Duello nel Texas

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Duello nel Texas (Spain · Italy 1963 / Director: Ricardo Blasco)

Also known as

El Gringo (Spain) | Gringo (UK, Spain, Portugal) | Gunfight at Red Sands (USA) | Duel au Texas (France) | Duello nelle sabbie rosse (Italy) | Drei gegen Sacramento (Germany) | Taistelu punaisella hietikolla (Finland) | Duellen i Rad Sands (Sweden) | Duell i Texas (Sweden) | Duelo dos Homens Sem Lei (Brasil) | 赤い砂の決闘 Akai suna no ketto (Japan)
Duello nel Texas movie poster

Synopsis

Richard Harrison stars as Gringo, a returning combatant from the Mexican civil war who arrives home to find his adoptive father murdered and the family gold stolen by three masked men. His search for revenge leads him into conflict with an assortment of local townsfolk including the sheriff and his ex girlfriend, Maria, and ultimately ends with a classic showdown on main street.

Credits

  • Cast (Italian): Richard Harrison (Ricardo 'Gringo' Martinez), Giacomo Rossi-Stuart (Sheriff Lance Corbett), Mikaela (Maria Huertas), Sara Lezana (Elisa/Lisa Martinez), Daniel Martín [as Dan Martin] (Manuel Martinez), Rodolfo de Campo [as Sam Field] (Doctor Bancroft), Bernabe Barta Barri [as Barta Barry] (Lou Stedman), Telly Thomas, Aldo Sambrell [as Ald Sambrell] (Juan Guardo), Nataan D'Eagle, Agustín González [as Agustin Gonzales] (Zeke 'Giggles' Wilson), Bruna Simionato [as Barbara Simon] (Rosa Cardena), Angel Solano [as Mike Solano] (Miller, Carterville town official), Gonzalo Esquiroz [as Gonzalo Ezquiro] (Kincaid Wilson)
  • Additional Spanish credits: José Calvo (Francisco), Alfonso Rojas (Don Esteban), Xan Das Bolas (barber)
  • Uncredited actors: Tito Garcia (Sanchez), José Luis Chinchilla (deputy), Rafael Vaquero (Russell, storekeeper), Guillermo Vera (Carterville Mexican)
  • Director: Ricardo Blasco [as Richard Blasco]
  • Story: James Prindle [as J. Prindle]
  • Screenplay: Albert Band, Ricardo Blasco [as Richard Blasco]
  • Cinematography: Massimo Dallamano [as Jack Dalmas] [Technicolor - Panoramico 1,66:1)
  • Music: Ennio Morricone [as Dan Savio]
  • Song: "A Gringo Like Me" sung by Peter Tevis [as Dicky Jones]
  • Producers: Arrigo Colombo and Giorgio Papi (for Jolly Films, Rome), Albert Band [as Alfredo Antonini] and Jóse G. Maesso (for Tecisa Films, Madrid)

Reviews

Trivia

Ennio Morricone's first work on a spaghetti western.

Versions and runtimes

  • Runtime: 94 min

German theatrical version was cut by about 10 minutes.

Release Dates

  • September 19, 1963 (Italy)

Filming locations

  • Golden City (Hoyo de manzanares)
  • Madrid: Manzanares el Real
  • Madrid: Alcala de Henares
  • Madrid: Titulcia

Production and business

Production companies: Jolly Films, Rome and Tecias Films, Madrid.

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