50th anniversary of the premier of “Blood River”

 

Today marks the 50^th anniversary of the premier of “Dieci bianchi uccisi da un piccolo indiano” (Blood River) directed by George W. Breakston (Gianfranco Baldanello Merano) and starring Fabio Testi, John Irelan and Rosalba Neri. The film focuses on the problems of a rich rancher named Able Webster (Ireland). His son's wife is a halfbreed named Catherine (Neri) who is in love with a stranger named Ringo (Testi). Able also finds out he is not to be, as expected, the inheritor of the Webster fortune. 30 years ago, he and 9 of his neighbors and friends massacred an Indian village in order to obtain the tribe's land. One problem, a small boy named Condor (Daniel Martin) escaped the massacre and has now grown into a vengeful warrior out to kill the 10 men who were responsible for the annihilation of his family and tribal members. Condor is helped in his revenge by Indians from the afterlife.

 

Dieci bianchi uccisi da un piccolo indiano – Italian title

Pasión salvaje – Spanish title

Venganza Apache – Spanish poster

Verano sangriento – Spanish title

10 Bleichgesichter und ein Indianerjunge – German title

Zehn Cowboys un dein Indianerboy – German title

Vingança Apache – Portuguese title

Night of the Tomahawks – English title

10 White Victims of the Little Indian – English title

Blood River – English title

 

A 1973 Italian, Spanish film co-production [Filmar Compagnia Cinematografica (Rome),

     Procensa Films (Madrid)]

Producers: Gino Rossi, Giuseppe Maggi

Director: George W. Breakston (Gianfranco Baldanello Merano)

Story: Mario Damiani, Juan Antonio Verdugo

Screenplay: Gianfranco Baldanello (Gianfranco Merano), Mario Damiani, Juan Antonio Verdugo (José Torres)

Cinematography: Leopoldo Villaseñor Barco [Technicolor, Techniscope]

Music: Piero Umiliani

     Song: “Blood River” sung by Shirley Harmer [Lydia MacDonald?]

Running time: 95 minutes

 

Cast:

Ringo Hammond - Fabio Testi

Abel Webster - John Ireland

Catherine Webster - Sara Bay (Rosalba Neri)

John Crawford/Lovewell - Luis Induni (Luigi Radici)

Ben Webster - Michael Riviere (Miguel de la Riva)

Matt - José Canalejas

Josh - Vittorio Richelmy

Luke – Angelo Dessi (Angelo Desideri)

Condor - Daniel Martin (José Martinez)

Isidra - Luisa Rivelli (Rosella Lanfranchi)

Indians – Giovanni Cianfriglia, Nello Appodia

Aunt Alice - Esther Mason Frank Maria Teresa Zago

Smith - Attilio Dottesio

Harrington - Bruno Arié

Willy – Sergio Sagnotti

El Vengador - Altiero Di Giovanni

Webster cowboy - Antonio Danesi, Giglio Gigli (Pio Giglio)

With: Giovanna Lenzi, José Manuel Martin (José Perez)