Deadly Trackers
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| Directed by | Tanio Boccia |
| Written by | Tanio Boccia |
| Produced by | Giovanni Vari |
| Starring | Richard Harrison Anita Ekberg |
| Cinematography | Romolo Garroni |
| Edited by | Fedora Zincone |
| Music by | Carlo Esposito |
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| Country | Italy |
Deadly Trackers (Italian: La lunga cavalcata della vendetta, lit. 'The long ride of vengeance') is a 1972 Italian Spaghetti Western film co-produced, co-written and directed by Tanio Boccia under the pseudonym Amerigo Anton. It stars Richard Harrison and Anita Ekberg.
Plot
Cast
- Richard Harrison as Jeff Carter
- Anita Ekberg as Jane
- Rik Battaglia as Montana
- Emilio Vale as Carlos Armendariz
- George Wang as Cliff
- Furio Meniconi as Tommy
- Dada Gallotti as Deborah, Jeff's sister
- Omero Gargano as Jerome
- Lorenzo Piani as Colton
- Attilio Dottesio as Drummond
Production
The film was produced by European United Pictures.[1] It was shot at the De Laurentiis Studios in Rome.[2] Its plot is largely based on Anthony Dawson's Vengeance, including large chunks of its original dialogue.[2] It is the penultimate film of Boccia, and its last western.[1]
Reception
Italian critic Davide Pulici considered the film as very ordinary in terms of story, but praised its flashback structure, deemed as very original for the time.[2] Marco Giusti called the film 'very confusing'.[1] Paolo Mereghetti described it as a very predictable revenge story, with 'interminable horseback-riding scenes and mild bursts of Grand Guignol'.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Giusti, Marco (2007). "La lunga cavalcata della vendetta". Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori. pp. 276–7. ISBN 978-88-04-57277-0.
- ^ a b c Pulici, Davide (December 2004). "La lunga cavalcata della vendetta". Nocturno Dossier. 31: 44.
- ^ Mereghetti, Paolo (2010). "Lunga cavalcata della vendetta, La". Il Mereghetti 2011. Vol. 1. Baldini Castoldi Dalai. p. 1902. ISBN 978-88-6073-626-0.