Spaghetti Western freely based on a real heroine with noisy action , go riding , heists , and crossfire

only spaghetti western directed by a woman

Italian Spaghetti Western with Elsa MARTINELLI

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You think you're a brave man, don't you. Resisting all this pain, all this torture. I hope you haven't got to the stage when you don't feel it. It doesn't usually happen so quickly, but we can wait until you get your strength back again, Larry, so you get the most out of this experience. We don't want you to miss anything, do we. It would be a pity, don't you agree? Ready for more?

Orso Maria Guerrini in The Belle Star Story (1968)

George Eastman and Elsa Martinelli in The Belle Star Story (1968)

Francesca Righini in The Belle Star Story (1968)

Bruno Piergentili in The Belle Star Story (1968)

Elsa Martinelli and Francesca Righini in The Belle Star Story (1968)

Elsa Martinelli

Robert Woods

George Eastman

Piero Cristofani

Lina Wertmüller

After abuse by men, Belle Starr becomes their equal in riding, shooting, and gambling, often in men&apos;s clothes. Her rocky romance with Larry Blackie leads to a failed robbery. She saves him, but they part ways, hoping to meet again.

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An Original Print Would Be Worth Viewing

Had I been able to view &quot;The Belle Star Story&quot; at the time of its 1968 release I assume that I would have seen a much better film or at least some story-telling that was possible to comprehend; what with good film stock and the original Italian audio track (with English subtitles).

What I just saw instead was a fourth generation analog video recording burned to an American Pop Classics DVD with no closed captioning. With such poorly dubbed English audio that about every third word was unintelligible. The video resolution and contrast was hopeless and the only clear images were the extreme close-ups.

The film was jointly made by Piero Cristofani and Lina Wertmüller, both essentially second unit directors, what with Lina just starting out and a few years away from her 1970&apos;s masterpieces.

Unlike the standard busty and fleshy Italian actress of the 60&apos;s, Elsa Martinelli was tall, thin, and classy. Somebody for which you could effortlessly suspend disbelief just to adore and lust after. And from the promotional photos you can appreciate how sizzling she was in her tight black leather outfit and gun belt. And she wears that trademark costume for much of the film although the spectacle suffers considerably from the poor video quality. For some reason they made her into a Marianne Faithful clone with red hair and freckles. Surprisingly it is a good look for her and she compares favorably with Faithful - coincidentally also clad head to toe in tight black leather in the 1968 release &quot;The Girl on a Motorcycle&quot; for which there are some decent quality DVD&apos;s available.

Otherwise &quot;The Belle Star Story&quot; is basically a cross between &quot;The Legend of Frenchie King&quot; (1971) and &quot;The Doom Generation&quot; (1995); both stylishly incomprehensible.

Had I been able to view "The Belle Star Story" at the time of its 1968 release I assume that I would have seen a much better film or at least some story-telling that was possible to comprehend; what with good film stock and the original Italian audio track (with English subtitles).

What I just saw instead was a fourth generation analog video recording burned to an American Pop Classics DVD with no closed captioning. With such poorly dubbed English audio that about every third word was unintelligible. The video resolution and contrast was hopeless and the only clear images were the extreme close-ups.

The film was jointly made by Piero Cristofani and Lina Wertmüller, both essentially second unit directors, what with Lina just starting out and a few years away from her 1970's masterpieces.

Unlike the standard busty and fleshy Italian actress of the 60's, Elsa Martinelli was tall, thin, and classy. Somebody for which you could effortlessly suspend disbelief just to adore and lust after. And from the promotional photos you can appreciate how sizzling she was in her tight black leather outfit and gun belt. And she wears that trademark costume for much of the film although the spectacle suffers considerably from the poor video quality. For some reason they made her into a Marianne Faithful clone with red hair and freckles. Surprisingly it is a good look for her and she compares favorably with Faithful - coincidentally also clad head to toe in tight black leather in the 1968 release "The Girl on a Motorcycle" for which there are some decent quality DVD's available.

Otherwise "The Belle Star Story" is basically a cross between "The Legend of Frenchie King" (1971) and "The Doom Generation" (1995); both stylishly incomprehensible.

After abuse by men, Belle Starr becomes their equal in riding, shooting, and gambling, often in men's clothes. Her rocky romance with Larry Blackie leads to a failed robbery. She saves him, but they part ways, hoping to meet again.

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