German label Koch Media has officially announced and detailed its upcoming Blu-ray release of Italian director Enzo Barboni's
Man of the East a.k.a
E poi lo chiamarono il magnifico (1972), starring Terence Hill, Gregory Walcott, and Yanti Somer. The release will be available for purchase online and in shops across Germany on May 24th.
By his dying father's last wish Joe is sent to the Wild West to become a real guy. The dreamy young man despises guns and fights, likes poems and prefers bicycles to horses. Now his three teachers, footpads all of them, shall teach him otherwise. This doesn't work, until Joe has to defend himself against gunman Morton, who's jealous of Joe's love to rancher Ohlsen's beautiful daughter.
Special Features:
- Interview with actor Riccardo Pizzuti (14 min).
- Italian film critic, writer and Spaghetti Western expert Antonio Bruschini discusses Man of the East (35 min).
- Original Trailer
- Photo Gallery