Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- breezy
- irreverent
- lazy sunday
- comic western night
What sets it apart
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Joe arrives as a dreamy, pacifist young man who prefers poetry and bicycles to guns and horses, then is pushed toward western toughness.
Joe despises guns and fights while three footpad teachers attempt to train him into a conventional Wild West hero.
Gunman Morton becomes jealous of Joe's love for Candida and forces Joe to defend himself.
The film is identified as a Spaghetti Western and combines Italian production with comic revision of Wild West formulas.
Films like Man of the East, and why
They Call Me Trinity
shared spaghetti western setting, comic action, fish out of water protagonist, and playful tone
Trinity Is Still My Name
shared Terence Hill comic western persona, buddy comedy energy, and lighthearted gunplay
My Name Is Nobody
shared comedic revision of western conventions, outsider hero, and breezy action
Movie Details
- Director
- Enzo Barboni
- Release Date
- 1972-09-28
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (144)
Cast
- Terence Hill
- Gregory Walcott
- Yanti Somer
- Dominic Barto
- Harry Carey Jr.
- Enzo Fiermonte
- Danika La Loggia
- Riccardo Pizzuti
- Jean Louis
- Alessandro Sperli
Common questions
- What is Man of the East about?
- A poetry-loving English gentleman is improbably trained by three outlaws to survive the Wild West and win the affection of a rancher's daughter.
- What is Man of the East like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Man of the East as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Man of the East violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Man of the East as mild.
- Which films are like Man of the East?
- Films with a similar feel include They Call Me Trinity, Trinity Is Still My Name, and My Name Is Nobody.
- How long is Man of the East?
- Man of the East runs 115 minutes.
