Professionisti per un massacro (1967)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Nando Cicero

Writers:

Jaime Jesús Balcázar (screenplay)
Jaime Jesús Balcázar (story)

Release Date:

18 September 1972 (Sweden)

Genre:

Adventure | Western

Plot Keywords:

Civil War | Beautiful Woman | Spaghetti Western

Cast

George Hilton
Edd Byrnes	...	Chattanooga Jim
George Martin
Milo Quesada
Mónica Randall
Gérard Herter
José Bódalo
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gisella Monaldi
Osiride Pevarello
Pietro Torrisi
Claudio Trionfi
Bruno Ukmar

Also Known As:

3 vilda desperados
Los profesionales de la muerte (Spain)
Professionals for a Massacre (USA)
Red Blood Yellow Gold
Rojo de la sangre y el amarillo del oro (Spain)

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

Spain | Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Spain:18 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Italy

Company:

Balcázar Producciones Cinematográficas

Trivia:

First job in the motion picture for Sylvester Stallone.

So-so spaghetti western ..........

This 1967 spaghetti western features former teen idol Edd "Kookie" Byrnes and Italian western favorite George Hilton. The somewhat confusing plot involves hired gun mercenaries doing battle with a series of would-be tough guys and their corrupt leader.

Byrnes starred in several foreign westerns during this period of his career, with varying degrees of success. Several in 1967 paired Byrnes with Hilton. These were entertaining, though hardly memorable.

Fans of the spaghetti genre will find this one interesting, with both lead actors doing their best to raise the level of the film a few notches. Others beware, this one can be a little hard to follow at times!