Valdez, il mezzosangue (1973)

Directors:

John Sturges
Duilio Coletti

Writers:

Lee Hoffman (novel)
Clair Huffaker (screenplay)

Release Date:

February 1976 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Tagline:

They Took His Land...His Horses...His Woman...But...They Couldn't Take Chino!

Plot:

Chino Valdez is a loner horse breeder living in the old west. Partly a loner by choice, and partly because...

Plot Keywords:

Horse | Half Breed | Whipping | Bare Chested Male | Hung By Wrists

Cast

Charles Bronson	...	Chino Valdez
Jill Ireland	...	Catherine
Marcel Bozzuffi	...	Maral
Vincent Van Patten	...	Jamie Wagner
Fausto Tozzi	...	Cruz
Ettore Manni	...	Sheriff
Corrado Gaipa	...	Indian
José Nieto		(as Jose Nieto)
Diana Lorys	...	Indian (as Diana Loris)
Conchita Muñoz		(as Conchita Munoz)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Melissa Chimenti	...	Indian Girl

Also Known As:

Chino (France) (USA)
Caballos salvajes (Spain)
The Valdez Horses
Valdez the Halfbreed (UK)
Wild Horses

Runtime:

98 min | Spain:100 min | USA:97 min

Country:

Italy | Spain | France

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:12 | West Germany:16 (f) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | USA:PG | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Almería, Andalucía, Spain

Company:

Produzioni De Laurentiis International Manufacturing Company

Goofs:

Continuity: In the saloon, Chino puts the money on the counter, picks up the drink bottle and goes out. Then the bartender, holding some food in his right hand, takes the money his left and puts it inside his trouser pocket. After he greets the men who come in, the bartender puts his foot on the shelf. Next shot, when Chino passes by him, he is still eating and putting the money inside his shirt pocket.

Quotes:

Chino Valdez: That's the way Indians bury their dead. They'd rather be close to the sun than have dirt thrown in their faces.

He just wanted to be left alone with his horses

Not Bronson's best effort, but not a total washout either. An often used storyline where the big rancher wants to take over the entire range, forcing out the little man. Things are made even more tense when the little man falls for the big man's sister. Except for a "Chato's Land" type shootout and a couple of fist and knife fights, there wasn't a lot of action, and the tale was somewhat holey. Question: Why does the man always burn his house down when he decides to vacate his frontier home? How is it that stone houses burn so good? Where did Chino get hay bales in 1870?