I quattro dell'apocalisse (1975)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Lucio Fulci

Writers:

Ennio De Concini (writer)
Bret Harte (story)

Release Date:

12 August 1975 (Italy)

Genre:

Drama | Western

Plot:

Four petty criminals, three men and a woman, wander through the trackless terrain of the Wild West Utah and are hounded by a sadistic bandit.

Plot Keywords:

Revenge | Gambler | Prostitute | Female Nudity | Straight Razor

Cast

Fabio Testi	...	Stubby Preston
Lynne Frederick	...	Emanuelle 'Bunny' O'Neill
Michael J. Pollard	...	Clem
Harry Baird	...	Bud
Adolfo Lastretti	...	Rev. Sullivan
Bruno Corazzari	...	Lemmy
Giorgio Trestini	...	Saul
Donald O'Brien	...	Sheriff of Salt Flat
Tomas Milian	...	Chaco

Also Known As:

Four Gunmen of the Apocalypse
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Four of the Apocalypse
The Four of the Apocalypse... (USA) (DVD title)

Runtime:

Italy:104 min (uncut version) | USA:87 min | France:80 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Technospes)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

West Germany:16 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Italy:VM18 | Norway:16 (cut)

Filming Locations:

Austria

Company:

Coralta Cinematografica

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Stubby takes the doll from the dead little Swiss girl, she moves her left hand.

Quotes:

Chaco: Chaco is the name my friend, and I would be very happy to join your group.
Stubby Preston: Nobody invited you.
Chaco: But I did. I'm a damn good hunter you know. Wherever you go you'll have a piece of meat every day.

Movie Connections:

Edited into Fulci of the Apocalypse (2001) (V)

Based on Bret Harte stories

I am surprised nobody has commented in any reviews that this film is based on 2 Bret Harte short stories - " The Outcasts of Poker Flats" and " The Luck of Roaring Camp". Names and details are slightly altered but the plots are very much intact.As far as I can determine this is the only European western based on Bret Harte's works. "The Outcasts of Poker Flats" has been filmed several times before including a 1930's version with Preston Foster and a 1952 version with Dale Robertson.Harte's stories have a touch of the sentimental about them and this is reflected especially in the "Luck of Roaring Camp" part of this film.