Cemetery Without Crosses

Cemetery Without Crosses

French film poster for Cemetery Without Crosses
Directed by Robert Hossein
Produced by Jean-Pierre Labatut
Written by
  • Robert Hossein
  • Claude DeSailly
Starring
Music by André Hossein[1]
Cinematography Henri Persin[1]
Edited by Marie-Sophie Dubus[1]
Production
companies
  • Leisure World
  • Copernicus Films
  • Fono Roma
Distributed by Tamasa Distribution (France)[1]
Euro International Film (Italy)
Release dates
25 January 1969
Running time
90 minutes
Country
  • France
  • Italy
  • Spain
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

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. 1 2 3 4 5 "Une corde, un colt" (in French). Bifi.fr. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  2. Weisser, 2005. p.54
  3. Reynolds, 2009. p. 254–255
  4. "Cemetery Without Crosses". Arrow Video. Retrieved April 2, 2015.

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