Tierra brutal
From The Spaghetti Western Database
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Year: 1961
Director: Michael Carreras
Country: Spain / U.S.A.
Alternate titles
Bis aufs Blut West (Germany) | Pistolas salvaje (Spain) | Chevauchée des outlaws, La (France) | Fuorilegge della valle solitaria, I (Italy) | Julma ase (Finland) | The Savage Guns (USA)
Cast and crew
- Cast: Richard Basehart (Steve Fallon), Paquita Rico (Franchea), Don Taylor (Mike Summers), Alex Nicol (Danny Post), Fernando Rey (Don Herman), María Granada (Juana), José Nieto (Ortega), Víctor Israel, Rafael Albaicín (Gonzales), Manolita Barroso, Víctor Bayo (Sanchez), Xan das Bolas, Pilar Caballero (Sanchez's wife), Francisco Camoiras (Manolo), Félix Fernández (Paco), Antonio Fuentes, José Manuel Martín (Segura), Sergio Mendizábal (mayor), Manolo Peiia, Alfonso Rojas, Rafael Vaquero
- Story: Edmund Morris, Jose Gutierrez Maesso (as Jose G. Morris)
- Screenplay: Edmund Morris, Jose G. Morris (as José Gutiérrez Maesso), Jimmy Sangster
- Cinematography: Alfredo Fraile [Eastmancolor, TotalScope]
- Music: Antón García Abril
- Producers: Jose G. Maesso, Jimmy Sangster
Synopsis
In Sonora, in a lonesome valley near the border of Arizona: ex-major Summer tries to forget about the horrors of the war of independence on his farm. He has foresworn to violence. His intention is put to the test when a gang of villains ravages the small town.
Review
A little talkative but otherwise up to par, this western by director Michael Carreras in cooperation with a Madrid studio, is set in the Mexican valley of Sonora not that far south of the state of Arizona. The time is just after the American Civil War, and a former Confederate officer, Mike Summers (Don Taylor) has taken refuge in a small town in the valley. He has married and is hoping to live in peace the rest of his life. Instead, he and his wife and the rest of the town are suffering the depredations of a brutal gunman, Danny Pose (Alex Nicol), and his gang of outlaws. Summers holds off picking up a gun because of his personal vow of non-violence. But the situation deteriorates and a new ally comes into the picture, Steve Fallon (Richard Basehart), a wandering gunslinger who may not be able to handle the bad guys alone.
DVD
- Spain, available by Filmax
