{"id":5366,"date":"2019-03-08T20:54:51","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T20:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/?p=5366"},"modified":"2019-03-08T20:55:01","modified_gmt":"2019-03-08T20:55:01","slug":"john-wayne-foreign-western-movie-titles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/john-wayne-foreign-western-movie-titles\/","title":{"rendered":"John Wayne Foreign Western Movie Titles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/john-wayne-foreign-western-movie-titles\/#Did_John_Wayne_Really_Win_the_Best_Actor_Academy_Award_for_%E2%80%9C100_Dollars_Pour_Un_Sherif%E2%80%9D\" title=\"Did John Wayne Really Win the Best Actor Academy Award for \u201c100 Dollars Pour Un Sherif\u201d?\">Did John Wayne Really Win the Best Actor Academy Award for \u201c100 Dollars Pour Un Sherif\u201d?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/john-wayne-foreign-western-movie-titles\/#Il_Primo_Ribelle_Italian\" title=\"Il Primo Ribelle (Italian)\">Il Primo Ribelle (Italian)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/john-wayne-foreign-western-movie-titles\/#La_Chevauchee_Fantastique_French\" title=\"La Chevauchee Fantastique (French)\">La Chevauchee Fantastique (French)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/john-wayne-foreign-western-movie-titles\/#100_Dollars_Pour_Un_Sherif_French\" title=\"100 Dollars Pour Un Sherif (French)\">100 Dollars Pour Un Sherif (French)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/john-wayne-foreign-western-movie-titles\/#La_Caravane_De_Feu_French\" title=\"La Caravane De Feu (French)\">La Caravane De Feu (French)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/john-wayne-foreign-western-movie-titles\/#I_Cavalieri_Del_Nord_Ovest_Italian\" title=\"I Cavalieri Del Nord Ovest (Italian)\">I Cavalieri Del Nord Ovest (Italian)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/john-wayne-foreign-western-movie-titles\/#Mas_Corazon_Que_Odio_Spanish_%E2%80%93_Argentina\" title=\"Mas Corazon Que Odio (Spanish &#8211; Argentina)\">Mas Corazon Que Odio (Spanish &#8211; Argentina)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/john-wayne-foreign-western-movie-titles\/#Les_Cordes_De_La_Potence_French\" title=\"Les Cordes De La Potence (French)\">Les Cordes De La Potence (French)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/john-wayne-foreign-western-movie-titles\/#Il_Grande_Tormento_Italian\" title=\"Il Grande Tormento (Italian)\">Il Grande Tormento (Italian)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/john-wayne-foreign-western-movie-titles\/#Vestens_Haarde_Halse_Norwegian\" title=\"Vestens Haarde Halse (Norwegian)\">Vestens Haarde Halse (Norwegian)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/john-wayne-foreign-western-movie-titles\/#LUltima_Conquista_Italian\" title=\"L&#8217;Ultima Conquista (Italian)\">L&#8217;Ultima Conquista (Italian)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/john-wayne-foreign-western-movie-titles\/#Pugni_Pupe_E_Pepite_Corsican\" title=\"Pugni, Pupe E Pepite (Corsican)\">Pugni, Pupe E Pepite (Corsican)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/john-wayne-foreign-western-movie-titles\/#Un_Dollaro_Donore_Italian\" title=\"Un Dollaro D&#8217;onore (Italian)\">Un Dollaro D&#8217;onore (Italian)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Did_John_Wayne_Really_Win_the_Best_Actor_Academy_Award_for_%E2%80%9C100_Dollars_Pour_Un_Sherif%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Did John Wayne Really Win the Best Actor Academy Award for \u201c100 Dollars Pour Un Sherif\u201d?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In our companion piece to the previous article on <a href=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/john-wayne-foreign-movie-titles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"John Wayne\u2019s foreign film titles (opens in a new tab)\">John Wayne\u2019s foreign film titles<\/a> we visit an alternative universe in which JW appeared in a number of stirring Western movies such as \u201cThe North West Knights\u201d, \u201cThe Caravan of Fire\u201d and, one of my particular <g class=\"gr_ gr_7 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling multiReplace\" id=\"7\" data-gr-id=\"7\">favourites<\/g>, \u201cCombats, Happy and Nuggets\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As before, we\u2019ll start off with a fairly easy title to decipher but if you\u2019re not proficient in Norwegian and Corsican, you may find a couple of the titles a tad hard to figure out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, we repeat the caveat from our <a href=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/john-wayne-foreign-movie-titles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"non-Western JW foreign film titles (opens in a new tab)\">non-Western JW foreign film titles<\/a> article that the following translations were accomplished by using various options available on the internet, and therefore may not be totally one-hundred-percent accurate.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/1-Allegheny-Uprising-1-735x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Allegheny Uprising with John Wayne Italian poster \" class=\"wp-image-5367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/1-Allegheny-Uprising-1-735x1024.jpg 735w, https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/1-Allegheny-Uprising-1-395x550.jpg 395w, https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/1-Allegheny-Uprising-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Il_Primo_Ribelle_Italian\"><\/span>Il Primo Ribelle (Italian)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Seeing as this film was also known as \u201cThe First Rebel\u201d, all you have to do is work backwards from the Italian title which translates to exactly that, which should then bring you to the original title which was of course \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/john-wayne-movies-missed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Allegheny Uprising (opens in a new tab)\">Allegheny Uprising<\/a>\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not sure exactly when the poster was designed but JW looks a bit older than he actually does in the film. And if the image of his co-star Claire Trevor isn\u2019t based upon the Italian actress Virna Lisi then I\u2019ll eat my dead beaver hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"453\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2-Stagecoach.jpg\" alt=\"French poster for Stagecoach with Claire Trevor and John Wayne\" class=\"wp-image-5368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2-Stagecoach.jpg 453w, https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2-Stagecoach-417x550.jpg 417w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 453px) 100vw, 453px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"La_Chevauchee_Fantastique_French\"><\/span>La Chevauchee Fantastique (French)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLa\u201d and \u201cFantastique\u201d are fairly easy to translate but \u201cChevauchee\u201d appears to translate as \u201cChevauchee\u201d, which in turn means \u201cpromenade\u201d or \u201chorse charge\u201d in English. No, it\u2019s not \u201cThe Horse Soldiers\u201d, which might be more appropriate. It is in fact John Ford\u2019s classic Western, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/stagecoach-first-john-wayne-john-ford\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Stagecoach (opens in a new tab)\">Stagecoach<\/a>\u201d. It\u2019s worth noting that the film was inspired by a short story by French writer Guy de Maupassant entitled \u201cBoule de Suif\u201d, which itself translates to \u201cBall of Tallow\u201d, and it is at this point I will now get off the stagecoach and move on to the next title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"686\" height=\"920\" src=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/3-True-Grit-1.jpg\" alt=\"John Wayne in True Grit a French poster 100 Dollars Pour Un Sherif\" class=\"wp-image-5369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/3-True-Grit-1.jpg 686w, https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/3-True-Grit-1-410x550.jpg 410w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"100_Dollars_Pour_Un_Sherif_French\"><\/span>100 Dollars Pour Un Sherif (French)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This French title translates easily into English as \u201c100 Dollars for A Sheriff\u201d. I haven\u2019t checked but I\u2019m assuming that is the amount of money Mattie Ross pays Rooster Cogburn to track down the man who killed her father. So there you have it. \u201c100 Dollars Pour Un Sherif\u201d is \u201cTrue Grit\u201d. And there was me thinking \u201cTrue Grit\u201d actually meant John Wayne. How wrong can you be?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"920\" src=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/4-The-War-Wagon-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/4-The-War-Wagon-1.jpg 685w, https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/4-The-War-Wagon-1-410x550.jpg 410w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"La_Caravane_De_Feu_French\"><\/span>La Caravane De Feu (French)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s \u201cThe Caravan of Fire\u201d and it\u2019s headed your way. This so-called caravan spits a merde load of lead to anyone who gets too close, unless of course you\u2019re either JW or Kirk Douglas, in which case the bullets suddenly veer off to the side and miss the stars of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/the-ultimate-top-20-john-wayne-movie-westerns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The War Wagon (opens in a new tab)\">The War Wagon<\/a>\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The very colourful poster itself is of course a dead giveaway, what with Kirk\u2019s dimpled chin giving a determined John Wayne a run for his money. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"421\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/5-SWAYR-1.jpg\" alt=\"I Cavalieri del Nord Ovest or She Wore a Yellow Ribbon with John Wayne\" class=\"wp-image-5371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/5-SWAYR-1.jpg 421w, https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/5-SWAYR-1-386x550.jpg 386w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"I_Cavalieri_Del_Nord_Ovest_Italian\"><\/span>I Cavalieri Del Nord Ovest (Italian)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The English title for this translates from the Italian to \u201cThe North West Knights\u201d. I\u2019ve noticed with a few of the posters discussed so far in this and our previous article that the translation isn\u2019t as literal as it might be. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whoever designed the poster has gone a bit overboard on the red paint but it\u2019s still very impressive and certainly not one I\u2019ve ever seen before, but why \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/ultimate-top-10-best-john-wayne-movies-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (opens in a new tab)\">She Wore a Yellow Ribbon<\/a>\u201d becomes \u201cThe North West Knights\u201d when translated directly back from the Italian title is beyond me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you take the original English title into Italian, then it should be \u201cLei Indossava Un Giallo Nastro\u201d. My work here is done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/6-The-Searchers-3.jpg\" alt=\"John Wayne in The Searchers or in the (French) poster Mas Corazon que Odio\" class=\"wp-image-5372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/6-The-Searchers-3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/6-The-Searchers-3-721x550.jpg 721w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mas_Corazon_Que_Odio_Spanish_%E2%80%93_Argentina\"><\/span>Mas Corazon Que Odio (Spanish &#8211; Argentina)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ve got to love this one because in English this title would be known as \u201cMore Heart Than Hatred\u201d which just about sums up the character of Ethan Edwards in \u201cThe Searchers\u201d. It certainly has more of a ring to it than \u201cLa Buscadores\u201d which is what \u201cThe Searchers\u201d would be in a straight translation into Spanish. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The poster is quite nicely designed, incorporating a still from the film as well as the famous imagery of JW and Jeffrey Hunter against the backdrop of Monument Valley. I\u2019m betting that\u2019s quite a collector\u2019s item these days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"778\" src=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/7-Cahill-1.jpg\" alt=\"John Wayne in Cahill US Marshal or the French poster version Les Cordes De La Potence\" class=\"wp-image-5373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/7-Cahill-1.jpg 580w, https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/7-Cahill-1-410x550.jpg 410w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Les_Cordes_De_La_Potence_French\"><\/span>Les Cordes De La Potence (French)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I can honestly say I\u2019m completely flummoxed on this one. How in the name of all that\u2019s holy does \u201cCahill U.S. Marshal\u201d end up as \u201cThe Ropes of the Stem\u201d? <g class=\"gr_ gr_7 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar only-ins replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"7\" data-gr-id=\"7\">Anyone<\/g> worth their salt knows that the original English title translates into French as \u201cCahill Etats-Unis Marshal \u201c, so what\u2019s the problem? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They\u2019ve done a good job on the poster though, superimposing an image of Wayne over the original US design, so at least it\u2019s got that going for it, but \u2018This summer; coming to a theatre near you soon: John Wayne in \u201cThe Ropes of the Stem\u201d\u2019 just doesn\u2019t do it for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"744\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/8-The-Shepherd-of-the-Hills-1-744x1024.jpg\" alt=\"POster of John Wayne in Il Grande Tormento The Great Torment or The Shepherd of The Hills\" class=\"wp-image-5374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/8-The-Shepherd-of-the-Hills-1-744x1024.jpg 744w, https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/8-The-Shepherd-of-the-Hills-1-399x550.jpg 399w, https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/8-The-Shepherd-of-the-Hills-1.jpg 920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Il_Grande_Tormento_Italian\"><\/span>Il Grande Tormento (Italian)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>JW certainly looks greatly tormented on the poster, as well he would on account of his long-lost father turning up out of the blue, causing a ruckus in the valley then gut-shooting his boy in a gunfight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not sure what \u201cThe Great Torment\u201d has in common with the original title of \u201cThe Shepherd of the Hills\u201d, but when the poster is as good as this with what appears to be a completely original image of John Wayne, then you have to give the designer a pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> I would offer a translation of \u201cThe Shepherd of the Hills\u201d directly to Italian but why should I have all the fun? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"485\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/9-The-Fighting-Kentuckian-1.jpg\" alt=\"The Fighting Kentuckian with John Wayne bu the Norwegian poster Vestens Harde Halse\" class=\"wp-image-5375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/9-The-Fighting-Kentuckian-1.jpg 485w, https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/9-The-Fighting-Kentuckian-1-410x550.jpg 410w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vestens_Haarde_Halse_Norwegian\"><\/span>Vestens Haarde Halse (Norwegian)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This is an interesting one both in terms of the title and the poster that goes with it. \u201cWest\u2019s Hard Halse\u201d, the English interpretation of \u201cVestens Haarde Halse\u201d, gives no clue when it comes to the original title of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/john-waynes-romantic-movie-scenes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Fighting Kentuckian (opens in a new tab)\">The Fighting Kentuckian<\/a>\u201d, although the image of Oliver Hardy on the poster gives it away to those in the know. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or is \u201cHaarde\u201d meant to be a reference to the comedian himself? And why is he billed as \u201c\u2019Oliver \u201cGokke\u201d Hardy\u2019? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Update:<\/em> Direct translation from a Dane means it could mean something like West Tough Throat. Mmmm- any ideas?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite being nowhere near as good as the American poster images for the film at least it\u2019s a totally original design, but the title confuses me somewhat.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"744\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/10-Angel-and-the-Badman-1-744x1024.jpg\" alt=\"John Wayne in Angel &amp; The Badman Italian poster L'Ultima Conquiste\" class=\"wp-image-5376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/10-Angel-and-the-Badman-1-744x1024.jpg 744w, https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/10-Angel-and-the-Badman-1-399x550.jpg 399w, https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/10-Angel-and-the-Badman-1.jpg 920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"LUltima_Conquista_Italian\"><\/span>L&#8217;Ultima Conquista (Italian)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If it was down to me I\u2019d retranslate this Italian title for \u201cAngel and the Badman\u201d as \u201cThe Ultimate Conquest\u201d, mainly because the poster, which is very impressive indeed, indicates that JW is most definitely about to ultimately conquer the lovely <a href=\"https:\/\/reelrundown.com\/celebrities\/Gail-Russell-A-Life-Destroyed-by-Fame\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Gail Russell (opens in a new tab)\">Gail Russell<\/a> in ways too private to mention on a family website such as this. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And in fact, the English translation for \u201cL&#8217;Ultima Conquista\u201d is \u201cThe Last Conquest\u201d which is apt considering all the poster appears to promise for JW and Ms. Russell. They sure do look a <g class=\"gr_ gr_4 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"4\" data-gr-id=\"4\">bellissimo<\/g> couple though, don\u2019t they?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"742\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/11-North-to-Alaska-1-742x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/11-North-to-Alaska-1-742x1024.jpg 742w, https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/11-North-to-Alaska-1-398x550.jpg 398w, https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/11-North-to-Alaska-1.jpg 920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pugni_Pupe_E_Pepite_Corsican\"><\/span>Pugni, Pupe E Pepite (Corsican)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Without the cast list or the image in the top left of the poster you would take forever trying to figure out what JW film is being represented here. The image of Wayne looks like it\u2019s been purloined from \u201cRed River\u201d but the \u201cPugni, Pupe E Pepite\u201d, which translates into English as \u201cCombats, Happy and Nuggets\u201d bears absolutely no resemblance to the original title, which is \u2013 of course \u2013 \u201cNorth to Alaska\u201d, which translates, into Corsican, as I\u2019m sure everybody knows, as \u201cA Nord di Alaska\u201d. Easy when you try. Another good poster though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/12-Rio-Bravo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5378\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Un_Dollaro_Donore_Italian\"><\/span>Un Dollaro D&#8217;onore (Italian)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I love the poster that goes with this, with the Italian title neatly referencing a major story strand from \u201cRio Bravo\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUn Dollaro D&#8217;onore\u201d in English is \u201cA Dollar of Honor\u201d, which I\u2019m thinking alludes to the throwing of a silver dollar into the spittoon that threatens to strip Dude of his self-esteem when he\u2019s tempted to retrieve it<g class=\"gr_ gr_13 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Style replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"13\" data-gr-id=\"13\">.<\/g><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><g class=\"gr_ gr_13 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Style replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"13\" data-gr-id=\"13\">Intriguingly<\/g>, the poster highlights Dean Martin more than Wayne, indicating that whoever designed it may have subscribed to the idea that it\u2019s Dean\u2019s film as much as it is JW\u2019s. All of the five Italian posters featured in this article are very attractively designed and I\u2019d go a long way to track this one down for my own collection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the course of doing a lot of heavy research for this and the previous article on JW foreign movie <g class=\"gr_ gr_3 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation only-ins replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"3\" data-gr-id=\"3\">titles<\/g> I\u2019ve come across a few posters for some of his earlier 1930s movies so keep your eyes peeled for a possible third companion piece in this series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did John Wayne Really Win the Best Actor Academy Award for \u201c100 Dollars Pour Un Sherif\u201d? In our companion piece to the previous article on John Wayne\u2019s foreign film titles we visit an alternative universe in which JW appeared in &#8230; <a title=\"John Wayne Foreign Western Movie Titles\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/john-wayne-foreign-western-movie-titles\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about John Wayne Foreign Western Movie Titles\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5375,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5366"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5366"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5383,"href":"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5366\/revisions\/5383"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}