Wanted is a 1967 Italian Western film directed by Giorgio Ferroni and starring Giuliano Gemma, Teresa Gimpera, and Nello Pazzafini. Gemma made two more westerns directed by Ferroni, with similar plots, where his character likewise carried the first name "Gary".
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Plot
Gary Ryan, a local sheriff (Giuliano Gemma) is unjustly accused of murder in a small town and forced to flee. He gets rid of his enemies one by one while he tries to prove his innocence.
Cast
Giuliano Gemma as Gary Ryan
Germán Cobos as Martin Heywood
Teresa Gimpera as Evelyn
Serge Marquand as Fred Lloyd
Daniele Vargas as Mayor Samuel "Gold" Goldensberg
Gia Sandri as Cheryl
Nello Pazzafini as Father Carmelo
Benito Stefanelli as Bob Baker
Carlo Hintermann as Judge Anderson
Tullio Altamura as Ellis
Riccardo Pizzuti as Mathias
Franco Balducci as Cuzack
Release
Wanted was first released in 1967.
Reception
From contemporary reviews, an anonymous reviewer in the Monthly Film Bulletin noted that "the violence in this Western is excessive even by Italian imitation standards. Still, the plot is a for a change refreshingly straight-forward [...] and the location photography is particularly attractive."