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A sacristan with a machine gun? This spaghetti western said 'yes, absolutely.'
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IMDb
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And His Name Was Holy Ghost (1971)

Euro-trashyMorally bankruptWeirdly holy

Overview

Western

After gaining his freedom with the help of an old friend of his father, Spirito Santo/Holy Ghost recovers in an abandoned mine the gold fruit of a previous robbery and makes preparations for a new job recruiting a strange sacristan armed with a machine-gun. Meanwhile a Native American sheriff is on his trail.

Flag of ITITItalian
Content warning
spaghetti western

Standout Aspects

Practical Effects

That machine-gun sacristan costume commitment

Direction

Mauri rips off the masters with chaotic confidence

Best for:Solo: 2am viewing when your brain's half-gone anyway·Friends: Irony-forward spaghetti western nights·Rewatch: Spotting which scenes they stole from Leone
Heads up:Violence: Standard spaghetti western body count, nothing gratuitous
Roberto Mauri

Director

Roberto Mauri

ReleasedNov 26, 1971
Runtime1h 41m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feellight
Cepa Cinematografica

Top Cast

Vassili Karis

Vassili Karis

Spirito Santo / Holy Ghost

Mimmo Palmara

Mimmo Palmara

Indian

Margaret Rose Keil

Margaret Rose Keil

Consuela

Jack Betts

Jack Betts

Foster

José Torres

José Torres

Steve

Vittorio Fanfoni

Vittorio Fanfoni

Prison Camp Guard

Aristide Caporale

Aristide Caporale

Horse Seller

Lorenzo Piani

Lorenzo Piani

Escort Officer

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Vassili Karis was a Greek actor who stumbled into spaghetti westerns and never really escaped, making over a dozen between 1968 and 1973.

Cultural

Roberto Mauri was part of the 'anything Leone can do' rush—Italian directors cranking out westerns so fast they sometimes forgot to write endings. This one's actually coherent, which is saying something.

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