Tex Willer e il signore degli abissi

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Tex Willer e il signore degli abissi (1985 / Director: Duccio Tessari)

Also known as

Tex and the Lord of the Deep (U.S.A.) | Tex und das Geheimnis der Todesgrotten (Germany) | Tex et le Seigneur Des Abysses (France) | Tex, o pistoleiro [Portugal] | Tex y el senor de los abismos (Spain)

Cast and crew

  • Cast:Giuliano Gemma (Tex Willer), William Berger (Kit Carson), Carlo Mucari (Tiger Jack), Isabel Russinova (Tulac), Peter Berling (El Morisco), Flavio Bucci (Kanas), Aldo Sambrell (El Dorado), José Luis de Villalonga (Dr. Warton), Riccardo Petrazzi (Lord of the Deep), Pietro Torrisi (Quetzal), Frank Braña (Mr. Bedford), Hugo Blanco, Giovanni L. Bonelli (Indian shaman), Charly Bravo
  • Story: Giovanni L. Bonelli
  • Screenplay: Gianfranco Clerici, Marcello Coscia, Dussio Tessari, Giorgio Bonelli, Selma Dell'Olio, Gianni Galassi
  • Cinematography: Pietro Morbidelli [Cinecitta color]
  • Music: Gianni Ferrio
  • Producers:Enzo Porcelli, Gioacchino Marano

Synopsis

Giuliano Gemma stars as Tex Willer, a western adventurer who, while investigating a convoy robbery, learns that a local witchdoctor has a secret weapon to use against the Aztecs – a green rock that turns men into mummies! Based on an Italian comic strip.

Review

Based on a Texas Ranger comic-book hero who first rode into sight in 1948, this routine western is an Italian version of the adventures of Tex Willer (Giuliano Gemma), his sidekick Kit Carson (William Berger), and his Native American buddy Tiger Jack (Carlo Mucari). Predictably, Tiger Jack is nearly mute, and Tex wears a white cowboy hat, just to make clear which side he is on. A series of adventures take the trio into a confrontation with the Yaqui nation, intent on (finally) avenging the near-annihilation of their ancestors. To that end, the Yaquis rob a train, join forces with other Native Americans, and manage to concoct a secret weapon that is capable of immediately transforming their enemies into mummies. The "Lord of the Deep" is an alchemist parked at the bottom of a volcano, who creates a glowing green mummification rock (shades of kryptonite!).

DVD

  • Italy, Millennium Storm
  • Italy, Cinecittà release
  • Germany, Sunfilm/Savoy

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Comments

Fantasy, TV film

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