Deadly Trackers

Not to be confused with The Deadly Trackers.

Deadly Trackers (Italian: La lunga cavalcata della vendetta, lit. 'The long ride of vengeance') is a 1972 Italian Spaghetti Western film co-produced, co-written and directed by Tanio Boccia under the pseudonym Amerigo Anton. It stars Richard Harrison and Anita Ekberg.

Deadly Trackers
Directed by	Tanio Boccia
Written by	Tanio Boccia
Produced by	Giovanni Vari
Starring	Richard Harrison Anita Ekberg
Cinematography	Romolo Garroni
Edited by	Fedora Zincone
Music by	Carlo Esposito
Release date	1972 (1972)
Country	Italy

Plot

Cast

• Richard Harrison as Jeff Carter
• Anita Ekberg as Jane
• Rik Battaglia as Montana
• Emilio Vale as Carlos Armendariz
• George Wang as Cliff
• Furio Meniconi as Tommy
• Dada Gallotti as Deborah, Jeff's sister
• Omero Gargano as Jerome
• Lorenzo Piani as Colton
• Attilio Dottesio as Drummond

Production

The film was produced by European United Pictures.^[1] It was shot at the De Laurentiis Studios in Rome.^[2] Its plot is largely based on Anthony Dawson's Vengeance, including large chunks of its original dialogue.^[2] It is the penultimate film of Boccia, and his last western.^[1]

Reception

Italian critic Davide Pulici considered the film as very ordinary in terms of story, but praised its flashback structure, deemed as very original for the time.^[2] Marco Giusti called the film 'very confusing'.^[1] Paolo Mereghetti described it as a very predictable revenge story, with 'interminable horseback-riding scenes and mild bursts of Grand Guignol'.^[3]