Keoma (1976) on Netflix
Keoma Shannon returns from the Civil War to his hometown, where Caldwell and his gang rule. His three half-brothers have joined Caldwell, and he rescues a pregnant woman from a plague camp.
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Plot summary
After the American Civil War, Keoma Shannon, part-Indian and part-White, comes back to his border hometown. Caldwell, a former Confederate raider, rules the place with his gang, and Keoma's three half-brothers, Butch, Lenny and Sam, have joined him. Keoma rescues Liza Farrow, a pregnant woman accused of carrying plague, from being sent to an old mine where the sick are quarantined. He meets his father, William Shannon, and George, an old Black friend who was once his servant and now drinks. The town has no medicine or food, and plague and starvation kill its people. Keoma decides to help Liza and the townspeople. An older woman known as the Witch, who saved him during an Indian camp massacre, appears to him.
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- Pierangelo Civeraas Plague Victim (uncredited)
- Ian Danbyas Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Keoma (1976)
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- Mino Roli and Nico Ducci's screenplay for Keoma arrived three days after shooting had begun, and Franco Nero and Enzo G. Castellari threw it out, judging it unsuitable for a Western. Castellari then rewrote the script daily throughout filming, taking suggestions from cast and crew and drawing on Shakespeare and Sam Peckinpah.
- Most of Keoma's dialogue was written by actor John Loffredo, while Franco Nero contributed many of his own lines, including his final exchange with the Witch. Nero said he lifted a line from The Cowboy and the Cossack, a book by his friend Claire Huffaker, for that scene.
- Keoma was shot mostly at Elios Studios in Rome, where Sergio Corbucci had filmed Django, and also on location at Lago di Camposecco. The studio's set was in dire need of repair, which suited Castellari because the worn sets did not have to be redressed.
- Franco Nero said that the music for his film Keoma, composed by Guido & Maurizio De Angelis, was inspired by Leonard Cohen.
