• Rating:
• Genre: Western
• Movie Type: Psychological Western
• Themes: Out For Revenge
• Director: Barry Shear
• 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

• Richard Harris - Kilpatrick

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
John Kennedy

Credit

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