[These daily posts will cover little known actors or people that have appeared in more recent films and TV series. Various degrees of information that I was able to find will be given and anything that you can add would be appreciated.]
Sergio De Vecchi is a supporting actor born in Lugano, Switzerland on October 2, 1947. Sergio appeared in only four films in 1968 and 1969.
De Vecchi appeared in two Spaghetti westerns; “Vivo per la tua morte” (A Long Ride from Hell) as Roy Sturges and “Dos veces Judas” (Twice a Judas) both in 1968 as Henry.
De VECCHI, Sergio [10/2/1947, Lugano, Switzerland - ] – film actor.
A Long Ride from Hell – 1968 (Roy Sturges)
Twice a Judas – 1968 (Henry)
just watched “vivo per la tua morte” and while i really enjoyed it, it had so much wasted potential. it’s such a shame that the film barely lets roy (played by de vecchi) or his memory linger throughout the rest of the story, especially when he’s so central to mike (steve reeves) and his death is the catalyst for everything that follows. the film starts so strong, really immersing you in the brothers’ bond and all the emotional potential there, but steve reeves’ performance is so stoic that i can’t help feeling there could’ve been so much more done with his character than what we got...
ReplyDeleteIf you enjoyed the film I suggest you find a copy of the book the film was based on. I totally enjoyed it but warning you it's pretty graphic on the cruelty and brutality the brothers were subjected to in the prison camp.
ReplyDeleteyeah, i already got my hands on it once i finished the film, and i'm halfway through it now, almost finished, and it's way better than the film. the film didn't stray that much from the novel, but knowing that steve reeves financed, produced, and co-wrote it himself, it makes me wonder why he changed ken's name to “mike” in the first place... (?)
Deletei also loved how ken's psychological experience is much more developed through the narration, rather than him just being this stoic archetypal spaghetti-western revenge hero in the film. we actually get to read ken's thoughts, feelings, investigation, and growing sense of betrayal, and it's all conveyed so well in the book. the brothers' relationship and roy's deterioration are also given much more room to develop, which makes everything that happens to him hit so much harder.
and while i do like the film's title, “i live for your death,” whatever mike/ken actually felt for roy was hardly conveyed on screen, which ultimately turns the whole thing into a pretty basic revenge tale. hence, roy's death naturally carries so much more emotional weight in the book. again, i did like the film, but it had a tremendous amount of wasted potential and honestly should've adapted more from the book.