Today marks the 50th anniversary of the
premier of “Il ritorno di zanna bianca” (Challenge to White Fang) directed by
Lucio Fulci and starring Franco Nero, Virna Lisi, John Steiner and Raimund
Harmstorf. It tells the story of a dying old miner who wills his newly
discovered gold mine to his grandson Bill Tarwater (Renato Cestiè. When Beauty
Smith (John Steiner), an evil businessman, finds out about the mine he tries to
claim it for himself. When Sister Evangelina (BVirna Lisi) comes up with
evidence to prove Smith has committed a list of crimes, he has her mission
burned down killing her in the process. Journalist Jason Scott (Franco Nero)
now takes up her cause and with the help of White Fang races to the mine to
stop Smith.
Il ritorno di zanna bianca – Italian title
Le retour de Croc Blanc – French title
Le retour de Buck le loup – French title
Die Teufelsschlucht der wilden Wölfe – German title
Wofsblut 2 – Dutch title
Wolfsblut kehrt zurück – Dutch title
Valkohampaan kosto – Finnish title
Powrót Bialego Kla – Polish title
La carrera del oro – Spanish title
Varghundens utmaning – Swedish title
White Fang to the Rescue – English title
The Return of White Fang – U.K. title
Challenge to White Fang – USA title
A 1974 Italian, French, West German film co-production
[Oceania Produzioni
Internazionali
Cinematografiche (Rome), Les Productions Fox Europa (Paris), I.C.I.
(Munich)]
Producer: Ermanno Donati
Director: Lucio Fulci
Story: Roberto Gianviti, Alberto Silvestri
Screenplay: Lucio Fulci, Roberto Gianviti, Alberto
Silvestri
Cinematography: Silvano Ippoliti [Eastmancolor,
Panavision]
Music: Carlo Rustichelli
Running time: 102 minutes
Cast:
Jason Scott - Franco Nero (Francesco Sparanero)
Sister Evangelina - Virna Lisi (Vivian Pieralisi)
Kurt Jansen - Raimind Harmstorf (Raimund Harmstorf)
John Tarwater - Harry Carey Jr. (Henry Carey)
Bill Tarwater - Renato Cestiè (Massimo Conti)
Beauty Smith/Charles Forth - John Steiner
Lieutenant Charles Leclerc - Renato De Carmine
Carol - Yanti Somer (Kirsti Somersalo)
Carter - Rolf Hartmann
Ted - Paolo Magalotti
Jane Leclerc - Hannelore Elsner (Hannelore Elstner)
Harvey - Werner Pochath (Werner Pocath)
Colonel - John Bartha (János Barta)
Liverpool - Donald O’Brien (Donal O’Brien)
Gambler - Ezio Marano
Gambler’s associate - Antonio Basile
Beauty Smith henchman - Sergio Smacchi
Saloon patrons - Goffredo Unger, Pietro Torrisi, Riccardo
Petrazzi, Rinaldo Zamperla
Mr. Forth's secretary - Romano Targa
Photographer - Iolanda Fortini
Party guests - Margarete Horowitz, Anna Maria Perego,
Richard Dunne
Townsman – Franz Colangelo (Francesco Colangelo)
With: Stanislaus Gunawan, Vittorio Fanfoni, Carla Mancini
Stunt coordinator: Goffredo Unger
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