Minnesota Clay (1965)
Release Date: Feb 22, 1965 Wide
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In this western, a captured gunslinger is sentenced to swing, but before his execution day, manages to escape from prison. He then seeks out the one man who can prove his innocence. Because he is slowly going blind, he must use his enhanced sense of hearing. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Feb 22, 1965 Wide
May 25, 2010
Cast
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Cameron Mitchell
Minnesota Clay -
Ethel Rojo
Estella -
Georges Rivière
Fox -
Diana Martin
Nancy -
Alberto Cevenini
Andy -
Antonio Casas
Jonathan -
Fernando Sancho
Ortiz -
Julio Peña
Lt. Evans -
Nando Poggi
Tubbs -
Joe Kamel
Millicet -
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Jeff Kaye
Narrator -
Antonio Roso
Scratchy -
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A great performance as the relentless gunslinger by Cameron Mitchell gets this one through some bumpy patches.
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(1965) Minnesota Clay
SPAGETTI WESTERN
Another typical spaghetti western film involves "Wrongfully imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit, Minnesota Clay seeks revenge on the man who withheld evidence at his trial"- imbd somewhat boring which lacks logic especially at the end of the film but with plenty of close-ups!
2 out of 4
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The main character is Minnesota Clay, a aging outlaw who escapes from a prison camp to settle a score with an old rival, Fox. Like in his other films, Corbucci gives his hero a disability. With Clay, it's his eyesight. By the end of the film he is nearly blind and must take on Fox's men under the cover of darkness to equal the odds. This scene is done with little to no score, which helps enhance the tension.
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In the final duel with Fox, Clay is completely blind and is almost tricked into shooting his daughter. His enhanced hearing prevents this from happening, but doesn't prevent his death. The sad ending is the most satisfactory part of the film. Clay's demise is bittersweet because you know his daughter will be taken care of once his body is turned in to the authorities. Sure it's a downer, but tame compared to the ending in Corbucci's masterpiece, The Great Silence.
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Minnesota Clay is worth watching simply to see Corbucci's preliminary work. I like to think of it as one of his dress rehearsal westerns. It includes some of the same themes as his golden era spaghettis, but lacks the dark tone and rich style that you come to expect from a Corbucci western.