A MAN CALLED BLADE

Mannaja – Italian title

Cego por vinganca – Brazilian title

Mannaja – Um Homem Chamado Blade – Brazilian title

Um Homem Chamado Mannaja – Brazilian title

Mannaja - A Man Called Blade – Danish title

Mannaja – Finnish title

Mannaja, l'homme à la hache – French title

El valle de la muerte – Spanish title

Mannaja das Beil des todes – German title

Der letzte der Bounty Killer – German title

O kavallaris me to Tsekouri – Greek title

Me fonazan Tsekouri – Greek title

Blade menneskejegeren – Norwegian title
 Mannaja, O Cavaleiro Solitário - Portuguese title

Mannaja – mannen med kottyxan – Swedish title

A Man Called Blade – English title

A 1977 Italian production [Devon Film, Medusa Film (Rome)]

Producer: Luciano Martino

Director: Sergio Martino

Story: Sergio Martino

Screenplay: Sergio Martino, Sauro Scavolini

Cinematography: Federico Zanni [Eastmancolor]

Music: Guido & Maurizio De Angelis

Songs: ”Wolf”, “Snake” sung by Dandylion (Cesare De Natale)

Running time: 101 minutes

Cast:

Merton/’Mannaja”/Blade – Maurizio Merli

Theo Valler – John Steiner

Deborah McGowan – Sonya Jeannine (Sonja Jeannine)

Burt Craven – Donald O’Brien (Donal O’Brien)

Edward M. McGowan – Philippe Leroy (Philippe Leroy-Beaudieu)

Angela – Martine Brochard

Gerard Merton – Rik Battaglia (Caterino Battaglia)

Government Agent – Enzo Fiermonte (Vincenco Fiermonte)

Johnny Johnny – Salvatore Puntillo

Dahlman – Nino Casale (Antonio Casale)

Old Timer – Enzo Maggio (Vincenzo Maggio)

Bartender – Sergio Tardioli

Lucy Merton – Sophia Lombardo

Valler henchmen – Ted Carter (Giovanni Pazzafini), Riccardo Petrazi, Claudio Ruffini, Franco Ukmar, Domenico Cianfriglia, Alberto Dell'Acqua, José Yepes (José Yepes Cardo)

Miners - Ottaviano Dell'Acqua, Elio Angelucci

Stagecoach Guard - Bruno Di Luia

Passenger in stagecoach – Aldo Rendine

Merton, a bounty hunter nicknamed ‘Blade’ for his skill in using the ax, was shocked when, at an early age, he witnessed the murder of his father. Now an adult, he returns to his hometown to avenge his father's death. He finds the old murderer McGowan paralyzed and in a wheel chair and by his side Theo Valler an evil tyrant, who is his right-hand henchman. With the miners in revolt at McGowan’s mine, Merton is captured and tortured, but he is saved by the outlaw Burt Craven whom Blade had earlier released from his custody. Blade goes on the attack and disposes of Valler and his henchmen and sets the town free from tyranny. 

YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCXUXxuffeM