Payment in Blood 50th Anniversary

On April 14, 1967 “7 winchester per un massacre” (Payment in Blood) opened in Rome, Italy. The film starred Guy Madison and Edd Byrnes.

 Colonel Thomas Blake, a former Confederate officer who is still fighting the war, leads raids on small towns, massacring everyone he comes in contact with. The seven members of his gang kill in various ways, knife, bullwhip, spurs, fists etc. Each killer has a wanted poster of them pop up during the credits. Stuart, a government agent, is sent to infiltrate the group. Blake’s marauders have a stolen a chest of government gold and have hidden it somewhere. The group finds a Manuela who catches Blake’s fancy. It turns out she too is an agent, working with Stuart. Eventually Stuart and Manuela win out and rewarded with medals by the Government for whipping out the scourge of the West.

7 Winchester per un massacre – Italian title

Winchester for Hire – Australian title

Texas 1867 – Brazilian title

7 kovaa miestä – Finnish title

Sept Winchester pour un massacre – French title

Die Satansbrut des Colonel Blake – German title

Satan im Sattel – German title

Τα 7 πιστόλια της μεγάλης σφαγής – Greek title

Ta 7 pistolia tis megalis sfagis – Greek title

7 winchester para un matanza – Spanish title

Sete espingardas para un massacre – Portuguese title

7 Winchester for att doda – Swedish title

7 Winchester for en massaker – Swedish title

Yedi Silahsörün Dönüsü – Turkish title

7 Winchesters for a Massacre – English title

The Final Defeat – U.K. title

Blake’s Marauders – U.S.A. title

Renegade Riders – U.S.A. title

Payment in Blood – U.S.A. title

A 1967 Italian production [Circus Film, Fono Roma (Rome)]

Producer: E.G. Rowland (Enzo Girolami)

Director: E.G. Rowland (Enzo Girolami)

Story: E.G. Rowland (Enzo Girolami), Tito Carpi, Marino Girolami

Screenplay: E.G. Rowland (Enzo Girolami), Tito Carpi

Cinematography: Aldo Pinelli [Technicolor, Techniscope]

Music: Francesco De Masi

Song: “Seven Men” sung by Raoul (Ettore Lovecchio)

Running time: 98 minutes

Cast:

Colonel Thomas Blake – Guy Madison (Robert Moseley)

Stuart – Edd Byrnes (Edward Breitenberger)

Chamaco Gonzales – Thomas Moore (Enio Girolami)

Manuela – Louis Barrett (Luisa Baratto)

Mesa Alvarez – Attilio Severini

Fred Calhoun – Rick Boyd (Federico Boido)

Mason - Marco Mariani

Miss Belle – Adriana Facchetti

Rios – Alfred Aysanoa (Alfrtedo Runachagua)

Le Seour – Piero Vida (Pietro Vida)

Sheriff – Giulio Maculani

Deputy Joe - Alberigo Donadeo

Nora - Rossella Bergamonti

Union soldiers - Mario Donen (Mario Papotti), Marco Mariani

Durango townsmen -  Franco Ukmar, Rossella Bergamonti

Blake henchman - Angelo Boscariol

Stagecoach passenger - Gina Mascetti

With: Mirella Panfili (Azzurra Pamphilli)