Bad Man's River (1971)

User Rating:

4.4/10   

Director:

Eugenio Martín

Writers:

Eugenio Martín (story)
Philip Yordan (story)

Release Date:

23 December 1971 (Italy)

Genre:

Comedy | Western

Tagline:

A HAWK... A VULTURE... and A DOVE... All circling for the biggest haul in the WEST!!

Plot:

Robber Roy King loses his wife, Alicia, to revolutionary Montero. Despite their rivalry they collaborate...

Plot Keywords:

Train | Spaghetti Western | Beautiful Woman | Marriage | Mexican Revolution

Cast

Lee Van Cleef	...	Roy King
James Mason	...	Francisco Montero
Gina Lollobrigida	...	Alicia
Simón Andreu	...	Angel Santos
Diana Lorys	...	Dolores
Gianni Garko	...	Ed Pace (as John Garko)
Aldo Sambrell	...	Canales
Jess Hahn	...	Tom Odie
Daniel Martín	...	False Montero
Luis Rivera	...	Orozco
Lone Ferck	...	Conchita
Eduardo Fajardo	...	General Duarte
Sergio Fantoni	...	Colonel Enrique Fierro
José Manuel Martín	...	Mexican Soldier
Francisco Nieto

Also Known As:

E continuavano a fregarsi il milione di dollari (Italy)
El hombre de Río Malo (Spain)
Hunt the Man Down (USA)
Les quatre mercenaires d'El Paso (France)

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

Spain | Italy | France

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:A | UK:12 (DVD rating) | UK:12 (tv rating) | West Germany:16 (nf) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 (1972) | Sweden:15 | USA:PG | Argentina:13 | Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

Colmenar Viejo, Madrid, Spain

Company:

International Apollo Films

Quotes:

Colonel Fierro: Are you afraid of the dark, my dear?
Montero: The only thing she is afraid of is poverty.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in 800 balas (2002)

BAD MAN'S RIVER (Eugenio Martin, 1971) **1/2

This eccentric Euro-Western has more in common with the revisionist, light-hearted approach of BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969) than with any of the sadistic Italian fare shot around the same time and on the same locations. A great, eclectic cast (Lee Van Cleef, James Mason, Gina Lollobrigida, Sergio Fantoni, Jess Hahn, Simon Andreu, Eduardo Fajardo, Gianni Garko, Diana Lorys) finds itself somewhat stranded - and in the case of Mason, evidently embarrassed - in the face of the film's bizarre changes of mood, some of which work (there are a few enjoyably comical action sequences) and some of which don't (why the director chose to overdose on the "freeze-frame" stuff at the beginning is anyone's guess); in light of all this, the involvement of talented Hollywood veterans Philip Yordan, Irving Lerner and Bernard Gordon is even more baffling. All in all, however, BAD MAN'S RIVER emerges as a surprisingly pleasant, if ultimately forgettable, diversion.