Quindici forche per un assassino

Quindici forche per un assassino (Italy, Spain 1967 / Director: Nunzio Malasomma)

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Runtime: 100 min
Release Date. 15.12.1967

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Cast and crew

Cast: Craig Hill (Billy Mack/Steve), Susy Andersen (Barbara Ferguson), Aldo Sambrell (Bud Lee), Tomás Blanco (Manuel), Eleonora Brown (Liz Cook), Andrea Bosic, Renato Rossini (as Howard Ross), José Manuel Martín (Benny), Aldo Berti, George Martin (Sandy Cassell), Frank Braña (Adam), Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia (as Ivan G. Scratuglia), Umberto Raho (as Umy Raho), Luis Durán (as L. Duran), María Montez, Laura Reder (as Laura Redi), Margarita Lozano (as Margherita Lozano)(Widow Cook), Antonio Casas (Pastor Andrew Ferguson), Alvaro de Luna, Ricardo Palacios (Juan)

Story: Mario di Nardo
Screenplay: Mario di Nardo, J. Luis Bayonas
Cinematography: Stelvio Massi [Eastmancolor, Cromoscope]
Music: Francesco de Masi
Song: "Will You be Mine" sung by Raoul
Producer: Luis Vazquez

The Film

Accused of a hideous crime they did not commit, the members of two rivaling gangs, persecuted by a bloodthirsty lynch mob, take refuge in an abandoned fort, taking two hostages with them. The fort is surrounded by the sheriff and his mob, and the scaffolds of the title are erected in front of the entrance gate. Several people die in both camps during the siege. Finally a fire breaks out and men fleeing for the flames are shot by those waylaying outside the fort. But then the young man who organized the posse in the first place, discovers who was really responsible for the crimes.

Comments

This is a rather ambitious little movie that never really manages to live up to its potential. It is interesting, but it’s also marred by too many bounds and inconsistencies. Director Mallasomma, mainly known for romantic comedies, was 73 years of age when he made it, and had made only a handful of movies in the previous decades. Still some people think this is a little gem ... – Scherpschutter

Un gran pequeño western – Julio Alberto, 800 Spaghetti westerns

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