Keoma (film)

Keoma is a 1976 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Enzo G. Castellari and starring Franco Nero. It is regarded by some as one of the better twilight Spaghetti Westerns, being one of the last films of its genre, and is known for its incorporation of newer cinematic techniques of the time such as slow motion and closemedium panning shots and its vocal soundtrack by Guido amp Maurizio De Angelis.

While participating in the filming ofHours at Munich, Franco Nero was approached by his longtime friend and collaborator Enzo G. Castellari and producer Malono Bolognini on the proposition of appearing in a Spaghetti Western, despite dwindling demand for films of that genre. At the time, no stories or scripts had been written Nero, Castellari and Bolognini did, however, decide to name their pet project Keoma, which was a Native American name that, according to Bolognini, meant freedom In reality, the name means far away.Keoma was reportedly planned as a sequel to Sergio Corbuccis Django, which Bolognini coproduced. The original treatment was written by actor George Eastman and developed into a script by Mino Roli and Nico Ducci, neither of whom were experienced writers of Spaghetti Westerns. Roli and Duccis screenplay arrived three days after shooting began and was quickly thrown out by Castellari and Nero, unanimously believing that it was not appropriate for a Western. Castellari proceeded to rewrite the script on a daily basis throughout filming, taking suggestions from cast and crew members, as well as being influenced by the works of Shakespeare and Sam Peckinpah, among other sources. Most of the dialogue as it appears in the film was written by actor John Loffredo, although Nero also contributed a substantial amount of his own lines, including his final exchange with The Witch. ........

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