A Man Called Sledge
From The Spaghetti Western Database
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Year: 1970 Director: Vic Morrow
Also known as
Sledge (Italy) | Der Einsame aus dem Westen (Germany) | Banditen Sledge (Denmark) | Un homme nomme Sledge (France) | Cabalgando al inferno (Spain) | A Man Called Sledge (U.S.A.)
Cast and crew
- Cast: James Garner (Luther Sledge), Dennis Weaver (Erwin Ward), Claude Akins (Hooker), John Marley ('Old Man'), Laura Antonelli (Ria), Wayde Preston (Sheriff Ripley), Ken Clark (Floyd), Tony Young (Mallory), Paolo Barbara (Jade), Laura Betti (sister), Remo De Angelis (poker player), Altiero Di Giovanni (Kehoe), Lorenzo Fineschi (Toby), Franco Giornelli (Joyce), Didi Perego (Elizabeth), Lorenzo Piani (Guthrie), Mario Valgoi (Beetle), Herman Reynoso (Simms), Steffen Zacharias (Red), Vic Morrow (gold guard scout), Riccardo Garrone (warden), Fausto Tozzi (prisoner), Bruno Corazzari (Bice), Angelo Infanti (prisoner), Franco Balducci (prisoner), Tiberio Mitri (prisoner), Allan Jones, Barta Barry, Orso Maria Guerrini, Giovani Di Benedetto, Luciano Rossi (howling prisoner)
- Story: Massimo D'Avack
- Screenplay: Massimo D'Avack, Frank Kowalsky, Vic Morrow
- Cinematography: Luigi Kuveiller [Technicolor, Techniscope]
- Music: Gianni Ferrio
- Song: "Other Men's Gold" sung by Stefan Grossman
- Producer: Dino De Laurentis, Harry Bloom
- Locations: Almeria - Fort was built next to Leone's El Paso at Tabernas. The Church and town from the end sequence are at Polopos.
Synopsis
An outlaw enlists the aid of his pal and a robber gang to pull off a gold heist. Later, the gang argues about how the loot should be split. The robber gang then absconds with the gold leaving the other pair in the dust. The outlaw and friend set off to capture the treacherous gang. They finally find them in a Mexican town where the residents are celebrating a religious festival. A terrible shootout ensues.
DVD
- Available in the US (slightly cut) buy at amazon.com
- Japan: Imagica/SPO Entertainment (out of print)
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