Keoma
- Year: 1976
- Country of origin: Italy
- Genre: Drama, Western
- Director: Enzo G. Castellari
- Length: 105 min
- IMDb rating:
A man who is free never dies.
Synopsis
Keoma (1976) follows a former Union soldier who returns to his hometown after the Civil War and finds it dominated by a ruthless gang allied with his estranged half-brothers. As he intervenes to protect a pregnant woman and challenge the town’s oppressors, he becomes drawn into escalating violence and personal conflict. This Italian western blends bleak atmosphere, stylized violence, and allegorical themes of oppression, identity, and redemption.
Selected disc options for Keoma
| Extras | Arrow BD-ALL/US 2019 | Mill Creek BD-A/US 2012 | Cult Films BD-ALL/UK 2024 | Blue Underground DVD-0/US/OOP 2007 | Anchor Bay DVD-0/US/OOP 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Commentary by C. Courtney Joyner and Henry C. Parke | has extra | ||||
| Audio Commentary by Director Enzo G. Castellari, Moderated by Waylon Wahl | has extra | has extra | |||
| Introduction by Alex Cox | has extra | has extra | |||
| “Keoma” and the Twilight of the Spaghetti Western - With Austin Fisher | has extra | ||||
| Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust - Interview with Director Enzo G. Castellari | has extra | ||||
| The Ballad of Keoma - Interview with Actor Franco Nero | has extra | ||||
| The Flying Thug - Interview with Actor Massimo Vanni | has extra | ||||
| Keoma: Legends Never Die - Interview with Actor Franco Nero | has extra | has extra | |||
| Parallel Actions - Interview with Editor Gianfranco Amicucci | has extra | ||||
| Play as an Actor - Interview with Actor Wolfgang Soldati | has extra | ||||
| Westerns and Crime Flicks: The Films of Enzo G. Castellari - Interview with Director Enzo G. Castellari | has extra | ||||
| Writing Keoma - Interview with Actor/Co-Writer George Eastman | has extra | ||||
| Interview with Director Enzo G. Castellari | has extra | ||||
| Interview with Editor Gianfranco Amicucci | has extra | ||||
| Stills Gallery | has extra | ||||
| Biography: Actor Franco Nero | has extra | has extra | |||
| Biography: Director Enzo G. Castellari | has extra | has extra | |||
| International Theatrical Trailer | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | |
| Italian Theatrical Trailer | has extra |
Notes
- Arrow’s Blu-ray includes a booklet with writing by Simon Abrams (“‘He Can’t Die’: ‘Keoma’ and the Widely Reported Demise of the Spaghetti Western”) and Howard Hughes (“Shooting from the Hip: The Westerns of Franco Nero”).
- Mill Creek’s “Double Feature” Blu-ray also includes The Grand Duel (1972).
- Cult Films’ Blu-ray is included in the “Spaghetti Westerns” box set with Django (1966) and A Bullet for the General (1967); and three art cards. Reissued separately (2025/04/28).
- Blue Underground’s DVD is also available in the “Spaghetti Westerns Unchained” box set with Django (1966), Texas, Adios (1966), Django Kill... If You Live, Shoot! (1967).
- Anchor Bay’s DVD is also available in the “Once Upon A Time In Italy: The Spaghetti Western Collection” box set with Texas, Adios (1966), A Bullet for the General (1967), Compañeros (1970) and The Four of the Apocalypse (1975).
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