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| Warren Oates | ... | Matthew Sebanek | |
| Fabio Testi | ... | Clayton Drumm | |
| Jenny Agutter | ... | Catherine Sebanek | |
| Sam Peckinpah | ... | Wilbur Olsen, Dime Novelist | |
| Isabel Mestres | ... | Barbara, Virgil's Wife | |
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Gianrico Tondinelli | ... | Johnny Sebanek |
| Franco Interlenghi | ... | Hank Sebanek | |
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Charly Bravo | ... | Duke, Barbara's Brother (as Carlos Bravo) |
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Paco Benlloch | ... | Virgil Sebanek |
| Sydney Lassick | ... | Sheriff's friend | |
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Richard C. Adams | ... | Sheriff |
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Natalia Kim | ... | Cassie |
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Ivonne Sentis | ... | Prostitute (as Yvonne Sentis) |
| Romano Puppo | ... | Zeb / Zeb's brother | |
| Luis Prendes | ... | Williams | |
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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 Written by Tom Seldon <elpuro.msn.com>
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4 August 1978 (Italy) See more »Also Known As:
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One of the last spaghetti westerns filmed in Almeria. See more »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. See more »Crazy Credits
After the end credits, a title gives the dedication "To my father". See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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'China 9, Liberty 37' is last of Monte Hellman's westerns, and his weakest attempt in that genre. The film tries to combine elements of spaghetti western with Hellman's usual existential vision. Although entertaining and thrilling at moments, the film falls into mediocrity as there isn't enough spaghetti nor existentialism.
Clayton Drumm (Fabio Testi) is a gunslinger waiting to be hanged, but is given last minute pardon when men from railroad company hire him to kill Matthew Sabinek (Warren Oates) who used to work as a hired gun for same men years ago. Sounds interesting? Clayton rides into the farm where Matthew lives with his young wife Catherine (Jenny Agutter). The younger and faster gunslinger, who has grown weary of the killing, decides not to complete his mission when he starts to like Matthew and two men become sort of friends. And then enters farmer's gorgeous looking wife.
There is the feel of growing tension in the first quarter of the film, that promises to become tense thriller, but then falls flat as generic love triangle and revenge story. Fabio Testi's lack of charisma against the talents and gravely looks of great Warren Oates becomes obstacle that doesn't allow proper chemistry to evolve between two main characters. Monte Hellman's other westerns (or western type movies) weren't always very thick and original on plot either, but they were executed with fascinating ways and ideas.
Recommended to the fans of Warren Oates and Monte Hellman, and when you do, try to get the uncut version as there are some meaty lines (an nudity) to juice things up a little bit.
Also, another great western director Sam Peckinpah treats the fans of the genre with wonderful cameo as an author Wilbur Olsen who wants to write story based on Clayton's life.