Cemetery Without Crosses (1969) [ITA-ENG]

IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063740

a.k.a. The Rope and the Colt (USA)
Titolo originale Une corde, un Colt
Paese Francia
Anno 1968
Durata 90 min
Colore colore
Audio sonoro
Genere western
Regia Robert Hossein
Soggetto Robert Hossein, Dario Argento, Claude Desailly
Sceneggiatura Robert Hossein, Dario Argento, Claude Desailly
Fotografia Henri Persin
Musiche André Hossein

Robert Hossein: Manuel
Michèle Mercier: Maria Caine
Guido Lollobrigida: Thomas Caine
Daniel Vargas: Will Rogers
Serge Marquand: Larry Rogers
Pierre Hatet: Frank Rogers
Philippe Baronnet: Bud Rogers
Pierre Collet: Sheriff Ben
Ivano Staccioli: Vallee



Caine, colpevole di aver rubato dell'oro, è inseguito e giustiziato dal ricco possidente Roger e dai suoi uomini. Maria, che aveva assistito al crudele assassinio del marito Caine, assolda Manuel, un famoso ex pistolero per la sua vendetta. Manuel escogita un piano e rapisce la figlia di Roger; quest'ultimo per riabbracciare la figlia dovrà scendere a patti con la vedova di Caine, che è pronta a tutto pur di rendere onore alla memoria del defunto marito. Il destino, alla fine, non sarà benevolo con nessuno.



French actor-director Robert Hossein directed and stars in this 1969 gothic western. Unique in it's own right the film has plenty of tension, drama and surprises. Ruthlessly pursued by the Rogers family following a dispute over cattle, Ben Caine (Benito Stefanelli) is chased back to the Caine Ranch. Despite his wife Maria's (Michèle Mercier) desperate pleading, the Rogers family hangs Ben Caine, forcing Maria to watch. Consumed with revenge but finding her two brothers-in-law reluctant to assist, Maria enlists the help of Manuel (Robert Hossein). Manual, presumably preoccupied with the past, wears a single black glove and lives alone in a ghost town. Manuel agrees to Maria's plan with reluctance, in part because of his deep feelings/attraction to her. Manuel finds employment as foreman at the Rogers' ranch and surreptitiously kidnaps Pa Rogers' (Daniele Vargas) only daughter Johanna (Anne-Marie Balin). With Johanna as the bait, Maria will be in the perfect position to exact her revenge on the Rogers but things don't turn out quite as planned.
Besides the exceptional cinematography, the uniqueness of the story and direction it has one of the best theme songs (“The Rope And The Colt” sung by Scott Walker) and scores in Euro-western history. Cemetery Without Crosses was dedicated to Sergio Leone who also directed the dinner scene in the movie.















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