50th Anniversary of “Ballad of Death Valley”

Today marks the 50^th Anniversary of the “Ballad of Death Valley” directed by Roberto Mauri and starring William Berger and Wayde Preston. Gunfighter Lee Calloway, agrees to help three outlaws break out of jail in exchange for half of their stolen gold. Calloway carries through with his end of the bargain, but the outlaws betray him and leave him in the desert to die. After wandering for days, Calloway is rescued by Esther, who nurses him back to health only to trick him as well in order to collect the reward on his head.

Sartana nella valle degli avvoltoi – Italian title

Sartana no Vale dos Gaviões – Brazilian title

Sartana dans la vallée des vautours – French title

Der gefürchtete – German title

Sartana no vale dos abutres - Portuguese title

Sartana en el valle de oro – Spanish title

Sartana en el valle de la muerte – Spanish title

Balladen om den döda dalen – Swedish title      

Sartana Ölüm Vadisi - Turkish title

Sartana in the Valley of the Vultures – English title

Sartana in the Valley of Death – English title

Ballad of Death Valley – English title

A 1970 Italian film production [Victor Produzione (Rome)]

Producer: Enzo Boetani

Director: Robert Mauri (Giuseppe Tagliavia)

Story: Roberto Mauri (Giuseppe Tagliavia)

Screenplay: Roberto Mauri (Giuseppe Tagliavia)

Cinematography: Sandro Mancori (Alessandro Mancori) [Technicolor, Techniscope]

Music: Peter Martell (Augusto Martelli)

     Song: “A King for a Day” sung by Betsy Bell

Running time: 95 minutes

Cast:

Lee Calloway/Sartana - William Berger (Wilhelm Berger)

Jason Craig/Anthony Douglas - Wayde Preston (William Strange)

Juanita - Jolanda Modio

Paco/Preacher - Allan Collins (Luciano Pigozzi)

Pete Craig/George Douglas - Aldo Berti

Slim Craig/Slim Douglas - Carlo Giordana

Peter Craig/Peter Douglas - Franco De Rosa     

Norton - Franco Ressel (Domenico Orobano)

Esther - Pamela Tudor (Priscilla Eddy)

Carmencita/Clementine - Josiane Marie Tanzilli

Craig henchman – Franco Ukmar

Norton bank guard – Clemente Ukmar, Sergio Testori

Chuckles - Bruno Arié

Cantina barman - Alfonso Giganti

Saloon singer - Betsy Bell

Cantina troublemaker – Roberto Danesi

Cantina patron – Antonio Danesi

With; Claudio Aponte, Gaetano Imbró, Bruno Ukmar

Today marks the 50^th Anniversary of the “Ballad of Death Valley” directed by Roberto Mauri and starring William Berger and Wayde Preston. Gunfighter Lee Calloway, agrees to help three outlaws break out of jail in exchange for half of their stolen gold. Calloway carries through with his end of the bargain, but the outlaws betray him and leave him in the desert to die. After wandering for days, Calloway is rescued by Esther, who nurses him back to health only to trick him as well in order to collect the reward on his head.