Sonny and Jed


Sonny and Jed, also known as Bandera Bandits, is a 1972 Italian Spaghetti Western film about a sheriff's relentless effort to stop a robber and his girlfriend. The film was directed by Sergio Corbucci and is noted for its music, scored by Ennio Morricone.

Plot

Jed Trigado is a solitary bandit who steals from the rich to give to the poor, in the Mexican region of Bandera.

Cast

Reception

The Spaghetti Western Movie Database recalls that "The film was almost unanimously labelled as a failure upon its initial release" and considers that the film is "Not an easy film. As a comedy it's often too crude to be funny, and as a western it's a bit short on action. There are moments of intense, violent action, but they're few and far between." However the same review praises "Morricone's unobtrusive, wistful score serves the movie quite well" and depicts some visual aspects of the film as of "Fellinesque beauty."