China 9, Liberty 37 (1978)
"Amore, piombo e furore" (original title)

Condemned gunman Clayton is given a last minute reprieve on condition he murders rancher Matthew for a railway company. Visiting Matthew's ranch, Clayton is unable to bring himself to kill ... See full summary »

Directors:

Monte Hellman, Tony Brandt

Writers:

Jerry Harvey (story), Douglas Venturelli (story),

Stars:

Warren Oates, Fabio Testi, Jenny Agutter

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Warren Oates	...	Matthew Sebanek
Fabio Testi	...	Clayton Drumm
Jenny Agutter	...	Catherine Sebanek
Sam Peckinpah	...	Wilbur Olsen, Dime Novelist
Isabel Mestres	...	Barbara, Virgil's Wife
Gianrico Tondinelli	...	Johnny Sebanek
Franco Interlenghi	...	Hank Sebanek
Charly Bravo	...	Duke, Barbara's Brother (as Carlos Bravo)
Paco Benlloch	...	Virgil Sebanek
Sydney Lassick	...	Sheriff's friend
Richard C. Adams	...	Sheriff
Natalia Kim	...	Cassie
Ivonne Sentis	...	Prostitute (as Yvonne Sentis)
Romano Puppo	...	Zeb / Zeb's brother
Luis Prendes	...	Williams

Storyline

Condemned gunman Clayton is given a last minute reprieve on condition he murders rancher Matthew for a railway company. Visiting Matthew's ranch, Clayton is unable to bring himself to kill Matthew and leaves, but Matthew's wife, Catherine, believing she has killed Matthew during an argument joins Clayton. Matthew, still alive, and mad as hell joins Clayton's equally angered employers to hunt down the pair

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Plot Keywords:

bare breasts | dime novelist | kiss | drinking | love | 

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Genres:

Western

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Italy Spain

Language:

Italian English

Release Date:

4 August 1978 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Gunfire

Filming Locations:

Almería, Andalucía, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aspa Producciones, Compagnia Europea Cinematografica

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The English title of the film (China 9, Liberty 37) comes from a signpost seen at the start of the movie which shows the distances to the two nearest towns:- China being 9 miles in one direction and Liberty 37 miles in the other.

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Goofs

When Catherine initially stabs Mathew, she stabs him on his left side, the blade is horizontal. After the cut, the blade is vertical sticking out of the center of Mathew's upper back.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Gallows Observer: Pretty sight, no more Japanese.

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Connections

Remade as Snowblind (2010)

User Reviews

Wonderful Revisionist Western

One of the few (only?) westerns where sex is the main motivator, a wonderful spaghetti western with Fabio Testi and Jenny Agutter, with Warren Oates and a rare performance by Sam Peckingpaugh. An important film in the ouvre of Monte Hellman, quintessential 70's cult director; a man who has made more great films than Coppola yet remains mostly unknown in his home country. See "Two-Lane Blacktop," "Cockfighter," and "The Shooting."