3 colpi di Winchester per Ringo

3 colpi di Winchester per Ringo (Three Graves for a Winchester or Three Bullets for Ringo) is a 1966 Italian Western film directed by Emimmo Salvi and shot in Totalscope. It is the first and only film collaboration between Mickey Hargitay and Gordon Mitchell. The two friends appeared together in Mae West's 1950s Las Vegas stage show, then traveled to Italy where they made sword and sandal films. It was the first Western for Gordon Mitchell.

3 colpi di Winchester per Ringo
Film poster
Directed by	Emimmo Salvi
Written by	Ambrogio Molteni Emimmo Salvi James Wilde (story)
Produced by	Franco Mannocchi
Starring	Mickey Hargitay Gordon Mitchell
Cinematography	Mario Parapetti
Music by	Armando Sciascia
Release date	1966 (1966)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	Italy

Plot

Ringo, Frank and their sidekick Tom are hired by Walton, a gunrunner to rescue Jane Walcom, his daughter from a band of Mexicans he did business with. Shooting their way through the mob, the rescue is a success, but Ringo and Frank's friendship is ruined when Jane marries Ringo.

The two do not meet again until after the end of the American Civil War. Ringo has become the town sheriff and the father of a son. Frank returns to his hometown as a leader of a band of Confederate Guerrillas and outlaws. Frank obtains both wealth and revenge by hiring himself out to town boss Daniels who pays Frank to terrorize the town in order to obtain ranches from reluctant owners as well as murdering Ringo's mother and kidnapping Jane.

Cast

• Mickey Hargitay as Ringo Carson
• Gordon Mitchell as Frank Sanders
• Milla Sannoner as Jane Carson née Walcom
• Spartaco Conversi as Tom (credited as Spean Convery)
• Ivano Staccioli as Daniels (credited as John Heston)
• Amedeo Trilli as Walcom (credited as Mike Moore)
• Margherita Horowitz as Mother Carson

Production

Filming was in areas near Almeria, Spain and in Rome.

External links

• Three Graves for a Winchester at IMDb