Rojo (1967)
"El rojo" (original title)

The Sorenson family is massacred, apparently by Indians. On the site of the killing, a town, Gold Hill grows up, run by a group of businessmen. Years later, El Rojo, alias the last ... See full summary »

Director:

Leopoldo Savona

Writers:

Mario Casacci, Rate Furlan (screenplay),

Stars:

Richard Harrison, Piero Lulli, Nieves Navarro

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Richard Harrison	...	Donald Sorensen / Saroyan aka El Rojo
Piero Lulli	...	Lasky (as Peter Carter)
Nieves Navarro	...	Consuela
Mirko Ellis	...	Cochise
Annie Gorassini	...	Flo
José Jaspe	...	José Garibaldi
Rita Klein	...	Pamela
Andrea Aureli	...	Ortega (as Andrew Ray)
Raf Baldassarre	...	Ramon
John Bartha	...	Judge
Franco Ressel	...	Wallace (as Frank Ressell, Ray Russel)
Tom Felleghy	...	Sheriff
Furio Pellerani
Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia	...	Lasky henchman (as Ivan Scratuglia)
Pietro Tordi

Storyline

The Sorenson family is massacred, apparently by Indians. On the site of the killing, a town, Gold Hill grows up, run by a group of businessmen. Years later, El Rojo, alias the last surviving Sorenson arrives, bringing the truth about the massacre, and revenge.

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Plot Keywords:

street shootout | spaghetti western

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Country:

Spain Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

30 August 1967 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Rojo

Filming Locations:

Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 12,326,031 (Spain)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Petruka Films, Ramo Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

El Rotteno

Blank-faced Richard Harrison stars as yet another Man With No Name (though it's actually Joe, apparently) in this extremely pedestrian Spanish western. He's out to avenge the deaths of the Sorenson family, who are killed off in the first few minutes of the film by an Indian who is apparently armed with a rapid fire bow and arrow. Also implicated in the crime are four fellows you instantly know are villains: two swarthy chaps with Latino surnames (Ortega and Navarro), one with a Jewish name (Lasky), and one (Wallace) who, well, you just look at his sneer and you can see he's a baddie. Also on hand is Black Bart, a masked man with some gruesome facial scars, and a comic Confederate sidekick. El Rojo suffers from some of the most lackadaisical dubbing ever, with several of the voice actors displaying a distinct lack of enthusiasm. Though apparently shot in 2.35:1, the full-frame Greek video that forms the basis of this review actually looks pretty good--apparently director Leopoldo Savona centered his shots for most of the film.