Man Called Invincible

Man Called Invincible (Lo chiamavano Tresette... giocava sempre col morto)

Movie · 1973 · 3 people

Man Called Invincible (Italian: Lo chiamavano Tresette... giocava sempre col morto) is a 1973 Italian spaghetti western comedy, directed by Giuliano Carnimeo under his regular pseudonym Anthony Ascott from a script by Tito Carpi. It runs about eighty-eight minutes and leaves the usual solemn mood of the genre behind, treating western conventions with broad humour. The Italian title roughly means "They called him Tresette... he always played with the dead man"; Tresette is an Italian card game.

George Hilton stars as the card player of the title. The cast includes Ida Galli, Nello Pazzafini and Sal Borgese, together with Rosalba Neri, Maurice Poli, Cris Huerta, Umberto D'Orsi, Antonio Monselesan, Claudio Ruffini, Carla Mancini, Fortunato Arena and Furio Meniconi. It was shot in Italian.

The film reached German-speaking cinemas on 27 July 1973 as Kennst Du das Land, wo blaue Bohnen blüh'n? and is also known in English as They Called Him the Player with the Dead, In the West There Was a Man Named Invincible and Tricky Dicky. A sequel followed whose title answers the original's wordplay: Di Tresette ce n'è uno, tutti gli altri son nessuno, "there is only one Tresette, all the others are nobody".

DirectorGiuliano Carnimeo

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Action & Thriller Fan Puts pace, tension and set pieces first; little patience for slow drama.

A spaghetti western, but the kind that runs more on jokes than gunfire. At about 88 minutes the story wraps up before it drags, so pace is not a problem. Anyone after the tension of serious duels may be disappointed; the genre's rules are mocked on purpose here. George Hilton's card player makes a fun centre. A good pick for a relaxed night with friends.

Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humour and heart.

Westerns make you think of guns and fights, but this one is a comedy that plays the genre for laughs. It runs about 88 minutes, an easy length for an evening with kids. Still, it is a western, so expect some gunplay; take a look first if little ones are watching. The joke about the Italian card game Tresette may make the grown-ups smile too. Better suited to teenagers and adults.

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