Sonny & Jed / The Ugly Ones

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THE UGLY ONES We’ve seen Tomas Milian as funny peon and a revolutionary bandit - now we see him in a double-header playing ruthless outlaws. In THE UGLY ONES the notorious outlaw Jose Gomez (Milian), on his way to prison, is rescued by his girlfriend Anna (Halina Zalewska as Ella Karin) and taken to their hometown to hide. The villagers welcome him - they remember him as a local boy who’s had a bad break and has been persecuted by the law. They learn too late when his gang shows up that he’s ruthless and their loyalties begin to waver. When bounty hunter Luke Chilson, (stoically played by Richard Wyler), shows up the town must decide on who they are going to support. Effectively directed by Eugenio Martin, with a great score by Stelvio Cipriano, along with some nice supporting actors, make this one of Milian’s and genre’s best. SONNY & JED Milian again plays a notorious bandit named Jed Trigado, who has become a Robin Hood figure top the local peasants. Idolized by Sonny (Susan George) who also wants to become a famous outlaw, she pursues him until he allows her to become a partner. The two terrorize the territory until the relentless Sheriff Franciscus (Telly Savages) takes up after their trail. Sonny soon learns Jed is not the hero she perceived him to be but a ruthless, murderous scoundrel and the fur flies between the two. This western version of Bonnie and Clyde is aptly directed by Sergio Corbucci and with a nice melodic score by Ennio Morricone. This turns out to be more of a hate story than a love story between our main characters.