Tue, Apr 7
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm

We will be doing Tuesday night screenings at La Tuna this spring while we wait for Movies by Moonlight to start (June-August). Showtime is 8 p.m. Bring your own chairs or blankets.

April 7
Death Rides a Horse (1972)
Spaghetti Western
A young man sets out to find the gang that killed his family. He’s joined by Lee Van Cleef, who has an agenda of his own.

Death Rides a Horse

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Death Rides a Horse

American poster for Death Rides a Horse
Directed by Giulio Petroni
Produced by Henryk Chrosicki and Alfonso Sansone
Written by Luciano Vincenzoni
Starring Lee Van Cleef,
John Phillip Law,
Mario Brega,
Luigi Pistilli,
Anthony Dawson,
José Torres,
Franco Balducci,
Bruno Corazzari
Music by Ennio Morricone
Distributed by United Artists (US)
Release date(s) 1967
9 July 1969 (US)
Running time 120 min (Italy),
114 min (US)
Country Italy
Language Italian
IMDb

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. Bill Meceita, a boy whose family was murdered in front of him by a gang, sets out 15 years later to exact revenge. On his journey, he finds himself continually sparring and occasionally cooperating with Ryan, a gunfighter on his own quest for vengeance, who knows more than he says about Bill’s tragedy. The film has lapsed into public domain.[1]

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[edit] Dialogue

Ryan: Somebody once wrote, “Revenge is a dish that has to be eaten cold.” Hot as you are, you’re liable to end up with indigestion.
[Once again following Ryan to recover his horse, Bill arrives at the Holly Spings train station.]
Station Master: This guy told me a pal of his’d be coming along. He said I should give you the horse and a kiss. The horse is there, waiting for you. Eh, n-now, where do you want that kiss?
Bill: [grimacing] No thanks. I’ll settle for the horse.

[edit] Taglines

  • This is revenge… And there’s nothing sweet about it!
  • When you’ve waited fifteen years to find a man… it’s a shame you can only kill him once!

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[edit] In Popular Culture

  • Whenever the angered hero encountered one of the bandits who wronged him and killed his family, footage of the wrong being avenged is superimposed over the hero’s face. As a homage, this technique was used by Quentin Tarrantino in Kill Bill whenever The Bride confronted one of the Deadly Vipers.
  • The main theme of Death Rides a Horse is used in Kill Bill. It is the trilling flute and mixed choral piece played when The Bride calls out O-Ren and her bodyguards at the House of Blue Leaves.
  • The scene when the main character, Bill, watches his family being murdered is referenced in the animated scene of Kill Bill. Here the skull necklace is depicted as a skull ring, worn by the man who kills O-rens father.
  • “Death rides a Horse” is a 1970 reggae single from the Hippy Boys. It appears on the B-side of Max Romeos single “melting pot” on the Pama Unity label
  • “Death rides a Horse” is a name of a track on the Russian Circles album Enter

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ These public domain repositories store and offer this film for download: [1][2][3].

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