Cut-Throats Nine (1972)
"Condenados a vivir" (original title)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent

Writers:

Joaquín Romero Hernández (story), Santiago Moncada (story),

Stars:

Claudio Undari, Emma Cohen, Alberto Dalbés

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Claudio Undari	...	Sgt. Brown (as Robert Hundar)
Emma Cohen	...	Sarah Brown
Alberto Dalbés	...	Thomas Lawrence
Antonio Iranzo	...	Ray Brawster
Manuel Tejada	...	Dim Marlowe
Ricardo Díaz	...	Joe Farrow
José Manuel Martín	...	John McFarlane
Carlos Romero Marchent	...	Slim
Rafael Hernández	...	Dick Patterson
Eduardo Calvo	...	Sgt. Taylor
Lorenzo Robledo
Emilio Rodríguez
Xan das Bolas	...	Buddy (as Tomas Ares)
Francisco Nieto
Antonio Padilla

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

prisoner | disembowelment | cruelty | splatter | shot in the head | 

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Taglines:

A nightmare on the loose

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Genres:

Crime | Thriller | Western

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

10 July 1972 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Bronson's Revenge

Filming Locations:

Aragonese Pyreneo, Huesca, Aragón, Spain

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 9,506,525 (Spain)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Films Triunfo S.A.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min 83 min (VHS)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Remade as Cut Throats Nine

User Reviews

Brutal, bleak and gory

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.