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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
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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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