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Ace High (1968)
Eli Does It Again

Ace High is a star studded sequel of God Forgives, But I Don't. With a star cast like Eli Wallach, Terence Hill, Bud Spencer and Kevin McCarthy it has all ingredients of an entertaining spaghetti western movie i.e. revenge, violence and humor.


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Ace High
Directed By : Giuseppe Colizzi

Cast :
  • Eli Wallach ... Cacopoulos
  • Terence Hill ... Cat Stevens
  • Bud Spencer ... Hutch Bessy
  • Brock Peters ... Thomas
  • Kevin McCarthy ... Drake
  • Tiffany Hoyveld ... Thomas' wife
  • Livio Lorenzon ... Paco Rosa
  • Steffen Zacharias ... Harold
  • Armando Bandini ... Bank cashier



Also Known As :
  • Ace High ... UK. USA
  • Vier für ein Ave Maria ... West Germany
  • Tappava hymy ... Finland
  • Quatre de l'Ave Maria, Les ... France
  • Ess i topp ... Sweden




The name of this Spaghetti Western itself suggests that it has something to do with gambling. But more than that, this is a revenge story with lots of chasing around. Ace High picks up where Colizzi's God Forgives..But I Don't (1967) wrapped up with the explosive death of bandit Bill San Antonio.


Ace High
A Star Moment Worth a Frame

The story revolves around five characters mainly. Cacopoulos (Eli Wallach), Cat (Terence Hill) , Hutch (Bud Spencer), Drake (Kevin McCarthy) and Thomas (Brock Peters). Quite a Star cast..eh ?


Cacopoulos escapes from jail just before he was about to be hanged, to take revenge from his three treacherous companions Drake,

Ace High ELi Wallach
A Close-Up Always Suits Eli
Paco and a bank manager who turned him in fifteen years ago. He kills one as he escapes from prison, and one other gets killed in a Mexican shootout earlier in the film. That leaves only Drake to get even with. On his merciless spree he steals from Cat and Hutch who were enjoying their newly earned bounty money a big way.


Now Cacopoulos is on his way squander the loot money and Cat and Hutch are on his trail. When they find him they have no other way to join him on his quest (Why? watch yourself!). Cacopoulos wants revenge while Cat and Hutch want their stolen money. Thomas a circus worker also joins them on their mission. And then come gambling and shooting in the picture. Like other good Spaghetti Westerns, this movie gives you a strong dose of revenge and greed. Eli Wallach again does a superb performance after The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.


Ace High ELi Wallach
A Crowd Pulling Star Cast

Ace High has its own funny moments which are well expected having Terence Hill and Bud Spencer around. The first half of this film is usual story establishing one, but the second half when Drake comes in the picture, is where the film really distinguishes itself.


No doubt Ace High shares some technical flaws of Spaghetti Westerns like dubbing, but you will enjoy the mistakes as well . Some of the dialogue sounds like it was translated into the English by foreigners, but that's what makes low-budget Spaghetti Westerns so much fun. Enjoy!!



External Links
Internet Movie Database
Spaghetti Western Database
Shobary's Spaghetti Westerns

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