A colorful 22page souvenir booklet has photos and lobby cards, preceded by essays and monographs on the film and its major creative participants written by sebastian haselbeck and lars johansen of the spaghetti western database, a very thorough online resource. He composes a wide range of music styles, making him one of the most versatile, experimental and influential composers of all time, working in any medium. A young man, who, as a child witnessed the slaughter of his family, teams with a mysterious gunfighter to avenge their deaths. Find release information for death rides a horse 1967 giulio petroni on allmovie. Death rides a horse original title da uomo a uomo man to man is a 1966 italian spaghetti western movie directed by giulio petroni and starring lee van cleef and john phillip law. Searching for the gang that killed his parents, a young man john phillip law begins traveling with a fellow gunfighter lee vancleef. John philip law plays bill meceita, a young man whose family is murdered right in front of his own eyes. The film has some editing issues and can be grainy. For a spaghetti western, it includes all the items one expects from a film. Few films are perfect, or nearly so, and death rides a horse does not belong to those few exceptions. Bill eventually discovers ryan was there when his parents were killed and is torn between killing ryan and. Lee van cleef is exceptional in death rides a horse. Praesent vestibulum tempor augue, vel egestas nulla commodo quis.
Lyrics to death rides a black horse by jon olivas pain. The two proceed to shoot everything that moves in this violent spaghetti western. Lee van cleef is amazing in this and i loved all characters. Bill meceita, a boy whose family was murdered in front of him by a. Its never repetitive and the story has enough twists to be engaging. Death rides a horse 1968 is an excellent example of the overlooked italian spaghetti western a diamond in the rough which deserves more attention than it has received.
The bad movies she enjoyed the scalphunters, wild in the streets werent within a hundred miles of the badness of death rides a horse, which is a bad movie indeed. Da uomo a uomo death rides a horse as man to man movie. August 31, 1967 italy starring lee van cleef, john phillip law and mario brega as a child, bill witnesses the murder of his family by four robbers. Death rides a horse is one that spaghetti western fans and fans of lee van cleef would thoroughly enjoy. Good story with some pretty damn good pacing and kills. If not as luxuriant as leone or as politicized as corbucci, the film boasts its own blunt poetry. Proin pellentesque mollis enim, at vulputate odio mollis sed. Death rides a horse 2004 having witnessed the brutal murder of his entire family by bandits at the age of 5, bill meceita john phillip law has spent 15 years planning his vengeance. The film was released uncut in the united kingdom and united states in 1969. Death rides a horse internet movie firearms database. O longo dia do massacre faroeste dublado com peter martell 1968. This film is seperated into 4 files death rides a horse, in public domain, this version is panned and scanned. Death rides a horse cowboy, english, hd, western movie full.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing death rides a horse near you. Made toward the end of the spaghetti western phenomena, it embodied the best elements of the genre and, among fans, its considered a highly polished, exciting, and. Watch the video for death rides a horse from ennio morricones the best of ennio morricone for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Then the film was subsequently retitled death rides a horse in englishspeaking markets, which law said he never liked. Da uomo a uomo death rides a horse as man to man r, 1 hr 55 min art house. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Lifted off the page of petronis boyhood story books, imbued with the visuals of the american west and bathed in the blood of retribution, death rides a horse brings an emotional resonance to the spaghetti western that deserves the cult status awarded by tarantino. Bill meceita, a boy whose family was murdered in front of him by a gang, sets out 15 years later to exact revenge. I dont have any information about the vintage of the master, but it looks to be a bit dated. I hate the prints so much i declined to watch this along with others just as bad. Death rides a horse internet movie firearms database guns. Kinos bluray is a good one, presenting the film in very nice shape and with a genuinely interesting audio commentary from alex cox. Fifteen years go by, and bill decides to seek revenge against his familys killers. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
Death rides a horse might not tell the most original story, but it sure is well made. Death rides a horse aka da uomo a uomo, or as man to man is a 1967 spaghetti western directed by giulio petroni, written by luciano vincenzoni, and starring lee van cleef and john phillip law. The narrative is strong, but might still be a bit too drawnout for. Hell be comin down the mountains hell be comin down the mountains hell be drivin all his hatred hell be drivin all his hatred. The film is most watchable read below about the dvd and possible hopes for a region 1 letterbox dvd release, and van cleef is at his best in this one, playing a. Overall the film is in great shape, an appreciable amount of film grain remains giving the.
May 25, 2018 a young gunfighter plans to track down and eliminate the bandits who killed his family, and forms a tenuous alliance with an aging exoutlaw to achieve this end. Raoul recorded a song called death rides a horse, but in the film only the instrumental version was used. Bill who is now a skilled gunslinger suddenly finds a trail that leads him to the murderers. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. Van cleef remarked, why dont they call it from man to man. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Death rides a horse is a western starring lee van cliff and john philip law.
Its beautifully shot and nicely put together and it makes the most of its two leading men. A young gunfighter plans to track down and eliminate the bandits who killed his family, and forms a tenuous alliance with an aging exoutlaw to achieve this end. Stand tall, answer the call, on your way to the sun, oh. Its hard to explain the fun to be found in seeing the right kind of bad movie. Death rides a horse da uomo a uomo lee van cleef full. He meets up with ryan lee van cleef, a veteran gunslinger seeking his own revenge for the ones who put him in prison. Hold tight, your leaving tonight, the journey to hell has just begun. Death rides a horse arrives on bluray with a very strong 2.
The film is most watchable read below about the dvd and possible hopes for a region 1 letterbox dvd release, and van cleef is at his best. Along the way he befriends another cowboy out for the same revenge and realizes he may. The plot isnt anything new, but the execution was extremely fun. He knows they are a gang, and he is determined to find them. Death rides a horse 2004 cast and crew having witnessed the brutal murder of his entire family by bandits at the age of 5, bill meceita john phillip law has spent 15 years planning his vengeance.
Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. Overview of death rides a horse, 1969, directed by giulio petroni, with john phillip law, lee van cleef, luigi pistilli, at turner classic movies. This is from the 1967 italianproduced western film da uomo a uomo, which was known as death rides a horse in the us. If you had death rides a horse on one or more bargain spaghetti western collections like myself, theres a good chance those copies are washed out, blurry or worse. The only drawback is cleefs costar, who is stiff and actually seems too lanky in his part.
Fifteen years ago bill meceitas law family was massacred by a gang of outlaws. Rent death rides a horse 1968 starring john phillip law and lee van cleef on dvd and bluray. The italian producers liked how it sounded in italian da uomo a uomo so much they used it. Death rides a horse 1967 giulio petroni releases allmovie. Bill john phillip law grows up to seek revenge on the gang that killed his parents. Death rides a horse was released in italy in august 1967. The unholy four 1970 spaghetti western full movie by john poe. Ennio morricone, grand officer omri born 10 november 1928 is an italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, and former trumpet player. Rent death rides a horse 1968 on dvd and bluray netflix. But while in valeriis movie friendship eventually turned into rivalry and hatred, in death rides a horse, quite on the contrary, feelings of rage and vengeance eventually turn into friendship and mutual understanding. Ennio morricone death rides a horse lyrics genius lyrics. Da uomo a uomo death rides a horse as man to man 1967. Death rides a horse 1967 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Filming locations 5 filming dates 1 production dates 1.