JohnWelles "Blindman" (1971) is a Spaghetti Western directed by Ferdinando Baldi.The plot is simple, almost a mere showcase for the highlights that are contain in this film: a blind, if deadly, gunfighter played by the great Tony Anthony, is hired to escort 50 mail order brides to their miner husbands. But he's double-crossed by his associates who sell them to the dangerous Mexican bandit (Lloyd Battista) Domingo. Blindman tracks down the bandit to get his brides...This is more bizarre Spaghetti than usual as it has Ringo Starr of The Beatles fame playing a Mex outlaw and, surprisingly, equips himself well and is much better than one has any right to expect. Tony Anthony is the best actor in the movie, playing Blindman excellently and makes us believe he can kill five Mexican crooks, who all of weapons, with his rifle. There are some rather mean jokes played at his expense (i. e. knocking over pots, breaking mirrors), but these thankfully stop after the beginning. The rest of the cast are good, if not exactly memorable and the music by Stelvio Cipriani is pleasant enough. The cinematography by Riccardo Pallottini just does the job of telling the story, but then, that is the first priority for photography. Baldi's direction is very good, even if the cruelty to women is overdone. There is also more nudity in this Spaghetti Western than in any other I have seen.So, the action and shootouts are well done, there is at least one great performance and the direction couldn't be more spirited. What more could you ask from from a Spaghetti Western?

masercot I have seen more movies about blind people with weapons than anyone else on the face of the Earth. I have seen Zatoichi, Crimson Bat, Rutger Haur and a Japanese video that was a mixture of the odd and the jaw-droppingly stupid. I've been waiting for this to come out on DVD for a while.This was a fantastic movie. A blind gunfighter fights and wipes out an entire gang of bandits who have kidnapped some mail order brides that he was supposed to escort. The blind man has the mannerisms and humbleness of Zatoichi, but the man-hunter business-sense of Crimson Bat. He isn't pretty, but he is stone cold...and he has an affection for dynamite.The scenes are shot well in this movie. The opening scene, Blindman in a ghost town with his seeing-eye horse, let's you know that the director took this movie seriously. Frankly, I think it could've been a recurring character. The mix of humor and action was refreshing in an Italian western.

steeplejack17 This Spaghetti Western can be easily ranked as one of the top 20 of all time. T. Anthony was phenomenal for getting bad reviews and especially slandered for his acting he pulled off the blind role amazingly. I definitely agree, he is among the better actors such as Nero, Van Cleef, Kinski, and Milian. He is a better actor than Gemma and that is for sure. Blindman is a person who will not quit and is determined not to allow his handicap to get in the way with his business and that is to deliver 50 women to the miners. The movie was actioned packed throughout and kept the audience at full attention. I was honestly thinking to myself how is this plot going to be believable but it is very fun to watch and entertaining throughout. The movie added some very funny comedy to it which spiced it up a bit. I highly recommend this movie to die-hard spaghetti western fans.

spider89119 This is one of those movies that is just plain great. I would recommend this movie to anyone, not just spaghetti western fans.Tony Anthony is great in this movie. This is the second Anthony spaghetti western that I have seen, and the other one (A Dollar Between the Teeth) is incredible also. After seeing this film, I am convinced that Tony Anthony deserves more recognition as a spaghetti western star than he has gotten. He belongs right up there with Nero, Gemma, Eastwood, and Milian (no one comes close to Lee Van Cleef). His character in this film is one tough hombre. He really takes a beating, but always returns to create Hell on Earth for his enemies. He has a lot of great lines in this movie too.The movie really stretches ones suspension of disbelief when the blind man is able to ride a horse to Mexico, and when he exhibits his uncanny ability to aim a gun, but this is such a high-quality film that it manages to pull it off with ease.The music score is excellent -a great classic spaghetti western sound with a little bit of sitar thrown in.Besides being a spaghetti western, this film also borrows some elements from exploitation movies, (lots of scantily clad and naked women, women behind bars, etc.) but manages to do it without sacrificing the quality of the movie. Fans of both genres should be especially pleased with this film.This is a must-see for spaghetti western fans, and I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys movies that are somewhat off-beat, and very well made.