''Bad Man's River'' ( and ) is a 1971 Italian/Spanish/French
international co-production comedy
Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium.
Origins
Comedy originated in ancient Greec ...
Spaghetti Western
The spaghetti Western is a broad subgenre of Western films produced in Europe. It emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone's filmmaking style and international box-office success. The term was used by foreign critics because most o ...
directed by
Eugenio Martín and starring
Lee Van Cleef
Clarence LeRoy Van Cleef Jr. (January 9, 1925 – December 16, 1989) was an American actor. He appeared in over 170 film and television roles in a career spanning nearly 40 years, but is best known as a star of spaghetti Westerns, particularly t ...
,
James Mason,
Gina Lollobrigida,
Sergio Fantoni,
Simón Andreu and
Lone Fleming, the director's then wife. Soundtrack was composed by Tony Duhig, Jon Field, Glyn Havard and
Waldo de los Ríos.
Plot
Roy King's gang robs a bank and flees to Mexico on a train. Roy meets a beautiful woman, Alicia, and marries her, only to have her run off with all of the money.
An offer comes his way to blow up the arsenal of the Mexican army, then rob their representatives when they take money across the border to replace the destroyed weapons. A daring plan gets the job done, only to have Roy double-crossed once more, unable to get his money.
Cast
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Lee Van Cleef
Clarence LeRoy Van Cleef Jr. (January 9, 1925 – December 16, 1989) was an American actor. He appeared in over 170 film and television roles in a career spanning nearly 40 years, but is best known as a star of spaghetti Westerns, particularly t ...
as Roy King
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Gina Lollobrigida as Alicia King
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James Mason as Montero
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Simón Andreu: Angel Santos
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Gianni Garko: Ed Pace
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Diana Lorys: Dolores
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Sergio Fantoni: Colonel Enrique Fierro
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Aldo Sambrell: Canales
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Jess Hahn: Tom Odie
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Daniel Martín: Falso Montero
* Luis Rivera: Orozco
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Lone Fleming: Conchita
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Eduardo Fajardo: General Duarte
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José Manuel Martín: Mexican Soldier
References
External links
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1971 films
1971 comedy films
1970s Western (genre) comedy films
English-language French films
English-language Italian films
English-language Spanish films
French Western (genre) comedy films
Mexican Revolution films
Spaghetti Western films
Spanish Western (genre) comedy films
1970s English-language films
1970s Spanish films
1970s Italian films
1970s French films
English-language Western (genre) comedy films
Italian Western (genre) comedy films
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