Day of Anger (1967)

A scruffy errand boy becomes the pupil of a famed gunfighter, and the stage for confrontation is set when the gunman becomes unhinged and overruns the boy's town through violence and corruption.

Director:

Tonino Valerii

Writers:

Rolf Becker (based on the novel "Der tod Ritt Dienstags" by) (as Ron Baker), Ernesto Gastaldi (screenplay)

Stars:

Lee Van Cleef, Giuliano Gemma, Walter Rilla

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lee Van Cleef	...	Frank Talby
Giuliano Gemma	...	Scott Mary
Walter Rilla	...	Murph Allan Short
Christa Linder	...	Gwen
Yvonne Sanson	...	Vivien Skill
Lukas Ammann	...	Judge Cutchell
Andrea Bosic	...	Abel Murray
Ennio Balbo	...	Turner - the Banker
José Calvo	...	Blind Bill (as Pepe Calvo)
Giorgio Gargiullo	...	Killer
Anna Orso	...	Eileen - Judge Cutchell's Daughter
Karl-Otto Alberty	...	Sam Corbitt (as Hans Otto Alberty)
Nino Nini	...	Marshall / Sheriff Nigel
Virgilio Gazzolo	...	Mr. Barton - Owner of Arms Shop
Eleonora Morana	...	Mrs. Barton - Woma Sending a Letter

Storyline

Amiable, unassertive Scott Mary picks up the trash, cleans the toilets, sweeps the floors in the town of Clifton. Then a gunfighter comes to town. He offers advice and guidance to Scott who quickly begins to toughen and mature, thus upsetting the balance of power in the town.

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Plot Keywords:

whiskey | rope | torture | sand | desert | 

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Taglines:

They never thought it could happen in their town...

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Genres:

Western

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Certificate:

M

Details

Country:

Italy West Germany

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

November 1969 (USA)

Also Known As:

Day of Anger

Filming Locations:

Almería, Andalucía, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sancrosiap, Corona Filmproduktion, Divina-Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the film, Scott Mary's mule is called Sartana; a common name for a gunslinger character in other spaghetti western films.

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Quotes

Frank Talby: Your last lesson Scotty: when you start killing you can't stop it.

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Connections

References If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death (1968)

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Soundtracks

""To The Last Shot [V] [Fino all'ultimo colpo (#5)]"
Composed by Riz Ortolani

User Reviews

Cool Spaghetti full of fury , action , and portentous duels.

This clever and successful Spaghetti Western that owes a considerable debt to Leone deals with a miserable bastard named Scott (Giuliano Gemma) who runs errands and works menial jobs in a little town ; as he's mistreated , pushed and kicked by ruthless villagers . Then , there arrives an occasional mysterious visitor , a too smart bad guy , he's a two-fisted gunslinger named Frank (Lee Van Cleef) . He befriends Scott and acts as protector of the humiliated young who receives advice from the gunslinger and he becomes tough , surpassing his teacher . The gunfighter teams up with the hapless young man against the nasty townspeople mistreated him and then Scott carries out a personal vendetta . Later on , it takes place fateful happenings , as they never thought it could happen in their town .

The film displays psychological characters-in deep , shootouts , action Western and being enough entertaining . The movie contains typical particularities Spaghetti , as it is filled with fury , sadism , bloodbaths, and portentous close-ups of grime-encrusted faces . Gulianno Gemma is good as unfortunate bastard working in worst and dirtiest labors , and Lee van Cleef is cool as cruel gunslinger . As secondaries appear Jose Calvo (Silvanito in ' A fistful of dollars') and usual of Spaghetti as Benito Stefanelli (habitual master of arms), Andrea Bosic and Ricardo Palacios . Furthermore , Ivonne Sanson as brothel Madame , she was a known actress in Italian melodramas and an uncredited Al Mulock (he was one of the mythic trio at the beginning of 'One upon a time in the West' along with Jack Elam and Woody Strode) . The producers Alfonso Sansone and Chroscicki produced 'Day of Anger' with quite Budget . The picture is full of nice sound by Riz Ortalani and correctly photographed by Enzo Sarafian . The motion picture was well directed by Tonino Valeri who was Sergio Leone's assistant . Valerii managed to make a fluid , witty and agreeable SW . He proved his experience in Western such as ¨Bounty hunter¨ , ¨Death a President¨ , ¨A reason to live a reason to die¨ and his biggest hit : ¨My name is nobody¨ with Henry Fonda and Terence Hill .

This Spaghetti Western along with 'Da Uomo a Uomo (Giulio Petroni with Lee Van Cleef-John Philip Law)' led to recovery in the popularity of 'horse opera' after Leone hits . Both of them are masterpieces about gunslinger/disciple theme , and developing a paternal-filial relationship . Other films about this issue are the followings : 'All'ombra di un colt (65)' by Gianni Grimaldi with Conrado San Martin and Stephen Forsyth , 'Bandits (1967)' by Massimo Dallamano with Enrico Maria Salerno and Venantino Venantini and 'Beyond the Law (68)' by Giorgio Stegani with Lee Van Cleef and Alfonso Sabato.