Saturday, May 25, 2013

THE RUTHLESS COLT OF THE GRINGO


La venganza de Clark Harrison – Spanish title
La venganza de Sol Lester – Italian title
La spietata colt del gringo – Italian title
Die ganze Meute gegen mich – German title
Der embarmundclose Colt des Gringo – German title
To katarameno pistoli tou Ringo – Greek title
Gringo’s Pitiless Colt – English title
The Ruthless Colt of the Gringo – English title
 
A 1965 Spanish, Italian co-production [Coop. Cinematográfica Constelación (Barcelona), Danny Film, Cinedoris (Rome)]
Producer: Zelyko Kunkera
Director: Joseph L. Madrid (José Luis Madrid de la Viña)
Story: “El que sabe matar” Cliff Bradley (Jesús Navarro Carrión-Cervera)
Screenplay: Jess Navarro (Jesús Carrión), Mike Ashley (Mino Roli), Anthony Estevan (Antonio Santillán)
Cinematography: Marcello Gatti, Jaime Deu Casas [Kodakcolor, Techniscope]
Music: Francesco De Masi, Enrique Escobar (Enrique Sotes)
Song: “A Man Must Fight” sung by Peter Tevis
Running time: 83 minutes
 
Cast:
Sol Lester/Clark Harrison – Jim Reed (Luigi Giuliano)
Lois Duval – Martha Dovan (Conxita Ala)
Cora Grant – Pat Greenhill (Germana Monteverdi)
Halloway - César Ojinaga
Bliss – Charles Otter (Carlos Otero)
Coleman – Indio Gonzáles (Gaspar González)
Wilker – Gustavo Re
Sheriffs – Isidro Novellas (Isidro Plans), José Manuel Pinillos
Deputy Sheriff Purdy – Dámaso Muní
Judge – Antonio Jiménez Escribano
Walton – Hilario Ocon
Fess – Carlos Moyan
Coleman henchmen – Juan Miguel Solano, Jak Rocha (Moisés Rocha), Juan Torres
With: Alberto Gadea, Carlo Fabrizi, Luis Induni (Luigi Radici), Gerardo Ribas, Carlos Vargas, Vicente Bondal, Eduardo Lizarza, Francisco Aguilera, Antonio Marcos, Beni Perez, Pedro L. Conde


A young cowboy accused of killing the owner of a gold mine is found guilty on the basis of false evidence and sentenced to a prison term of hard labor. After serving his sentence, the young man returns to his the territory where the shady characters caused his sentence. Appointed sheriff, he begins his investigation to discover the true authors of the assassination of the miner. He ultimately eliminates the culprits proves his innocence of the crime, thus earning the respect and love of the daughter of the murdered miner.

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