''The Last Ride to Santa Cruz'' (german: Der Letzte Ritt nach Santa Cruz) is a 1964 West German-Austrian

Western film The Western is a genre set in the American frontier and commonly associated with folk tales of the Western United States, particularly the Southwestern United States, as well as Northern Mexico and Western Canada. It is commonly referred ...

directed by Rolf Olsen and starring

Edmund Purdom Edmund Anthony Cutlar Purdom (19 December 19241 January 2009) was an English actor, voice artist, and director. He worked first on stage in Britain, performing various works by Shakespeare, then in America on Broadway and in Hollywood, and event ...

Mario Adorf Mario Adorf (; born 8 September 1930) is a German actor, considered to be one of the great veteran character actors of European cinema. Since 1954, he has played both leading and supporting roles in over 200 film and television productions, am ...

, and

Marianne Koch Marianne Koch (; born 19 August 1931) is a German actress of the 1950s and 1960s, best known for her appearances in Spaghetti Westerns and adventure films of the 1960s. She later worked as a television host and as a physician. Career Betwee ...

. The film was shot at the

Spandau Studios The Spandau Studios or CCC Studios were film and television studios located in Spandau, a suburb of Berlin. They were established in 1949 following the Second World War by the producer Artur Brauner Artur "Atze" Brauner (born Abraham Brauner; ...

, and on location in the

Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in Macaronesia. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are west of Morocc ...

. The sets were designed by the

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Hertha Hareiter Hertha Hareiter (1923 - 2015) was an Austrian art director.Bolam & Bolam p.158 She designed the sets for a number of films in the postwar years. She was married to the fellow set designer Otto Pischinger and often collaborated with him. Selected ...

Leo Metzenbauer Leo Metzenbauer (15 January 1910 – 10 April 1993) was an Austrian art director.Kaul p.28 Selected filmography * '' Daughter of the Regiment'' (1953) * '' The Schimeck Family'' (1957) * ''The Forests Sing Forever'' (1959) * '' Gustav Adolf's ...

and

Otto Pischinger Otto Pischinger (1919–1976) was an Austrian art director who designed the sets for a large number of films during his career. In 1955 he worked on '' The Last Ten Days''.Silberman p.243 He was married to Hertha Hareiter, also an art director, un ...

Cast

as Rex Kelly *

as Pedro Ortiz *

as Elizabeth Kelly *

Klaus Kinski Klaus Kinski (, born Klaus Günter Karl Nakszynski 18 October 1926 – 23 November 1991) was a German actor, equally renowned for his intense performance style and notorious for his volatile personality. He appeared in over 130 film roles in a c ...

as José *

Marisa Mell Marisa Mell (born Marlies Theres Moitzi; 24 February 1939 – 16 May 1992) was an Austrian actress. Typecast as a femme fatale in European arthouse and genre films, she is best regarded for her performances as Eva Kant in Mario Bava's critically ...

as Juanita *

Walter Giller Walter Giller (23 August 1927 – 15 December 2011) was a German actor. He was very successful in the 1950s and 1960s, when he was often seen as a comedic leading man. One of his most successful and more serious roles was in ''Roses for the Pros ...

as Woody Johnson *

Thomas Fritsch Thomas Fritsch (16 January 1944 – 21 April 2021) was a German film, television and dubbing actor. He was regarded as the "Sonnyboy" in the German cinema of the 1960s, and became one of the best-known actors by his presence in television serie ...

as Carlos *

Sieghardt Rupp Sieghardt Rupp (14 June 1931 – 20 July 2015)Florian Kuehne Florian may refer to: People * Florian (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname * Florian, Roman emperor in 276 AD * Saint Florian (250 – c. 304 AD), patron saint of Poland and Upper Austria, al ...

as Steve Kelly *

Kurt Nachmann Kurt Nachmann (1915–1984) was an Austrian screenwriter and film actor and film director, director.Fritsche p.253 Selected filmography * ''The Singing House'' (1948) * ''Espionage (1955 film), Espionage'' (1955) * ''The Congress Dances (1955 fi ...

Peter Martin Urtel Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a su ...

(as Martin Urtel) *

Rainer Brandt Rainer Brandt (born 19 January 1936) is a German film actor. He appeared in 40 films between 1959 and 1986. He was born in Berlin, Germany. Selected filmography Actor * ''The Red Hand'' (1960) * ''The Juvenile Judge'' (1960) as Kurt * ''Horrors ...

as Voice of Pedro Ortiz (voice) (uncredited) *

Edmund Hashim Edmund Hashim, also credited as Ed Hashim (June 2, 1933 – July 2, 1974) was an American actor. He was known for '' Hellfighters'' (1968), ''The Green Hornet'' (1967), several different roles in ''Gunsmoke'' (1966-1969), ''Giacobbe ed Esau'' (19 ...

(uncredited) * Rolf Olsen as John (bank employee) (uncredited)

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* 1964 films 1964 Western (genre) films 1960s German-language films German Western (genre) films Austrian Western (genre) films West German films Films directed by Rolf Olsen Films shot in the Canary Islands Constantin Film films Films shot at Spandau Studios 1960s German films {{1960s-Western-film-stub