Kitosch, the Man Who Came from the North (1967)
"Frontera al sur" (original title)

Director:

José Luis Merino

Writers:

Fulvio Gicca Palli (screenplay), José Luis Merino (screenplay)

Stars:

George Hilton, Krista Nell, Piero Lulli

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
George Hilton	...	David Kitosch
Krista Nell	...	Eva
Piero Lulli	...	Major Zachary Backer
Enrique Ávila	...	Mark
Ricardo Palacios
Gustavo Rojo	...	José
Ada Tauler	...	(as Adela Tauler)
Verónica Luján
Guillermo Méndez
José Bastida
Rafael Morales
Ricardo Díaz
Ricardo Rubinstein
Francisco Nieto
Pablo Blanco

Storyline

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Genres:

Adventure | Western | Action | Comedy

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Details

Country:

Italy Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

23 March 1967 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Kitosch, the Man Who Came from the North

Filming Locations:

Aldea del Fresno, Madrid, Spain

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 12,631,125 (Spain)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Atlántida Films, Pacific Cinematografica

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Lots of effort, not much payoff!

KITOSCH, THE MAN WHO CAME FROM THE NORTH stars two of the genre's best known faces, George Hilton as Kitosch, and Pierro Lulli as Major Baker. Also present are Ricardo Palacios and Gustavo Rojo and quite a large cast running, riding, shooting and being shot in the Aldea del Fresno near Madrid, Spain, a beautiful area quite suitable for westerns, resembling the Alabama Hills of California slightly. The story reminded me more of the German Winnetou films than a spaghetti western; red-clad mounties hassling with the locals, bagpipes playing, lots of Indians falling off their ponies, and Hilton and Lulli sparring with each other, neither one evil, but both interested in the gold and the women they are guarding. In some ways Kitosch is a reworking of GUNS OF FORT PETTICOAT, the Audie Murphy western of a few years before. That film was set in the desert; this one is supposed to be Canada, but sure looks like desert to me. There are some funny bits, and Palacios is very good as a French-Canadian trapper who is Kotosch's sidekick. The women look very sixties, and a few of the mounties sure look Italian or Spanish. Jose Luis Merino directed, not quite as well as his later DUEL IN THE ECLIPSE (REQUIEM FOR A GRINGO). Fans of the genre will have a good time as long as they don't take Kitosch too seriously.