uncredited)
Jack N. Young	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Violet N. Cane	....	costumer: women (as Violet Cane)
Dennis Fill	....	wardrobe supervisor
George L. Little	....	costume foreperson (as George Little)

Editorial Department
Dennis E. Lew	....	assistant editor
Saul Saladow	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Bob Alberti	....	orchestrator
Rabbi Baruch Cohon	....	composer: original chant (as Baruch Cohon)
Eugene Marks	....	music editor (as Gene Marks)
Albert Woodbury	....	orchestrator (as Al Woodbury)
Dan Wallin	....	score mixer (uncredited)

Altro personale
George American Horse	....	technical advisor
Joan Bennett	....	secretary to director
Walter Blake	....	title designer: main titles
Kathy Day	....	secretary to producer
Glenn Dunn	....	craft service
Doris Grau	....	script supervisor
Alvin Greenman	....	dialogue supervisor
Meyer Heller	....	technical advisor (as Rabbi Meyer Heller)
Susan Hoffman	....	location auditor
Gordon Jones	....	representative: AHA
Richard Liebegott	....	production secretary
Susan Pile	....	unit publicist
Steven Robbins	....	technical advisor (as Rabbi Steven Robbins)
Alex Romero	....	choreographer
Rudy Ugland	....	ramrod
Jerry Young	....	wrangler

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Pictures

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1979) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner-Columbia Filmverleih (1979) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Burbank Studios, The  production services and equipment
• Creative Sound Studios  sound editing (as Creative Sound)
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  this picture made under the jurisdiction of (as I.A.T.S.E.)

Alias:

No Knife
Scusi, dov'è il West? (Italy) [it]

Durata:

114 min

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Yiddish | Inglese

Colore:

Colore (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonoro:

Mono

Divieti:

West Germany:12 (f) | Finland:K-16 | USA:PG

Luoghi delle riprese:

Colorado, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Curiosità:

According to Gene Wilder's autobiography, John Wayne was offered the part that was eventually played by Harrison Ford. The Duke loved the role and was willing to star with Wilder. However an agent tried to offer Wayne less than his usual fee and the legendary actor turned the film down.

Errori:

Factual errors: In Judaism, a person is not only allowed but required to break the Sabbath if a person's life will be in danger if they do not break it. When the posse is chasing Avram and Tommy, both their lives are in danger, and Avram would have had to have jumped on his horse until they were out of danger.

Citazioni:

Chief Gray Cloud: [in reference to Avram's god] What does he do?
Avram: He... He can do anything!
Chief Gray Cloud: Then why can't he make rain?
Avram: Because he doesn't make rain. He gives us strength when we're suffering. He gives us compassion when all that we feel is hatred. He gives us courage when we're searching around blindly like little mice in the darkness... but He does not make rain!
[Thunder and lightning begin, followed by a downpour]
Avram: Of course... sometimes, just like that, he'll change His mind.

Colonna sonora:

Beautiful Dreamer

An overlooked cinematic comedy gem!

This is a great film. Gene Wilder plays an authentic Polish rabbi with a believable Yiddish accent in a buddy movie romp through the Wild West. Harrison Ford, in his pre-Indiana Jones incarnation, makes an effective side-kick. This is truly among Wilder's best roles. Robert Nurenberg's review couldn't have said it any better... except Wilder did not portray a rabbinical school dropout, though he was not likely the most outstanding pupil. He was a trained rabbi sent to America to assume a pulpit in San Francisco where he would marry the woman hand picked by a match-maker. What happens on the way from Poland to California is more than worth a single viewing! The Frisco Kid is a most enjoyable, insightful, and entertaining film. A well-deserved 10/10!