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Sergio Leone and Clint Eastwood set a new standard for Westerns with films like A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
Eastwood, who personified the tough, lone gunman, set a new trend with his 1970 film Two Mules for Sister Sara. The juxtaposition of Eastwood's tough, rugged gunfighter, and Shirley MacLaine's a saintly, but temptingly beautiful nun, proved to be so wildly popular, that a long line of imitators followed, creating a sort of mini-genre of nunsploitation westerns.
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Two Mules For Sister Sara (1970)
After rescuing Sister Sara (Shirley MacLaine) from the hands of a gang of bandits in the Mexican desert, American mercenary Clint Eastwood and the suspiciously tough-talking, hard-drinking nun embark on a violence-filled effort to assist Mexican guerrilla fighters in their struggle against French exploiters. Directed by Don Siegel. 105 mins.
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For a Book of Dollars
(AKA: Più Forte Sorelle; Per un Breviario di Dollari; Drei Nonnen auf dem weg zür Hölle) (1973)
A spaghetti westcom featuring Lincoln Tate as a bounty hunter named Amen. After a group of nuns returning from a church-building fundraiser get bushwacked, they hire Amen to recover their money. Starring Lincoln Tate, Gill Roland, Gabriella Farinon, and Gigi Bonos. Directed by Mario Bianchi (Satan's Baby Doll) 79 mins.
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They Call Me Halleluja
(AKA: "Heads I Kill You, Tails, You're Dead ... They Call Me Halleluja; Guns for Dollars) (1971)
Heavily influenced by Two Mules for Sister Sara this Nunsploitation-Spaghetti-Western-Comedy features Clint Eastwood look-alike George Hilton as the mercernary Hallelujah. After rescuing a beautiful, young nun (Sister Flora, played by Agata Flori), finds himself up against a monastery full of bandits disguised as monks. Staple nun-sexual double entendres abound as Sister Flora is spanked, interrogated and rescued more than once from would-be rapists. Directed by Giuliano Carnimeo (credited as "Anthony Ascott"). 98/96/94 mins. |
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Madron (1970)
A weary gunslinger (Richard Boone) and a nun (Leslie Caron), the sole survivor of an Indian massacre, must help each other to survive in the wilderness in this exciting frontier drama. 93 min.
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Seven Nuns in Kansas City
(AKA: Sette Monache a Kansas City; Trouble in Kansas City) (1973)
Another Nunsploitation Spaghetti Western Comedy, though admittedly, not as good as They Call Me Hallelujah. While lacking in sexual exploitation, the nuns in this film don't hesitate to hike up their habits and kick some major ass. Two cowboys searching for a hidden gold mine, hide out from Mexican bandits in a convent. The nuns don't take any crap and proceed to kick the living hell out of the bandits. Starring Ignazio Spalla (credited as Pedro Sanchez), Lea Gargano (as the Mother Superior), Enzo Maggio, Enzo Pulcrano Irta D'Angel, and Salvatore Boccaro (credited as Sal Boris). Directed by Marcello Zeani (Credited as "Roy Patterson"). 84 mins. |
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Slim & Nun (1995)
A charming, witty and damn sexy comedy based heavily on Two Mules for Sister Sara but also drawing inspiration from other westerns like McLintock and The Magnificent Seven. The comic ran in its entirety in nine installments of Penthouse's Mens' Adventure Comix. More info and full review available. |
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