Savage Gringo

Savage Gringo
Italian film poster by Rodolfo Gasparri[1]
Screenplay by	Jesus Navarro Carrion Antonio Román Adriano Bolzoni[2]
Story by	Jesus Navarro Carrion Antonio Román[3]
Produced by	Fulvio Lucisano[2]
Starring	Ken Clark Yvonne Bastien Piero Lulli
Cinematography	Guglielmo Mancori[2]
Edited by	Renato Cinquini Antonio Jimeno[2]
Music by	Nino Oliviero[2]
Production companies	Italian International Film Castia Cooperativa Cinematografica[2]
Distributed by	Sidis[3]
Release dates	18 March 1966 (1966-03-18) (Italy) 12 February 1968 (1968-02-12) (Spain) [2] ([2])
Running time	91 minutes[2]
Countries	Italy Spain[2]

Savage Gringo (Italian: Ringo del Nebraska) is a 1966 Western film starring Ken Clark. The film is about a drifter who protects a rancher couple from a ruthless landowner. Under its Italian title, Savage Gringo was one of numerous Spaghetti Westerns retitled to take advantage of the success of Duccio Tessari's successful Ringo duology (A Pistol for Ringo and The Return of Ringo).

Stories from people involved with the production have discussed whether or not Mario Bava directed the film. Actor Renato Rossini stated he did not recall Bava ever being on set. Bava's son Lamberto, who served as an assistant director on the film, recalled that his father was brought in only to create matte paintings for the film. Bava's biographer Tim Lucas has debated the matter based on these recollections, while film historian Troy Howarth went so far as to state that Bava directed 99% of the film and edited it as well.^[4]