Death Rides a Horse

"This is revenge... and there's nothing sweet about it!"

1967 1h 55m IT

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★7.0TMDB · 238

Western

Synopsis

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Bill Meceita, a boy whose family was murdered in front of him by a gang, sets out 15 years later to exact revenge. On his journey, he finds himself continually sparring and occasionally cooperating with Ryan, a gunfighter on his own quest for vengeance, who knows more than he says about Bill's tragedy.

“This is revenge... and there's nothing sweet about it!”

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Cast

Lee Van Cleef
Ryan
John Phillip Law
Bill Meceita
Mario Brega
One-Eye
Luigi Pistilli
Walcott
Anthony Dawson
Burt 'Four Aces' Cavanaugh
José Torres
Pedro
Franco Balducci
Lyndon City Sheriff
Bruno Corazzari
Cavanaugh's Bartender

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Giulio Petroni
Writers: Luciano Vincenzoni
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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59 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Giulio Petroni, shot by Carlo Carlini. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ennio Morricone. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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ERA

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Editor Eraldo Da Roma shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Lee Van Cleef and John Phillip Law and Mario Brega carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "This is revenge... and there's nothing sweet about it!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0064208 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Giulio Petroni directs. Carlo Carlini behind the camera. Ennio Morricone scores. Eraldo Da Roma cuts. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

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159 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Giulio Petroni, shot by Carlo Carlini. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Ennio Morricone. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Eraldo Da Roma shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Lee Van Cleef and John Phillip Law and Mario Brega carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "This is revenge... and there's nothing sweet about it!".
7IMDB entry: tt0064208 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 20 themes, including "hero", "sheriff", "bank", "dynamite".
9Released under 24 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Carlo Carlini
Original score: Ennio Morricone
Editing: Eraldo Da Roma
Production design: Franco Bottari
Costume design: Enzo Bulgarelli
Makeup / hair: Maurizio Giustini
Runtime: 115 min · 1h 55m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: IT
IMDB: Death Rides a Horse (1967)

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talisencrw2016-07-15
★ 9/10
This was excellent. My son's 13th birthday, and I treated myself afterwards to a really fun and engaging Spaghetti Western.

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