Cemetery Without Crosses
| Cemetery Without Crosses | |
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 French film poster for Cemetery Without Crosses | |
| Directed by | Robert Hossein |
| Produced by | Jean-Pierre Labatut |
| Written by |
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| Starring |
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| Music by | André Hossein[1] |
| Cinematography | Henri Persin[1] |
| Edited by | Marie-Sophie Dubus[1] |
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| Distributed by |
Tamasa Distribution (France)[1] Euro International Film (Italy) |
Release dates | 25 January 1969 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
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| Language |
Italian French Spanish |
Cemetery Without Crosses (French: Une corde, un Colt), also known as The Rope and the Colt, is a 1969 French-Italian Spaghetti Western starring, co-written and directed by Robert Hossein.
Plot
This western finds Manuel (Robert Hossein) visiting his friends only to discover the husband has been murdered in a feud between two rival families. He promises the widow he will kidnap the daughter of the other family to avenge the killing. Manuel manages to apprehend the girl, and the widow has the girl raped by her brothers.
She offers the young woman back to her family in exchange for a decent burial for her murdered husband. The family of the kidnapped girl rides into town for the inevitable showdown in this violent story of murder, grief and revenge.
Cast
- Michèle Mercier as Maria Caine
- Robert Hossein as Manuel
- Guido Lollobrigida as Thomas Caine (as Lee Burton)
- Daniele Vargas as Will Rogers (as Daniel Vargas)
- Serge Marquand as Larry Rogers
- Pierre Hatet as Frank Rogers
- Pierre Collet as Sheriff Ben
- Béatrice Altariba as Woman in the saloon
- Michel Lemoine as Eli Caine
- Anne-Marie Balin as Johanna
- Benito Stefanelli as Ben Caine (uncredited)
- Ángel Álvarez as Barkeeper (uncredited)
Production
The film's score was composed by the director's brother André Hossein.[2] The film's theme song "The Rope and the Colt" is sung by Scott Walker and released as a single in France.[3]
Release
Cemetery Without Crosses was released in France in 1969.[1]
The film was released by Arrow Video in the United Kingdom and United States on Blu-Ray and DVD on July 20, 2015.[4]
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Une corde, un colt" (in French). Bifi.fr. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- ↑ Weisser, 2005. p.54
- ↑ Reynolds, 2009. p. 254–255
- ↑ "Cemetery Without Crosses". Arrow Video. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
References
- Weisser, Thomas (2005). Spaghetti Westerns--the Good, the Bad and the Violent: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography of 558 Eurowesterns and Their Personnel, 1961-1977. McFarland. ISBN 0786424427.
- Reynolds, Anthony (2009). The Impossible Dream: The Story of Scott Walker and the Walker Brothers. Jawbone Publishing Corp. ISBN 1906002258.
- Hughes, Howard (2010). Spaghetti Westerns. Oldcastle Books. ISBN 1842433954.
External links
- Cemetery Without Crosses at the Internet Movie Database
- Cemetery without Crosses at Allmovie