{"id":99012,"date":"2025-09-13T11:49:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T18:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=99012"},"modified":"2025-09-13T17:55:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T00:55:28","slug":"blindman-1971","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=99012","title":{"rendered":"Blindman (1971)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I didn&#8217;t see a thing.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Blindman-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Blindman-Poster-200x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-99039\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Blindman-Poster-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Blindman-Poster-85x128.png 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Blindman-Poster-180x270.png 180w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Blindman-Poster.png 616w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a blind gunslinger (Tony Anthony) hired to bring 50 mail-order brides to miners in Texas learns that his business partner Skunk (Ringo Starr) has double-crossed him by selling the women to a bandit (Lloyd Batista), he travels to Mexico determined to complete his mission at any cost.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Blindness<\/li>\n<li>Cat and Mouse<\/li>\n<li>Ringo Starr Films<\/li>\n<li>Westerns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nFerdinando Baldi&#8217;s Spaghetti-western homage to <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=40\">Zatoichi the Blind Swordsman<\/a> developed cult status in part due to the presence of Ringo Starr in a co-leading role. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Starr.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Starr.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1292\" height=\"526\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-99026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Starr.png 1292w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Starr-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Starr-1024x417.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Starr-128x52.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Starr-768x313.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Starr-604x246.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1292px) 100vw, 1292px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anthony &#8212; best known for <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.spaghetti-western.net\/t\/a-stranger-in-town-un-dollaro-tra-i-denti-luigi-vanzi-1967\/84\"><em>The Stranger<\/em> Spaghetti-western-series<\/a> (which I haven&#8217;t seen) &#8212; wore intensely painful contact lenses (he wouldn&#8217;t do a sequel) to embody a blind man on a last-chance mission to secure a comfortable life through a hefty pay-out.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Blind.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Blind.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1300\" height=\"542\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-99023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Blind.png 1300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Blind-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Blind-1024x427.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Blind-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Blind-768x320.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Blind-604x252.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The entire story consists of a cat-and-mouse attempts to transport objectified beauties from one set of aggressive, dirty men to another, with plenty of exploitation scenes thrown in &#8212; just, because. As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s2201mata.html\">DVD Savant, a fan of this film, puts it<\/a>:  <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8230; parts of this show veer close to Seventies&#8217;-style exploitation cinema too. There&#8217;s nudity present in a few sequences here, most notably the sequence where the mail order brides are forced to wash before the arrival of the visiting Federales. But if this is exploitation cinema, it&#8217;s exploitation cinema as Sergio Leone might have shot it. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Exploitation.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Exploitation.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1292\" height=\"538\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-99024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Exploitation.png 1292w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Exploitation-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Exploitation-1024x426.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Exploitation-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Exploitation-768x320.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Exploitation-604x252.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1292px) 100vw, 1292px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Personally, I grew tired of explosions and violence long before this film&#8217;s (restored) 105 minutes were over &#8212; but at least the cinematography and sets are appealing. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Blindman-Sets-Crosses.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Blindman-Sets-Crosses.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1298\" height=\"538\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-99018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Blindman-Sets-Crosses.png 1298w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Blindman-Sets-Crosses-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Blindman-Sets-Crosses-1024x424.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Blindman-Sets-Crosses-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Blindman-Sets-Crosses-768x318.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Blindman-Sets-Crosses-604x250.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1298px) 100vw, 1298px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, \\and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Riccardo Pallottini&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Blindman-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Blindman-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1292\" height=\"534\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-99014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Blindman-Cinematography.png 1292w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Blindman-Cinematography-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Blindman-Cinematography-1024x423.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Blindman-Cinematography-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Blindman-Cinematography-768x317.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Blindman-Cinematography-604x250.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1292px) 100vw, 1292px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; skip this one unless you&#8217;re a diehard Spaghetti Western fan or a Starr groupie. Listed as a Cult Movie in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0066844\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s2201mata.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1972\/04\/01\/archives\/blindman-with-tony-anthony-bows.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/blindman\/2000320099\/\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I didn&#8217;t see a thing.&#8221; Synopsis: When a blind gunslinger (Tony Anthony) hired to bring 50 mail-order brides to miners in Texas learns that his business partner Skunk (Ringo Starr) has double-crossed him by selling the women to a bandit (Lloyd Batista), he travels to Mexico determined to complete his mission at any cost. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Blindness Cat and Mouse Ringo Starr Films Westerns Review: Ferdinando Baldi&#8217;s Spaghetti-western homage to Zatoichi the Blind Swordsman developed cult status&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=99012\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-99012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99012","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=99012"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99012\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":99040,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99012\/revisions\/99040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=99012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=99012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=99012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}