Guest reviewer Lee Broughton returns to shine a critical light on a double bill Spaghetti Western disc, two features starring the world’s favorite acting fiend, Klaus Kinski. The prolific German actor racked up credits in more than twenty Euro-Westerns, some of which amounted to brief-if-worthy guest spots. These two Italian productions feature the German actor up front in starring position, and both are pretty good genre entries to boot.
And God Said to Cain & Twice a Judas
Double Bill DVD
Spaghetti Western Collection Volume 45
Wild East
1970 & 1968 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / Street Date August 26, 2013 / 19.95
Starring: Klaus Kinski, Antonio Sabato.
Directed by Anthony Dawson (Antonio Margheriti), Nando Cicero
CineSavant DVD Guest Review by Lee Broughton
Anthony Dawson’s And God Said to Cain (1970) is a decidedly gothic affair distinguished by the fact that Kinski is cast against type as a sympathetic vengeance seeker who holds the film’s moral high ground.
The...
And God Said to Cain & Twice a Judas
Double Bill DVD
Spaghetti Western Collection Volume 45
Wild East
1970 & 1968 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / Street Date August 26, 2013 / 19.95
Starring: Klaus Kinski, Antonio Sabato.
Directed by Anthony Dawson (Antonio Margheriti), Nando Cicero
CineSavant DVD Guest Review by Lee Broughton
Anthony Dawson’s And God Said to Cain (1970) is a decidedly gothic affair distinguished by the fact that Kinski is cast against type as a sympathetic vengeance seeker who holds the film’s moral high ground.
The...
- 4/28/2018
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
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- 6/22/2015
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
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