Terence Hill Movies
At the height of his considerable popularity, Terence Hill was one of Italy's highest-paid stars. A tall, handsome blonde of German-Italian heritage, Hill was born Mario Girotti (he used his birth name onscreen until 1968). Hill was born in Venice but spent the WWII years living in Dresden, Germany. When he was 12, Hill was '"discovered" during a swim meet by Italian filmmaker Dino Risi who cast him in Vacanze col Gangster (Holiday for Gangsters) (1951). Through the decade, Hill made occasional film appearances to pay for his education and his interest in motorcycles. He spent three years studying literature at the University of Rome before deciding to become a full-time actor working in films ranging from The Wonders of Aladdin (1961) -- the first Hill film to reach the U.S., albeit a decade after its European release -- and Luchino Viconti's Il Gattopardo (The Leopard) (1963). Afterwards, Hill made action films and Westerns in Germany until 1967 when he returned to Italy and appeared in Dio perdona... lo no!He changed his name from Mario Girotti to Terence Hill in 1969. He came up with his name by combining the name of the author of a Latin book, Terenzio, with the maiden name of his American wife, Lori. Hill gained popularity when he co-starred with Bud Spencer in the comic spaghetti Western They Call Me Trinity (1971) and its sequel, Trinity Is STILL My Name (1972). Hill and Spencer would work together in some 19 films. Hill made two films in Hollywood, March or Die (1976), starring with Gene Hackman, and Mr. Billion (1976), his first undubbed English-speaking role, in which he starred opposite Valerie Perrine. He was not as successful in the U.S. as in Europe, but eventually he made it his permanent residence. Hill had a minor hit in 1981 with Super Fuzz. In 1983, he added directing to his repertoire. Later in the decade, he also started producing features. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1995
This episode of Lucky Luke, the comedy-western television series, follows Luke (Terrence Hill) as he escorts a group of brides to their new miner husbands. Unbeknownst to him, one of the brides is Jenny, his old outlaw rival who may not be the blushing bride her husband expects. Luke suspects she's plotting a way back into a life of crime, and it's up to him and his talking horse, Jolly Jumper, to save the day. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
- 1987
Terence Hill, who first connected with American audiences in the Italian Western comedy My Name Is Trinity, returns to familiar territory in this picture. Luke (Hill) is a drifting con artist wandering the Old West when he gets word that his buddy Moose (Norman Bowler) has been thrown in jail. Moose needs someone to look after his son Matt (Ross Hill), and he offers to let Luke stay on his ranch (and lay low from some bad guys who have been looking for him) in exchange for serving as Matt's guardian. Luke agrees to the deal, but he and Ross don't get on especially well at first, and things become more complicated when a team of unscrupulous businessmen try to take over Moose's ranch. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Terence Hill, Robert Vaughn, (more)
- 1985
Two Miami officers try to thwart the various schemes of a gang, including the kidnapping of a star quarterback, in this Italian film. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide
- 1975
An amiable con man sets out to land a big score from a man even less honorable than himself in this comic spaghetti western. Joe Thanks (Terence Hill) is a swindler and quick-draw artist who wanders into a dusty little town after literally falling out of a stagecoach while asleep. After besting card-sharp Doc Foster (Klaus Kinski) in a public shootout, Joe reconnects with his old friend Steam Engine Bill (Robert Charlebois), who is traveling with his beautiful but dizzy-headed girlfriend Lucy (Miou-Miou). Joe has learned that Major Cabot (Patrick McGoohan), an officer in the U.S. Cavalry, is escorting a $300,000 fortune that's been earmarked for Indian relief efforts; however, Cabot has no intention of actually delivering the cash, so Joe hatches a scheme to take it for himself. Bill, who bears a slight resemblance to Cabot, will pose as the officer and intercept the money, but when Bill and Lucy are found out and jailed, Joe must come to their rescue. While his name does not appear in the credits, Sergio Leone is said to have co-produced Un Genio, Due Compari, Un Pollo (aka A Genius, Two Partners, and a Dupe) and directed the pre-credit sequence, with Damiano Damiani helming the rest of the picture and receiving screen credit. In Germany, the film was released as Nobody ist der Grosste (aka Nobody is the Greatest) and marketed as an unofficial sequel to Il Mio Nome e Nessuno (aka My Name Is Nobody). ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Miou-Miou, Robert Charlebois, (more)
Spaghetti-Western star Terence Hill achieved international fame with 1974's My Name Is Nobody. A soldier of fortune, Nobody (Hill) is hired to gun down veteran outlaw Jack Beauregard (Henry Fonda). Before long, however, Nobody and Beauregard are bosom companions. When Beauregard announces his retirement, Nobody insists that the old man go out in one last, glorious shooting spree and tries to arrange for this to happen. The film was cut down to 117 minutes for the American release. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Henry Fonda
This film is a madcap slapstick comedy about a pair of racing drivers who tangle with crooks and get themselves into all manner of perilous situations. ~ Mark Hockley, All Movie Guide
- 1974
Among the spice plantations of Columbia are to be found any number of abused peasant farmers. Normally, the great landlords expect the church to support them and at the same time keep the natives quiet. In this Italian family comedy, the ruthless spice masters are instead saddled with two of the most radical revolutionary priests imaginable, Padre G. (Terence Hill) and Padre Pedro (Bud Spencer), who straighten things out using little more than fisticuffs, righteousness, and more than a little slapstick. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- 1973
Italian action star Terence Hill aims for the breadbasket while playing for laughs in All the Way Boys. Hill and his frequent filmic cohort Bud Spencer play a couple of what-the-hell flyboys, working for a ramshackle air freight line. Ordered to navigate the treacherous Andes, Hill and Spencer grimace and groan as they narrowly avert sudden death. Prominent Irish performer Cyril Cusack is brought in for acting relief as "Mad Man". Yes, All the Way, Boys is funny, so long as you aren't expecting Noel Coward...or even Neil Simon. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1972
A bookish Boston slicker tries his hand at cowpunching on his father's ranch in this violent but humorous Italian western. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1971
This shoot-em-up is set in Valencia, Spain at the end of the 19th century, and stars Terence Hill as a close-mouthed gunslinger. The bad guy in this case is the local landlord and aristocrat (Fernando Rey), who horribly abuses the laborers in his community. Romantic interest is provided by Maria Grazia Bucella, as the local inn-keeper. Efforts to depict an actual historical situation keep the pace from being too rapid, but otherwise this is a more-or-less standard western with an unusual locale. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
In this comic Italian Western, the third of the "Trinity" series, Trinity (Terence Hill) and his brother Bambino (Bud Spencer) abandon their law-enforcement duties and try to join the world of horse thieves and criminals. Despite their bad intentions, and their own unbelievable klutziness, they end up helping everyone they meet. Their deadpan earnestness in improbable situations helps make this broad comedy work. What happens when they visit a snooty French restaurant is one of the highlights of the film. The two men speak so little that language is no barrier to enjoying this production, even in its original Italian-language release. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- 1970
In order to protect a group of Mormons from Mexican bandidos, two brothers are forced to convert in this comedic spoof of spaghetti westerns. Trinity is Still My Name is the title of the sequel. ~ Kristie Hassen, All Movie Guide
- 1969
Outlaw and prisoner Graziano Cassitti (Terence Hill) escapes and takes to the hill country in Sardinia. He continually eludes police and continues his raids on the nearby town, becoming a folk hero fighting against authorities. He takes comfort in the arms of Anania (Helen Ronee) as the two lovers meet under cover of darkness. Spina (Frank Wolf) is the local man who attempts to negotiate between the outlaw and the police while the arrogant criminal grants interviews to a sympathetic press. The story is taken from the real-life adventures of Graziano Mesina, who was jailed and awaiting trial for kidnapping, robbery and murder at the time of this film's release. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Terence Hill, Don Backy, (more)
- 1968
In this exciting western, a condemned killer is just about to swing when a bank president hires him to find the outlaws who just robbed his bank. The man must be very careful though, as these outlaws are quite clever. Action ensues. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
There isn't much disagreement as to whether this spaghetti western is styled after the Director Sergio Leone's Clint Eastwood blockbuster, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. Ace High, directed by Giuseppe Colizzi, and filmed in Almeria, Spain, is missing at least two ingredients that could possibly lift it up to its predecessor, and they're Eastwood and Colizzi. The plot fits: An outlaw Cat Stevens (Mario Girotti) is saved from the noose and is then hunted by his saviors when he goes back to crime. But Stevens is on a hunt of his own, pursuing three roamers who'd sent him to prison years before. ~ All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Eli Wallach, Bud Spencer, (more)
