Duello nel Texas

1963 film

Richard Harrison
Mikaela
G.R. Stuart
Sara Lezana
Dan Martin
Barta Barry

CinematographyMassimo DallamanoEdited byRosa G. SalgadoMusic byEnnio Morricone

Release date

19 September 1963 (1963-09-19)

Running time

97 minutesCountriesItaly
SpainLanguageItalian

Duello nel Texas, also known as Gunfight in the Red Sands and Gringo, is a 1963 Italian/Spanish international co-production directed by Ricardo Blasco and Mario Caiano,^[1] and produced by Albert Band as his first Spaghetti Western. It was also the first Western to feature a score by Ennio Morricone and the second Spaghetti Western to star Richard Harrison.

Plot

Outside of Carterville, Texas, the sheepherding Martinez family has discovered gold on their land. Manuel, the wayward youngest son boasts about the fact under the influence of alcohol in a saloon. The next day three masked men ride to the Martinez house, where they murder the father, wound Manuel and steal the gold belonging to the family. Unaware of the crimes they committed, the three masked riders are seen by Richard Martinez, called "Gringo" who is an adopted Anglo-American son of the Martinez family. Gringo has been away for four years fighting with guerillas against the Mexican Government. Discovering the tragedies, Gringo seeks the help of Sheriff Lance Corbett to find the killers who Gringo can only identify by their horses. Gringo kills one of the men who attempts to ambush him and gradually discovers that certain people in the town of Carterville want to obtain the land of the Martinez family for themselves.

Cast

Richard Harrison as Ricardo "Gringo" Martinez
G.R. Stuart as Sheriff Lance Corbett
Mikaela as Maria Huertas
Sara Lezana as Elisa 'Lisa' Martinez
Dan Martin as Manuel Martinez
Sam Field as Doctor Bancroft
Barta Barry as Lou Stedman
Ald Sambrell as Juan Guardo
Agustín González as Risitas Wilson
Bruna Simoniato as Rosa Cardena
Barbara Simon as Rosa Cardena
Ángel Solano as Miller
Gonzalo Ezquiro as King Wilson
Xan das Bolas as Barber
José Calvo as Francisco
José Luis Chinchilla as Hombre del sheriff
Tito García as Herrero
Rufino Inglés as Poker Player
Alfonso Rojas as Don Esteban
Rafael Vaquero as Tendero
Guillermo Vera as Mexicano

Notes

^ Cox, Alex (21 October 2010). 10,000 Ways to Die: A Director's Take on the Spaghetti Western. Oldcastle Books. p. 21. ISBN 9781842434024. Alt URL Archived 2008-07-24 at the Wayback Machine