Letzte Ritt nach Santa Cruz, Der
Der Letzte Ritt nach Santa Cruz (Austria, West Germany 1964 / Director: Rolf Olsen)
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This is a EurowesternAlso known as
The Last Ride to Santa Cruz (U.S.A.) | La chevauchée vers Santa Cruz (France) | La lunga strada della vendetta (Italy) | Ortiz il bandito (Italy) | Ortiz le bandit (France) | El sheriff implacable (Spain) | I teleftaia efodos tis Santa Cruz (Greece)
Cast and crew
- Cast: Edmund Purdom (Rex Kelly), Mario Adorf (Pedro Ortiz), Marianne Koch (Elisabeth "Liz" Kelly), Klaus Kinski (José), Marisa Mell (Juanita), Walter Giller (Woody Johnson), Thomas Fritsch (Carlos), Sieghardt Rupp (Fernando), Florian Kuehne (Steve Kelly), Kurt Nachmann, Peter Martin Urtel (as Martin Urtel), Rainer Brandt (uncredited), Edmund Hashim (Sheriff Henry), Rolf Olsen (John)
- Story: Charles Seasl
- Screenplayer: Herbert Reinecker (as Alex Beerg), Otto Pischin, Herta Hareson, Leo Matezenni
- Cinematographer: Karl Lob [Eastmancolor, Ultrascope]
- Music: Erwin Halletz, Charly Niessen
- Producers: Heinz Pollak, Karl Spiehs
Synopsis
A crooked lawman unjustly sends a man to prison. When the man is released from prison he returns for revenge.
Comment
Anyone who really tried to ride to Santa Cruz in this western would have had to negotiate the Alps. The explanation? The film's original title was Der Letzte Ritt nach Santa Cruz. That's right, this Austrian/German coproduction is what is known in the trade as a "strudel western." Briton Edmund Purdom is the good guy, German Klaus Kinski is the villain, and another Teutonic talent, Marianne Koch, is the heroine. The action follows the usual pattern of American horse operas, with a little more emphasis on bloody beatings and graphic gunplay. And wait until you see those German Mexicans: Ach Caramba!
