Cut-Throats Nine
(1972)
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Cut-Throats Nine
(1972)
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Claudio Undari | ... |
Sgt. Brown
(as Robert Hundar)
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Emma Cohen | ... |
Sarah Brown
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Alberto Dalbés | ... |
Thomas Lawrence
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Antonio Iranzo | ... |
Ray Brawster
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Manuel Tejada | ... |
Dim Marlowe
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Ricardo Díaz | ... |
Joe Farrow
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José Manuel Martín | ... |
John McFarlane
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Carlos Romero Marchent | ... |
Slim
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Rafael Hernández | ... |
Dick Patterson
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Eduardo Calvo | ... |
Sgt. Taylor
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Lorenzo Robledo |
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Emilio Rodríguez |
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Xan das Bolas | ... |
Buddy
(as Tomas Ares)
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Francisco Nieto |
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Antonio Padilla |
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A wagon load of convicts on their way to prison is being escorted through the mountains by a cavalry troop. They are attacked by a bandit gang, and only a sergeant, his beautiful young daughter and an assortment of seven sadistic, murderous prisoners survive, and they are left without horses or a wagon. The sergeant must find a way to get his prisoners to their destination while protecting his daughter, watching out for the still pursuing bandits and trying to determine which one of the prisoners was the man who raped and murdered his wife. Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com
Brutal, bleak and gory, this is an effective Spanish spaghetti western with no good guys at all. There is a hint at the start when we see the seven chain gang prisoners being led by the seeming good guy and his daughter, because counting up the procession, it is clear that the nine of the title includes them too. An engaging film, however desolate, but this is always going down all the way. There are one or two moments of respite but there are too many killings, a rape and hints of cannibalism, for this to be likely to have any happy ending. A rather good plot line, some excellent music, good photography in what looks like very difficult conditions in the mountains and yes, some really nasty killings.