Al di là della legge (1968)

Director:

Giorgio Stegani

Writers:

Lorenzo Sabatini (story)
Mino Roli (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

March 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Tagline:

Outlaw Sheriff - Within the Law, Without the Law, Beyond the Law.

Plot:

A thief takes the job as a town sheriff in order to rob a silver shipment before his ex-partner can grab it. |

Plot Keywords:

Silver | Sheriff | Mining Town | Outlaw Gang | Outlaw

Cast

Lee Van Cleef	...	Billy Joe Cudlip
Antonio Sabato	...	Ben Novack
Gordon Mitchell	...	Burton
Lionel Stander	...	Preacher
Bud Spencer	...	James Cooper
Graziella Granata	...	Sally Davis
Herbert Fux	...	Eustaccio / Denholm
Carlo Gaddi	...	Bandit #2
Ann Smyrner	...	Lola / Betty
Enzo Fiermonte	...	Sheriff John Ferguson
Hans Elwenspoek	...	Mr. Davis
Adriana Facchetti	...	Hotel owner
Romano Puppo	...	Bandit #3
Günther Stoll	...	Bandit #1
Valentina Arrigoni	...	Lola

Also Known As:

Beyond the Law
Bloodsilver
Die letzte Rechnung zahlst Du selbst (West Germany)
The Good Die First

Runtime:

USA:90 min | Germany:109 min (DVD version)

Country:

Italy | West Germany | Monaco

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Germany:16 (DVD rating) | West Germany:16 (nf) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 (1970) | USA:PG

Company:

Roxy Film

Goofs:

Anachronisms: When handed a rifle, Ben Novack says it's a little bigger than the one he used in Czechoslovakia. Czechoslovakia was not a country until 1918; this movie never states the exact year it takes place but it's clearly in the 1800s.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Good spaghetti but nothing special

3 rogues steal a mining company's payroll from Antonio Sabato's Czechoslovakian mining engineer at the beginning of this rather routine Spaghetti Western. They then spar with the black-clad villain Burton. The story of the transformation of Lee Van Cleef's Cutlip from criminal to marshal is interesting and could have made a really good film, but it is poorly executed with unimaginative direction and music. However, a few of the scenes, particularly those with the hostages, are effective. If you like SW, then you will find something in this film to enjoy. I did. But if you do not, then avoid. I saw a rather poor quality pan and scan VHS. The film would really benefit from widescreen.

Lee Van Cleef's performance is good, but as usual with SW there are some priceless dubbed lines like, "I never saw nor heard so many b*****ds in all my life. All you men got families that came from all over the world, right? The kid just got here and gets and little bad luck and you treat him like a dog. Who the hell do you think you are? You act like you all got hit in the head with a horse!"

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For completists only (bottom of the barrel) http://imdb.com/mymovies/list?l=21849890