The Rope and the Colt (1969)
"Une corde, un Colt..." (original title)

Hossien stars as a leather-clad killer, drawn into a tragic kidnap/murder plot by his former flame Michelle Mercier. An almost totally visual film with perhaps not more than two dozen lines... See full summary »

Director:

Robert Hossein

Writers:

Dario Argento, Claude Desailly,

Stars:

Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein, Guido Lollobrigida

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Michèle Mercier	...	Maria Caine
Robert Hossein	...	Manuel
Guido Lollobrigida	...	Thomas Caine (as Lee Burton)
Daniele Vargas	...	Will Rogers (as Daniel Vargas)
Serge Marquand	...	Larry Rogers
Pierre Hatet	...	Frank Rogers
Philippe Baronnet	...	Bud Rogers
Pierre Collet	...	Sheriff Ben
Ivano Staccioli	...	Vallee
Béatrice Altariba	...	Saloon Woman
Michel Lemoine	...	Eli Caine
Anne-Marie Balin	...	Johanna
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Simón Arriaga	...	Employé de Rogers
José Canalejas	...	Un frère Valley
Álvaro de Luna	...	Adjoint du shérif

Storyline

Hossien stars as a leather-clad killer, drawn into a tragic kidnap/murder plot by his former flame Michelle Mercier. An almost totally visual film with perhaps not more than two dozen lines of dialogue.

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Plot Keywords:

arson | evil man | gun shooting | smoking | sheriff | 

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Country:

France Italy

Language:

French

Release Date:

25 January 1969 (France)

Also Known As:

Cemetery Without Crosses

Filming Locations:

Almería, Andalucía, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fono Roma, Les Films Copernic, Loisirs du Monde

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Also on the German DVD interview, Robert Hossein said that the dinner scene at the Rogers house was directed by Sergio Leone.

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Connections

Referenced in Cold Sweat (1970)

User Reviews

Angélique and Peyrac go west

I'm certainly the first one not to join the incredible chorus of praises.But seriously folks !Robert Hossein's forte has always been the thriller,the film noir, and several of his efforts are really worthwhile ,particularly " Toi Le Venin" "Le Jeu De La Vérité" and "La Mort D'Un Tueur";westerns are a different matter.

Just before this spaghetti-western (it's rather a French fries western ,by the way) ,he and his star Michèle Mercier hit the big time with the five "Angélique Marquise Des Anges" movies .

"Une Corde Un Colt" is a bad idea gone wrong;in France it got unanimous thumbs down .The cast is essentially French and (for a French),it's impossible to believe in their "characters" .The production is the poorest of all Hossein movies ,being thin and lacking any real positive (or negative) energy.A "visual " western it may be (with a dozen of lines),and they even hire "Angélique"'s cameraman ,Henri Persin,but there's nothing really visually beautiful to film.

André Hossein,Robert's brother ,provides the score,as usual,and it's rather nice,although a bit anachronistic ,sounding late fifties/early sixties