Texas, Adios

Texas, Adios (Italian: Texas, addio) is a 1966 Spaghetti Western film directed by Ferdinando Baldi and starring Franco Nero. It is often referenced in connection with Django, also starring Nero, and although was referred to as Django 2 in some countries, it is not considered a sequel. The film is mostly remembered as a lesser known Spaghetti Western.

Texas, Adios
Italian film poster
Directed byFerdinando Baldi
Produced byManolo Bolognini
Screenplay byFerdinando Baldi
Franco Rossetti
StarringFranco Nero
Cole Kitosch
Elisa Montes
José Suarez
Music byAnton Abril
CinematographyEnzo Barboni
Edited bySergio Montanari
Production
company
B.R.C. Produzione
Estela Films
Distributed byEuro International Film
Release date
  • August 1966 (1966-08)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryItaly
Spain
LanguageItalian

Plot

Although technically a Spaghetti Western, the plot of Texas, Adios plays more like a traditional American western film. Franco Nero plays two-fisted, taciturn Texas sheriff Burt Sullivan, a man committed to duty and justice but possessed by a desire for revenge. Sullivan, along with his younger brother, crosses the border to bring wealthy and sadistic Mexican crime boss Cisco Delgado (José Suárez) to justice for the murder of their father. Eventually joining forces with a group of Mexican revolutionaries, Sullivan and his brother soon find themselves at the centre of a bloodbath.

Cast

Production

Texas, Adios, like many Spaghetti Westerns, was shot in the Spanish province Almería. Franco Nero, in his comments on the Anchor Bay DVD, mentions that the Texas, Adios shoot took place not far from where Sergio Leone was filming The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly at the same time. Nero and Clint Eastwood spent time between shots socialising

Release

Texas, Adios was released in August 1966.[1]

References
  1. Hughes, Howard (2019). "Shooting from the Hip - The Westerns of Franco Nero". Keoma (Booklet). Arrow Video. p. 22. AV196.
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