A Long Ride from Hell (Italian: Vivo per la tua morte, lit. "I live for your death") is a 1968 Spaghetti Western film directed by Camillo Bazzoni. It is based on the novel Judas Gun by Gordon D. Shirreffs.[1] The film was bodybuilder Steve Reeves' final film prior to his retirement. Reeves, who turned down the lead of A Fistful of Dollars[2] financed and co-wrote the film himself upon seeing the successful box office returns of the Clint Eastwood spaghetti westerns at the time. The film did poorly and Reeves retired from filmmaking that year.
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| Directed by | Alex Burks |
| Screenplay by |
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| Based on | Judas Gun by Gordon D. Shirreffs |
| Produced by | Manolo Bolognini |
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| Cinematography | Enzo Barboni |
| Edited by | Roberto Perpignani |
| Music by | Carlo Savina |
Production company | B.R.C. Produzione Film |
| Distributed by | Titanus |
Release date | 1968 |
Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Plot edit
Reeves portrays cowboy Mike Sturges, who, along with his younger brother, Roy, is sentenced to Yuma Territorial Prison on a trumped-up train robbery charge. Both endure cruel treatment before Mike escapes to exact revenge on their enemies.
Cast edit
- Steve Reeves - Mike Sturges
- Wayde Preston - Marlin Mayner
- Guido Lollobrigida - Deputy Sheriff Harry
- Domenico Palmara - Sheriff Max Freeman
- Silvana Venturelli - Ruth Harper
- Giovanni Pazzafini - Bill Savage
- Ivan Scratuglia - Roy Sturges
- Rosalba Neri - Encarnacion
- Spartaco Conversi - Bobcat Bates
- Franco Balducci - Mason
- Bruno Corazzari - Shorty
- Franco Fantasia - Castleman
- Aldo Sambrell - Mexican bounty hunter
- Silvan Bacci - Felicias
- Mario Maranzana - Naco bartender
- Emma Baron Cerlesi - Mrs. Sturges
- Enzo Fiermonte
Releases edit
Wild East originally released this in a limited edition R0 NTSC DVD in 2008. In 2011 Code Red, after settling a distribution rights dispute with Wild East, re-released the film with Wild East's special features, an interview with Mimmo Palmara and a feature with Steve Reeves. Both are out-of-print.
References edit
- ^ "Cult Movies 1996: Steve Reeves - The World's Favorite Hercules". Archived from the original on 2014-08-24. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
- ^ "Steve Reeves Interview Pt 2".
