Los desesperados (1969)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Julio Buchs

Writers:

Julio Buchs (screenplay)
Julio Buchs (story)

Release Date:

May 1970 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Tagline:

A gritty story of seething hatred and thrilling adventure.

Plot:

Three bankrobbers find shelter in an isolated farm where an old man lives together with his granddaughter. |

Plot Keywords:

Civil War | Deserter | Spaghetti Western | Bullring | Hired Killer

Cast

Ernest Borgnine	...	Don Pedro Sandoval
George Hilton	...	John Warner
Annabella Incontrera	...	Rosa
Alberto de Mendoza	...	Lucky
Leo Anchóriz	...	Monk
Gustavo Rojo	...	Guadalupano
Manuel de Blas
Manuel Miranda	...	Francisco
José Manuel Martín	...	Cross-Eyed Guy
Antonio Pica	...	Sam
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Andrea Aureli	...	Morton
Luis Barboo
Charly Bravo
José Guardiola
Andrés Mejuto
Antonio Molino Rojo
Mary Paz Pondal
George Rigaud
Alfonso Rojas
Adalberto Rossetti
Claudio Trionfi
Dan van Husen	...	Mestizo

Also Known As:

A Bullet for Sandoval (USA)
Desperate Men (UK)
Quei disperati che puzzano di sudore e di morte (Italy)
Those Desperate Men Who Smell of Dirt and Death (USA)
Vengeance Is Mine

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for western violence. (orginally rated GP in 1970)

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

Italy | Spain

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 (1971) | Sweden:15 | USA:GP (original rating) | USA:PG-13 (re-rating) (2005)

Company:

Atlántida Films

Trivia:

Sometimes it is falsely claimed the movie was co-directed by Lucio Fulci, but this is not true. Actor George Hilton has stated so in many interviews.

Movie Connections:

References The Wild Bunch (1969)

A Bullet For Sandoval

This movie is in my top 20 list of the best spaghetti westerns. Ernest Borgnine was great for his only contribution towards the genre as Don Sandoval who blames the death of his daughter(Rosa) at the hands of John Warner (George Hilton) who wanted to marry Rosa but was not allowed due to the jealousy of Don Sandoval. Rosa dies giving birth to there child a boy who dies due to Sandoval's rage and jealousy and as well as the towns people's lack of help due the child being from a town having cholera. This last act makes warner turn outlaw punishing everyone who did not help. It is a great little story of revenge and hate that makes one of Hilton's best spaghetti roles ever. The ending is one of my favorites. A real comparison to the ending of "The Wild Bunch". The music was good and the acting and character profiles of the Warner gang was fabulous.