RED HARVEST

La ciudad maldita – Spanish title

La note rossa del Falco – Italian title

The Crimson Night of the Hawk – English title

Red Harvest – English title

A 1976 Spanish, Italian co-production [Dara Films (Barcelona), PEA (Rome)]

Producer: José María Cunillés, Antonio Girasante, Luis Marin, Alberto Grimaldi

Director: John Wood (Juan Bosch Palau)

Story: “Red Harvest” by Dashiell Hammett

Screenplay: Juan Bosch (Juan Bosch Palau), Alberto De Stefanis

Cinematography: Gino Santini [Eastmancolor, widescreen]

Music: Franco Julian

Running time: 91 minutes

Cast:

OP – Chet Bakon/Bacon

Dinah – Diana Lorys (Anna Vega)

Sheriff Noonan – Roberto Camardiel (Roberto Escudero)

Max Thaler – Denny Martín (José Martínez)

Don Wilson – Alan Collins (Luciano Pigozzi)

Peter – Antonio Molino Rojo

With: Nat Greenwood, Adolfo Thous, Eduardo Bea, Frank Clement (Francisco Clement), Francisco Casares, Manuela Alcardi, Lone Fleming (Lone Faerch), Jose Antonio Mayans, José Yepes (José Cardo), Jesús Enguita

[The mysterious Chet Bacon/Bakon. Often credited erroneously as a alias for Gianni Garko you can see the man is not Garko. He's a Spanish local actor who was given a break and the lead role by Juan Bosch.]

Personville is a western town where greed for wealth has corrupted all its citizens and starts a spiral of crime. Finding an atmosphere unbearable, Donald Wilson turns to a private detective agency for help and they send their best agent to investigate. Once in town the detective fails to make contact with his client as Wilson is found dead in the street. Wilson’s girlfriend Dinah now fears for her life, but the detective can eventually discover the misdeeds of the city, from those put in place by Sheriff Noonan.