Chrysanthemums for a Bunch of Swine (Original title: Crisantemi per un branco di carogne) is a 1968 Italian western film directed by Sergio Pastore. The script was co-written by Pastore, Gianni Manera and Dino Santoni. The film is Pastore's only Western.
Plot A gang of outlaws abducts a bride from her wedding celebration. They head to a monastery, where the bandit heading the gang tries to marry the girl. The priest refuses to solemnize the marriage without the girl's consent. When the gang leaves the monastery with the girl, the priest pursues them and picks off the gang members one by one.
Cast
Edmund Purdom Gianni Manera (credited as John Manera) Marilena Possenti Joseph Logan Livio Lorenzon Giovanna Lenzi (as Jeannette Len) Aïché Nanà Ivano Davoli
Reception The film, "like various other films by Pastore, received a very limited theatrical release and attracted very few spectators". Survival status
The only evidences of the film's existence today are its posters, lobby cards and soundtrack (composed by Piero Umiliani) as no remaining copy is known, thus being considered a lost film.
Soundtrack The film's original music was released by Beat Records in 2012.
References
External links
Chrysanthemums for a Bunch of Swine at the Spaghetti Western Database