Duello nel Texas
{{short description|1963 film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Duello nel Texas
| image = Gringoposter.jpg
| caption = Spanish film poster
| director = Ricardo Blasco
Mario Caiano
| writer = Albert Band
Ricardo Blasco
James Donald Prindle (story)
| producer = Albert Band
José Gutiérrez Maesso
| starring = {{plainlist|
}}
| cinematography = Massimo Dallamano
| editing = Rosa G. Salgado
| music = Ennio Morricone
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|1963|09|19|df=yes}}
| runtime = 97 minutes
| country = Italy
Spain
| language = Italian
| budget =
}}
Duello nel Texas, also known as Gunfight in the Red Sands and Gringo, is a 1963 Italian/Spanish international co-production directed by Ricardo Blasco and Mario Caiano,{{cite book |last=Cox |first=Alex |author-link=Alex Cox |title=10,000 Ways to Die: A Director's Take on the Spaghetti Western |publisher=Oldcastle Books |date=21 October 2010 |page=21 |isbn=9781842434024 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r4tQ5oNi9dQC&pg=PT21 }} [http://www.alexcox.com/freestuff/10000_WAYS_TO_DIE.pdf Alt URL] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724031134/http://www.alexcox.com/freestuff/10000_WAYS_TO_DIE.pdf |date=2008-07-24 }} and produced by Albert Band as his first Spaghetti Western. It was also the first Western to feature a score by Ennio Morricone and the second Spaghetti Western to star Richard Harrison.
Plot
Outside of Carterville, Texas, the sheepherding Martinez family has discovered gold on their land. Manuel, the wayward youngest son boasts about the fact under the influence of alcohol in a saloon. The next day three masked men ride to the Martinez house, where they murder the father, wound Manuel and steal the gold belonging to the family. Unaware of the crimes they committed, the three masked riders are seen by Richard Martinez, called "Gringo" who is an adopted Anglo-American son of the Martinez family. Gringo has been away for four years fighting with guerillas against the Mexican Government. Discovering the tragedies, Gringo seeks the help of Sheriff Lance Corbett to find the killers who Gringo can only identify by their horses. Gringo kills one of the men who attempts to ambush him and gradually discovers that certain people in the town of Carterville want to obtain the land of the Martinez family for themselves.
Cast
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- Richard Harrison as Ricardo "Gringo" Martinez
- G.R. Stuart as Sheriff Lance Corbett
- Mikaela as Maria Huertas
- Sara Lezana as Elisa 'Lisa' Martinez
- Dan Martin as Manuel Martinez
- Sam Field as Doctor Bancroft
- Barta Barry as Lou Stedman
- Ald Sambrell as Juan Guardo
- Agustín González as Risitas Wilson
- Bruna Simoniato as Rosa Cardena
- Barbara Simon as Rosa Cardena
- Ángel Solano as Miller
- Gonzalo Ezquiro as King Wilson
- Xan das Bolas as Barber
- José Calvo as Francisco
- José Luis Chinchilla as Hombre del sheriff
- Tito García as Herrero
- Rufino Inglés as Poker Player
- Alfonso Rojas as Don Esteban
- Rafael Vaquero as Tendero
- Guillermo Vera as Mexicano
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Notes
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0057016|title=Duello nel Texas}}
Category:1960s Italian-language films
Category:Spaghetti Western films
Category:Italian Western (genre) films
Category:Spanish Western (genre) films
Category:1963 Western (genre) films
Category:Films directed by Mario Caiano
Category:Films scored by Ennio Morricone
Category:Films shot in Almería
Category:Italian-language Spanish films
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