Tex e il signore degli abissi (1985)

User Rating:

4.6/10   

Director:

Duccio Tessari

Writers:

Giorgio Bonelli (writer)
Giovanni L. Bonelli (story)

Genre:

Adventure | Western

Plot:

Based on the adventures of the hero Tex from the comic strip by Bonelli. An interesting spaghetti-western/fantasy movie that blends magic and mythology with six-guns and stagecoaches. |

Plot Keywords:

Based On Comic | Native American | Character Name In Title

Cast

Giuliano Gemma	...	Tex Willer
William Berger	...	Kit Carson
Carlo Mucari	...	Tiger Jack
Isabel Russinova	...	Tulac
Peter Berling	...	El Morisco
Flavio Bucci	...	Kanas
Aldo Sambrell	...	El Dorado
José Luis de Villalonga	...	Dr. Warton
Riccardo Petrazzi	...	Lord of the Deep
Pietro Torrisi	...	Quetzal

Also Known As:

Tex and the Lord of the Deep

Runtime:

USA:90 min | Italy:104 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Certification:

West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Italy

Company:

Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI)

Good, but a little too late

Ranger Tex Willer (Giuliano Gemma) and his buddy Kit Carson (William Berger) are searching for 300 lost guns, a transport for the army. Mexican bandits are suspected first, but soon clues are found that a mysterious Indian cult is behind all this. But since the Indians have a dangerous weapon, a poison which turns people into stone, Willer and Carson must be very careful on their voyage...

From the hands of Duccio Tessari, we get a western movie shot at the traditional spaghetti western locations near Almeria/Spain, with a slight horror/fantasy touch (and based on a popular comic strip), but nevertheless quality work in a traditional way, not least due to experienced actors such as Gemma, Berger and Aldo Sambrell. Peter Berling ("Aguirre", "Name of the Rose") has a special guest appearance. Produced by RAI Television, a sequel or even series was an option if this had been a hit, but apparently it wasn't and remained the last western for Tessari and Gemma, 20 years after their classic "A Pistol For Ringo".