The Big Gundown (1966)

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80 min - Western - 29 November 1966 (Spain)

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Unofficial lawman John Corbett hunts down Cuchillo Sanchez, a Mexican peasant accused of raping and killing a 12-year-old girl.

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Cast

Credited cast:
	Lee Van Cleef	...	Jonathan 'Colorado' Corbett
	Tomas Milian	...	Manuel 'Cuchillo' Sanchez
	Luisa Rivelli	...	Prostitute of Willow Creek City
	Fernando Sancho	...	Capt. Segura
	Nieves Navarro	...	The widow
	Roberto Camardiel	...	Jellicol, sheriff of San Antonio (as Robert Camardiel)
	Tom Felleghy	...	Father of Chet Miller
	Walter Barnes	...	Brokston
	Gérard Herter	...	Baron von Schulenberg
	Lanfranco Ceccarelli	...	Jack (as Lanfranco Ceccarelli)
	María Granada	...	Rosita, Cuchillo's wife
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Calisto Calisti	...	Mr. Linch, Brokston's secretary
	Antonio Molino Rojo	...	Widow's ranchero (as Molino Rojo)
	José Torres	...	Paco Molinas

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Storyline

Jonathan Corbett is a gunman so brave to have eliminated all the bandits of Texas. For this he is proposed for the candidacy to the Senate of the United States. In exchange he has only to support the construction of one railway line. Only after he accepts does he come to know that the Mexican Cuchillo has raped and killed a 12 year old girl. Corbett leaves on a long manhunt during which he gets to know his adversary better and discovers a variation on the crime for which the accused Cuchillo may not be as guilty as he first thought. Written by Baldinotto da Pistoia, translated by Philip-12

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Mr Ugly Comes To Town! See more »

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Western

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Country:

Spain | Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

29 November 1966 (Spain) See more »

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Filming Locations:

Almería, Andalucía, Spain See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Produzioni Europee Associati (PEA), Rome Produizone Cinematografica, Tulio Demicheli P.C. See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Germany: 80 min | Italy: 105 min | Spain: 107 min | UK: 84 min | Germany: 105 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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Quotes

Jonathan Corbett: [after discovering that he has been tricked by Cuchillo into thinking he was bit by a snake] If you don't kill me right now... it'll be the last mistake you ever make.
Cuchillo Sanchez: But to kill you is a big mistake. If I kill you, they'll just send another man after me who's much smarter, MUCH.
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References Seven Samurai (1954) See more »

The Big Gundown (1966)
La resa dei conti (original title)

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