The Deadly Trackers

• Director: Barry Shear
• AMG Rating:
• Genre: Western
• Movie Type: Psychological Western
• Themes: Out For Revenge
• Main Cast: Richard Harris
• Release Year: 1973
• Country: US
• Run Time: 104 minutes
• MPAA Rating: PG

Plot

Based on filmmaker Samuel Fuller's short-story "Riata," this extremely bloody, excessively violent and long-running western centers on a vengeful sheriff's search for the murderous bank robbers who slaughtered his family. Originally Fuller was the director for the film, but severe artistic differences between himself and the film's star Richard Harris forced the studio execs to put in a new director, Barry Shear. They also dumped the million dollars worth of footage Fuller shot and started from scratch. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Cast

Pedro Armendariz, Jr. - Blacksmith; Paul Benjamin - Jacob; Neville Brand - Choo Choo; William Bryant; Federico Gonzales; Al Lettieri - Gutierrez; Sean Marshall - Kevin; Boyd "Red" Morgan; Read Morgan - Deputy Sheriff Bob; Ray Moyer; Kelly Jean Peters - Katharine; William Smith - Schoolboy; Joan Swift; Rod Taylor - Brand; Isela Vega - Maria; Richard Harris - Kilpatrick; John Kennedy

Credit

Javier Torres Torija - Art Director, John E. Quill - First Assistant Director, Jesus Marin - First Assistant Director, Barry Shear - Director, Michael Economou - Editor, Carl Pingitore - Editor, Jerry Fielding - Composer (Music Score), Gabriel Torres - Cinematographer, Fouad Said - Producer, Jesus Gonzalez Gancy - Sound/Sound Designer, Lukas Heller - Screenwriter, Samuel Fuller - Short Story Author