Today marks the 50th anniversary of the
release of “Corte marzials” (Court Martial). It was directed by Roberto Mauri
using the alias Robert Johnson and starring Vassili Karis, and Craig Hill. It tells
the story of army Lieutenant Clint Warren (Vassili Karis) is sent on a secret
mission and his contact is shot and killed he is charged with the crime and
court martialed. He learns he was set up by his commanding officer Captain
Simpson (Craig Hill) and escapes to prove his innocence.
The film was actually a patchwork of a couple of films “...e
lo chiamarono Spirito Santo” and, “Bada alla tua pelle Spirito Santo!” along with
the addition of some knew footage in order to piece the films together. The
film was given a limited Italian release.
Corte marziale – Italian title
A corte dos assassinos – Brazilian title
L’homme a la Winchester d’or – French title
Skotoste ton drapeti – Greek title
O Preço da Vingança – Portuguese title
Court Martial – English title
A 1973 Italian film production [Vita Film (Rome)]
Producer: Francesco Vitoli
Director: Robert Johnson (Roberto Mauri)
Story: Roberto Mauri
Screenplay: Roberto Mauri
Cinematography: Luigi Ciccarese [Telecolor]
Music: Marcello Gigante
Running time: 92 minutes
Cast:
Lieutenant Clint Warren - Vassili Karis (Vassili
Karamesinis)
Colonel Stratford - Tom Felleghy (Tamás Fellegi)
Captain Simpson - Craig Hill (Craig Fowler)
Sergeant Ballinger - Salvatore Billa
Smith brother - Mauro Mannatrizio
Jane - Margaret Rose Keil (Margareth Keil)
Judge - Edmondo Tieghi
Farmer - Fortunato Arena
Working camp warden – Vittorio Fanfoni
Convicts - Salvatore Baccaro, Elio Angelucci (Aurelio
Angelucci)
Clint’s uncle - Hunt Powers (Jack Betts)
Federal agent - José Torres (José Medina),
Defense council - Cesare di Vito
Smith henchmen – Omero Capanna, Gilberto Galimberti
Clint’s friend at mine – Emilio Zago
Helen - Lilian Tyler
Tommy - Gaddo Gelli
Prison guard with whip – Ivan Greeve
With: Lorenzo Piani, Ada Pometti
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