Duello nel Texas, also known as Gunfight in the Red Sands and Gringo, is a 1963 Italian/Spanish international co-production directed by Ricardo Blasco and Mario Caiano,[1] and produced by Albert Band as his first Spaghetti Western. It was also the first Western to feature a score by Ennio Morricone and the second Spaghetti Western to star Richard Harrison.

Duello nel Texas
Spanish film poster
Directed byRicardo Blasco
Mario Caiano
Written byAlbert Band
Ricardo Blasco
James Donald Prindle (story)
Produced byAlbert Band
José Gutiérrez Maesso
Starring
CinematographyMassimo Dallamano
Edited byRosa G. Salgado
Music byEnnio Morricone
Release date
  • 19 September 1963 (1963-09-19)
Running time
97 minutes
CountriesItaly
Spain
LanguageItalian

Plot

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Outside of Carterville, Texas, the sheepherding Martinez family has discovered gold on their land. Manuel, the wayward youngest son boasts about the fact under the influence of alcohol in a saloon. The next day three masked men ride to the Martinez house, where they murder the father, wound Manuel and steal the gold belonging to the family. Unaware of the crimes they committed, the three masked riders are seen by Richard Martinez, called "Gringo" who is an adopted Anglo-American son of the Martinez family. Gringo has been away for four years fighting with guerillas against the Mexican Government. Discovering the tragedies, Gringo seeks the help of Sheriff Lance Corbett to find the killers who Gringo can only identify by their horses. Gringo kills one of the men who attempts to ambush him and gradually discovers that certain people in the town of Carterville want to obtain the land of the Martinez family for themselves.

Cast

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Notes

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  1. ^ Cox, Alex (21 October 2010). 10,000 Ways to Die: A Director's Take on the Spaghetti Western. Oldcastle Books. p. 21. ISBN 9781842434024. Alt URL Archived 2008-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
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