''Beyond the Law'' ( it, Al di là della legge) is a 1968

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film directed by

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and starring

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as Cudlip, Antonio Sabàto Sr. as Ben Novack and

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as Burton. It was first distributed in the United States in 1971.

Synopsis

After robbing a stagecoach, the bandit Billy Joe Cudlip (Lee Van Cleef) becomes the friend of

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immigrant Ben Novack, an honest engineer working for the mine company of Silvertown. Cudlip is determined to "go straight", and after earning the trust of the citizens he is named the new sheriff of Silvertown. But does he really want the job, or just access to the valuable shipments of the town's silver?

Cast

as Billy Joe Cudlip/Billy Joe Cuddler * Antonio Sabàto as Ben Novack *

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as Preacher *

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as Sally Davis *

as Burton *

Bud Spencer Carlo Pedersoli (31 October 1929 – 27 June 2016), known professionally as Bud Spencer, was an Italian actor, professional swimmer and water polo player. He was known for action-comedy and Spaghetti Western roles with his long-time film partn ...

as James Cooper *

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as Betty *

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as Denholm *

Enzo Fiermonte Enzo Fiermonte (17 July 1908 – 22 March 1993), sometimes credited as William Bird, was an Italian actor and boxer. Early life Vincenzo "Enzo" Fiermonte was born on 17 July 1908 in Casamassima, a rural village near Bari, in southern Italy to D ...

as Sheriff John Ferguson * Hans Elwenspoek as Davis * Al Hoosman as Preacher's Associate

Release

''Beyond the Law'' was released in Italy on 10 April 1968.

References

External links

* * 1968 films Spaghetti Western films 1968 Western (genre) films Films scored by Riz Ortolani West German films Films shot in Almería Films with screenplays by Warren Kiefer 1960s Italian films {{1960s-Western-film-stub