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El jinete sin cabeza

1957 film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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El jinete sin cabeza (English: The Headless Rider) is a 1957 Mexican horror Western film directed by Chano Urueta. The film centers on a mysterious stranger who rides into town as the locals begin talking about a legendary gunfighter as bodies soon litter the town in the stranger's wake.

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Plot

A mysterious stranger on horseback rides into an unnamed Mexican town for an unknown purpose. The superstitious locals soon begin to talk of a legendary gunfighter with the speed to outdraw even the fastest hand. Tensions begin to rise as the stranger leaves a trail of bodies in his wake.

Cast

  • Luis Aguilar – Reinaldo, el jinete
  • Flor Silvestre – Margarita, la jueza
  • Jaime Fernández – Fernando
  • Pascual García Peña – Pascual
  • Crox Alvarado – Don Álvaro
  • Patricia Nieto – Julieta
  • Guillermo Cramer – Doctor J. González
  • Alberto Pedret – Don Julián Méndez
  • Elvira Lodi – Tía Clotilde
  • Carlos Suárez – Don Carlos Bustamante
  • Salvador Godínez – Miembro secta
  • Fernando Osés – Miembro secta

Production

El Jinete sin cabeza was the first film in what was originally a three-part serial called the "Headless Rider" series.[1][2]

Release

Home media

The film was released on DVD by Reyes on December 11, 2003. It was later released by Laguna Films on March 30, 2004.[3]

Reception

Author Michael R. Pitts in his book Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films called the film "[a] creepy, atmospheric horror western".[4]

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