Sonny and Jed

Sonny and Jed (Italian: La banda J. & S. - Cronaca criminale del Far-West, lit. "The Band of J. & S. - Criminal Chronicle of the Far West"), also known as Bandera Bandits,[1] is a 1972 Italian Spaghetti Western film about a sheriff's (Sheriff Franciscus, played by Telly Savalas) relentless effort to stop a robber (Jed, played by Tomas Milian) and his girlfriend (Sonny, played by Susan George). The film was directed by Sergio Corbucci and is noted for its music, scored by Ennio Morricone.[2]

Sonny and Jed
US film poster
Directed bySergio Corbucci
Screenplay bySergio Corbucci
Sabatino Ciuffini
Mario Amendola
Adriano Bolzoni
José María Forqué
Story bySergio Corbucci
Produced byRoberto Loyola
StarringTomas Milian
Susan George
Telly Savalas
Rosanna Yanni
Laura Betti
CinematographyLuis Cuadrado
Edited byEugenio Alabiso
Music byEnnio Morricone
Production
companies
Roberto Loyola Cinematografica
Orfeo Producciones Cinematográficas
Terra-Filmkunst
Distributed byTitanus (Italy)
K-tel Motion Pictures (US)
Release date
  • August 11, 1972 (1972-08-11)
Running time
97 minutes
CountriesItaly
Spain
West Germany
LanguagesItalian
English

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 Spaghetthi 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 (that) serves the movie quite well" and depicts some visual aspects of the film as of "Fellinesque beauty".[3]

References
  1. "Bandera Bandits". digiguide.tv. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  2. LA BANDA J. E S. CRONACA CRIMINALE DEL FAR WEST (in Italian), retrieved April 6, 2023
  3. "Sonny and Jed / La Banda J&S - Film Review (Scherpschutter) - The Spaghetti Western Database". www.spaghetti-western.net. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
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