Death Rides a Horse
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| Death Rides a Horse | |
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 American poster for Death Rides a Horse |
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| Directed by | Giulio Petroni |
| Written by | Luciano Vincenzoni |
| Starring | Lee Van Cleef, John Phillip Law, Mario Brega, Luigi Pistilli, Anthony Dawson, José Torres, Franco Balducci, Bruno Corazzari |
| Distributed by | United Artists (US) |
| Release date(s) | 1967 9 July 1969 (US) |
| Running time | 120 min (Italy), 114 min (US) |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
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Death Rides a Horse (aka Da uomo a uomo, or As Man to Man) is a 1967 spaghetti western directed by Giulio Petroni, written by Luciano Vincenzoni, and starring Lee Van Cleef and John Phillip Law. Bill Meceita, a boy whose family was murdered in front of him by a gang, sets out 15 years later to exact revenge. On his journey, he finds himself continually sparring and occasionally cooperating with Ryan, a gunfighter on his own quest for vengeance, who knows more than he says about Bill's tragedy. The film has lapsed into public domain.[1]
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[edit] Dialogue
- Ryan: Somebody once wrote, "Revenge is a dish that has to be eaten cold." Hot as you are, you're liable to end up with indigestion.
- [Once again following Ryan to recover his horse, Bill arrives at the Holly Spings train station.]
- Station Master: This guy told me a pal of his'd be coming along. He said I should give you the horse and a kiss. The horse is there, waiting for you. Eh, n-now, where do you want that kiss?
- Bill: [grimacing] No thanks. I'll settle for the horse.
[edit] Taglines
- This is revenge... And there's nothing sweet about it!
- When you've waited fifteen years to find a man... it's a shame you can only kill him once!
[edit] Cast
- Lee Van Cleef — Ryan
- John Phillip Law — Bill Meceita
- Carlo Pisacane — Holly Spring Station Master
- Luigi Pistilli
- Anthony Dawson
- Mario Brega
[edit] In Popular Culture
- Whenever the angered hero encountered one of the bandits who wronged him and killed his family, footage of the wrong being avenged is superimposed over the hero's face. As a homage, this technique was used by Quentin Tarrantino in Kill Bill whenever The Bride confronted one of the Deadly Vipers.
- The main theme of Death Rides a Horse is used in Kill Bill. It is the trilling flute and mixed choral piece played when The Bride calls out O-Ren and her bodyguards at the House of Blue Leaves.
- The scene when the main character, Bill, watches his family being murdered is referenced in the animated scene of Kill Bill. Here the skull necklace is depicted as a skull ring, worn by the man who kills O-rens father.
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[edit] External links
Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to:
- Death Rides a Horse at the Internet Movie Database
- Available for download at archive.org: [4]
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