A Coffin for the Sheriff

Una bara per lo sceriffo
Original theatrical release poster
Directed byMario Caiano
Written byDavid Moreno
Guido Malatesta
Produced byLuigi Mondello
Roberto Santini
Eduardo Manzanos
StarringAnthony Steffen
CinematographyJulio Ortas Plaza (Eastmancolor, Panavision)
Edited byAntonio Gimeno (as Antonio Jimeno)
Music byFrancesco De Masi
Production
companies
Nike Cinematografica
Estela Films
Distributed byExclusivas Floralva Distribución S.A.
Release date
  • 1965 (1965)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

A Coffin for the Sheriff (Italian: Una bara per lo sceriffo) is a 1965 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Mario Caiano and starring Anthony Steffen, Eduardo Fajardo, Fulvia Franco, George Rigaud and Armando Calvo.

Plot

A mysterious gunslinger named Shenandoah arrives in the town of Richmond, which is in terror of the famous outlaw Lupe Rojo. Rojo and his gang stay there between robberies and bribe the town sheriff to look the other way. Shenandoah quickly falls in with the gang, but he has a hidden past: he is actually former US Marshal Joe Logan and he is seeking revenge, searching for the gang member who murdered his wife two years ago.

Cast

Some parts of the soundtrack composed by Francesco De Masi are featured in the videogame Red Dead Revolver.

DVD release

Wild East released this on a limited edition R0 NTSC DVD alongside Blood at Sundown in 2014.