Non-Horror Exploitation: Lo chiamavano Trinità (A.K.A. They Call Me Trinity) (1970)

As a (spaghetti) western fan of course I've seen They Call Me Trinity once. But that was about 4/5 years ago and since Dutch tv never really broadcasts it any more it was time for me to go and find another way to see this Spencer-Hill classic.

A drifter comes to town where his brother is sheriff. His brother is actually a robber who broke the real sheriff's leg and left him for dead, and became sheriff in order to hide out. They team up against the local land baron who is trying to get rid of the Mormon settlers in a valley he wishes to own.

 So Terence Hill a sunburned, lazy low-life arrives at a small town (But not before he has eaten an entire pan of baked beans)  where he stumbles upon his brother (Bud Spencer) who he hasn't seen in a long time. It wouldn't be a western if the town wasn't being plagued by some assholes. And that's exatly what happens here as well. This time the villain is ''Major Harriman'', a somewhat gay role by Farley Granger, who has the town and the Mormon farmers just outside of it in its grip.


Of course Terence Hill is a nice appearance in any western movie but it is mainly the chemistry between him and Bud Spencer (who plays a hilarious role as the cranky brother ''Bambino'') what makes this film so great. Especially much credits to Bud Spencer who manages to be great and funny in literally every scene without him trying to hard. Another notable rol is the part of Remo Capitani as the leader of a bandit group, which he portrays pretty funny.

Enzo Barboni clearly didn't have the qualities withing the spaghetti western genre that for example Sergio Leone did have. But that didn't keep him from making an entertaining western that is much less serious than for example Leone's Dollar trilogy (think of over the top fist fights and humoristic one liners) but fortunately enough doesn't cross the line where it becomes annoyingly over the top either. 

While pretty much all Hill - Spencer movies are pretty damn entertaining this probably is the one that stands out the most. Beautiful locations, a great theme song, Spencer in one of his better roles and a lot of humor. They Call me Trinity will definitely entertain you.

Fun Fact (Source: IMDB)

The Italian movie with the highest number of viewers in Italian theaters until 1986.