The Belle Starr Story

Director: Lina Wertmüller, Piero Cristofani Lina Wertmüller

Overview

Elsa Martinelli plays the title outlaw in the made-for-Italian-TV Belle Starr. Though ostensibly based on historical fact, the film's chronology and character relationships are somewhat juggled with by director Lina Wertmuller. What emerges is a typically Wertmullerian "battle of the sexes" endeavor, with anachronistic emphasis on the story's political ramifications. Also, the American West is depicted in near-surrealistic fashion, not quite as zany as in a Mel Brooks picture, but not very far from it. For reasons of her own, Wertmuller used the psedonym Nathan Wich in the film's credits.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/24/2012
UPC:	0874757022093
Original Release:	1979
Source:	American Pop Classic
Language:	English
Time:	1:43:00
Sales rank:	48,817

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Bruno Piergentili	Actor
Elsa Martinelli	Actor
Francesca Righini	Actor
George Eastman	Actor
Robert Woods	Actor
Orso Maria Guerrini	Actor
Robert Wood	Actor

Technical Credits

Lina Wertmüller	Director
Piero Cristofani	Director
Oscar Righini	Producer