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5.6/10   159 votes
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Director:
Carlo Lizzani
Writer:
Piero Regnoli (writer)
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Release Date:
1967 (Austria) more
Genre:
Western more
Tagline:
The man who had five years to think about killing... his best friend! Finally they meet...
Plot:
After the Civil War ends, two soldiers return home with a cache of stolen money. They are caught by Union troops... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Works best as a comedy more (10 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)
Thomas Hunter ... Jerry Brewster / Jim Houston
Henry Silva ... Garcia Mendez
Dan Duryea ... Col. Winny Getz
Nicoletta Machiavelli ... Mary Ann
Gianna Serra ... Hattie Gardner
Nando Gazzolo ... Ken Seagull / Ken Milton

Loris Loddi ... Tim Brewster
Geoffrey Copleston ... Brian Horner
Paolo Magalotti ... Stayne
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Vittorio Bonos ... Gambler #1
Jeff Cameron ... Randall (blond Mendez gunman)
Pietro Ceccarelli ... Bald Mendez gunman (as Puccio Ceccarelli)
Guido Celano ... Burger - Blacksmith

Gianluigi Crescenzi ... Carson
Lucio De Santis ... Juan
Sandro Dori
Fiorella Ferrero
Paolo Figlia
John M. Gaskins
Mauro Mannatrizio ... Mitch (soldier)
Goffredo Matassi
Tiberio Mitri ... Union cavalry sergeant
Piero Morgia
Renzo Pevarello ... Bearded Mendez gunman (as Ostride Pevarello)
Luigi Scavran
Guglielmo Spoletini ... Pedro
Goffredo Unger ... Union colonel
Mirko Valentin ... Sancho
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Directed by
Carlo Lizzani  (as Lee W. Beaver)
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Piero Regnoli  writer (as Mario Pierotti)

Produced by
Luigi Carpentieri .... producer
Ermanno Donati .... producer
 
Original Music by
Ennio Morricone  (as Leo Nichols)
 
Cinematography by
Antonio Secchi  (as Toni Secchi)
 
Film Editing by
Ornella Micheli 
 
Art Direction by
Aurelio Crugnola 
 
Stunts
Paolo Magalotti .... stunts
Osiride Pevarello .... stunts
Guglielmo Spoletini .... stunts
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Elio Micheli .... costumer
 
Music Department
Bruno Nicolai .... conductor
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Hills Run Red (UK) (USA)
River of Dollars (USA)
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Runtime:
89 min
Country:
Italy
Language:
Italian
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Singapore:PG | Norway:16 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15
Filming Locations:
Colmenar Viejo, Madrid, Spain more
Company:
C.B. Films S.A. more

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Referenced in A History of Dollars (2008) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Home to My Love more

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3 out of 16 people found the following comment useful.
Works best as a comedy, 6 May 2000
3/10
Author: David Vanholsbeeck from Ternat, Belgium

I'm catching up on old westerns lately. And I must admit I haven't seen many good ones. The John Wayne-"classic" THE SEARCHERS was a real disappointment for example. But this movie is by far the worst I have ever seen in the western-genre. The story is set against the background of the Civil War. Two "buddies" return home with a large amount of stolen money, when they are being caught. One of them(Gazzolo) escapes from the "yankees"(with the money). The other one(Hunter) gets locked away for 5 years. When he is released, he finds out that his "friend" is now the richest and most feared/hated man around. He is also to blame for the death of Hunter's wife. Our hero seeks for revenge, but he stands alone...

The movie is very very bad: the first half might work as a parody, but this is denied by a boring and predictable second half. The acting is really bad, especially by the leads: Hunter is awful as the hero(look out for the scene in which he screams for revenge)and Gazzolo doesn't get much to do either. The only actor I knew in this "film" was Henry Silva and his role(leader of Gazzolo's men) is, to say the least, dynamic, but pointless at the same time. Silva gives an awkward, but often amusing performance. The other performances range (surprisingly) from mediocre to rather good, with Machiavelli as a Catherine Zeta-Jones-lookalike from years ago. Most of the dialogue is dubbed too which can easily be noticed. The music however has some nice moments, but all in all it's by far not enough to cover up for the rest.

If you want a really bad comic(?) western, you might want to see this. Just don't pay any dollari for it. 3/10

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