(322) NO GRAVES ON BOOT HILL (1968) Sergio Garrone/Craig Hill
4860DVD
original Italian title TRE CROCI PER NON MORIRE
[Three Crosses Not To Die]
directed by Sergio Garrone (as Willy S Reagan)
starring: Craig Hill · Giovanni Cianfriglia (as Ken Wood) · Evelyn Stewart
(Ida Galli) · Peter White · Maria Angela Giordano
A priest
arranges the release of three jailed convicts to save an innocent boy
from the gallows by finding a killer. The three men - a horse thief, a
bounty killer and a philanderer - share a prison cell with Francesco,
a young Mexican accused of raping a girl and shooting her father. Francesco
claims innocence, but he's scheduled to be hanged unless something extraordinary
happens. The three are then released from prison by a priest telling them
that's this is their opportunity to redeem themselves. The pot is sweetened
by a $30,000 offer from Francesco's father.
During
the Golden Age of Italian Cult Cinema (1965-1985),
it seems that a director's key to success was being named Sergio.
Of course, the 'Sergio' granddaddy was Sergio Leone (eg, GOOD,
BAD AND THE UGLY, ONCE
UPON A TIME IN THE WEST, et al), but when it comes to legendary
genre films who could ignore Sergio Corbucci (DJANGO),
Sergio
Bergonzelli (BLOOD
DELIRIUM), Sergio Martino
(TORSO),
Sergio Sollima (BIG
GUNDOWN), Sergio Bergonzelli (BLOOD
DELIRIUM) or Sergio Garrone. For his Westerns, Garrone would usually
sign as Willy S Regan [the only exception is DJANGO
THE BASTARD]. His exploitation films (including the two Klaus
Kinski horror movies LOVERS
OF THE MONSTER andTHE HAND THAT FEEDS THE DEAD) were all issued as Sergio Garrone.
In 1989, after writing and directing HELL PENITENTIARY, Garrone
retired from the entertainment business to open a chain of restaurants
in Italy.
An
Italian film in English language; 94
minutes, widescreen
in DVD format, encoded for ALL REGION, playable on any American DVD machine.
Extras include theatrical trailers for this film plus other Spaghetti
Westerns.
SemiNudity/Violence/Rape/Sexual Situations
Recommended for Mature Audiences
