Valdez, il mezzosangue
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Valdez, il mezzosangue (Italy · Spain · France 1973 / Director: John Sturges)
Also known as
Chino (France / USA) | Caballos salvajes (Spain) | The Valdez Horses (English) | Valdez the Halfbreed (UK) | Wilde Pferde (Germany) | Konie Valdeza (Poland) | Valdezovi konji (Yugoslavia) | Valdezovi koně (Czech Republic) | Valdes O Mestiço (Brazil) | さらばバルデス saraba Valdez (Japan) | Конете на Валдес (Bulgaria) | Wild Horses
Synopsis
Having long suffered the stigma of being part Indian, New Mexico horse breeder Chino Valdez (Bronson) wants nothing more than to be left alone with his beloved horses. Even so, Chino opens his heart and his home to teenaged runaway Jamie Wagner (Vincent Van Patten), who becomes his protégé. But things take an unpleasant turn when the formerly taciturn Chino falls in love with Louise (Jill Ireland, the half-sister of antagonistic rancher Maral (Marcel Bozzuffi).
Credits
- Cast (Italian): Charles Bronson (Chino Valdez), Marcel Bozzuffi (Maral), Jill Ireland (Louise/Catharine Maral), Fausto Tozzi (Cruz), Melissa Chimenti (Indian girl with Chino), Ettore Manni (Sheriff Jensen), José Nieto (Mexican fiesta host), Conchita Muñoz [as Conchita Munoz], Corrado Gaipa (priest), Vincent Van Patten (Jamie Wagner), Diana Lorys, Bruno Boschetti, Rafael García, Henri Vidon Mikalefs
- Uncredited actors: Florencio Amarilla (Little Bear), Adolfo Thous (Coyote), Luis Prendes (saloon proprietor), Ricardo Rodríguez (Indian under chief), Arnaldo Dell'Acqua (Maral cowboy), Rafael Albaicín (Indian at cookout)
- Director: John Sturges
- Co-Director: Duilio Coletti (reshoots)
- Story: "The Valdez Horses" by Lee Hoffman
- Screenplay: Massimo De Rita, Clair Huffaker, Dino Maiuri, Elmore Leonard (reshoot scenes)
- Cinematography: Armando Nannuzzi [Technicolor - Normal 1,66:1]
- Music: Guido & Maurizio De Angelis
- Song: "Freedom Rainbow" sung by Canary Jones
- Producers: John Sturges, Duilio Coletti, Dino De Laurentiis
Reviews
- Film Review
- Film und BluRay Besprechung (German)
Trivia
- The US title of this Italian-Spanish-French co-production is Chino, in deference to the character played by star Charles Bronson. Lino Ventura was the original choice for the rancher Maral. This film was based on The Valdez Horses, a novel by Lee Hoffman.
Versions and runtimes
- Runtime: 99 min
Release Dates
- September 14, 1973 (Italy)
Filming locations
- Almería
- Tabernas: Nueva Frontera
- Tabernas: Canon Negro
- Tabernas: Rambla Lanujar
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