Death Rides a Horse (1967)
"Da uomo a uomo" (original title)

In the Old West a little boy witnesses the murder of his family by gunmen and grows up with plans to track them all down, and kill them.

Director:

Giulio Petroni

Writer:

Luciano Vincenzoni (story)

Stars:

Lee Van Cleef, John Phillip Law, Mario Brega

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lee Van Cleef	...	Ryan
John Phillip Law	...	Bill Meceita
Mario Brega	...	One-Eye (Paco)
Luigi Pistilli	...	Walcott - The Bandit Leader
Anthony Dawson	...	Burt Cavanaugh
José Torres	...	Pedro (as Jose Torres)
Franco Balducci	...	Sheriff
Guglielmo Spoletini	...	Manuel - Walcott's Henchmen
Bruno Corazzari	...	Walcott's Accomplice
Felicita Fanny	...	Village girl
Ignazio Leone	...	Shepherd
Angelo Susani	...	Walcott Henchman
Carlo Pisacane	...	Holly Spring Station master
Vivienne Bocca	...	Bill Meceita's sister
Walter Giulangeli	...	Mr. Meceita, Bill's Father

Storyline

As a child, Bill witnesses the murder of his family by four robbers. Fifteen years later, he embarks on his revenge. During his quest, he crosses paths with Ryan, an ex-con who wants the money the robbers owe him.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | revenge | framed | boy | horse riding | 

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Taglines:

When You've Waited Fifteen Years To Find A Man... It's A Shame You Can Only Kill Him Once!

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Genres:

Western

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some western violence

Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

31 August 1967 (Italy)

Also Known As:

As Man to Man

Filming Locations:

La Calahorra, Granada, Andalucía, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

PEC

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The original title of the film was "Duel in the Wind." Lee Van Cleef came up with the Italian title while discussing the movie with John Phillip Law who sighted the film was a "man to man" story. Van Cleef remarked, "Why don't they call it 'From Man to Man'?" The Italian producers liked how it sounded in Italian ("Da Uomo a Uomo") so much they used it. And then the film was subsequently retitled "Death Rides a Horse" in English speaking markets, which Law said he never liked.

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Goofs

When the bad guys charge the village after the fire is gone, there are lot more than there were before. Also, the same people fall off their horses in identical scenes right after each other.

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Quotes

[last lines]
Ryan: Good luck, son.

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Connections

Referenced in Red Dead Revolver (2004)

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Soundtracks

"Death Rides A Horse (Vocal version)"
Composed by Attanasio and Ennio Morricone
Performed by

User Reviews

Piano Player. Three notes!

This is without question one of the best Spaghetti westerns. Where is a decent print of this movie? The print quality form the ones for sale on DVD are atrocious! I had to borrow a decent vhs taped off AMC to see how it should really look. Lee van Cleef is superb, one of his best jobs after "For a few dollars more" Also fantastic score by Morricone, almost avant garde in some spots. Great one liners abound and special kudos to veteran bad guy Anthony Dawson for the most histrionic death scene ever, which is preceeded by three overly dramatized notes on the piano. And the ending manages to be quite touching. Brilliant!!