Grande duello, Il (1972)

Director:

Giancarlo Santi

Writer:

Ernesto Gastaldi (writer)

Release Date:

29 December 1972 (West Germany)

Genre:

Western

Tagline:

A one man Judge, Jury and Executioner who turns the Wild West into a Blood Bath!

Plot:

A grizzled ex-sheriff helps a man framed for murder to confront the powerful trio of brothers who want him dead.

Plot Keywords:

Bullet Catching | Sheriff | Spaghetti Western

Cast

Lee Van Cleef	...	Sheriff Clayton
Horst Frank	...	David Saxon / Patriarch
Alberto Dentice	...	Philipp Wermeer (as Peter O'Brien)
Marc Mazza	...	Eli Saxon
Jess Hahn	...	Bighorse the Stage Driver
Antonio Casale	...	Hole the Bounty Hunter (as Anthony Vernon)
Klaus Grünberg	...	Adam Saxon
Dominique Darel	...	Elisabeth, Adam's Bride to Be
Alessandra Cardini	...	Anita, One of Madame Oro's Girls (as Sandra Cardini)
Gastone Pescucci	...	Borghese
Elvira Cortese	...	Madame Oro, Stage Passenger
Anna-Maria Gherardi	...	Saxon's Girl
Hans Terofal	...	Jo Barrel
Mimmo Rizzo
Giovanni Filidoro	...	Old John

Also Known As:

Drei Vaterunser für vier Halunken (West Germany)
Grand Duel, Le (France)
Hell's Fighters (UK)
Storm Rider (USA) (video title)
The Big Showdown
The Grand Duel

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

Italy | France | West Germany | Monaco

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

West Germany:16 (nf) | UK:18 (1988) (cut) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 (1973) | Sweden:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Elios Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Corona Filmproduktion

Goofs:

Continuity: At various times Lee Van Cleef's character is called both "Sheriff" and "Marshal".

Quotes:

[first lines]
Madame Oro, Stage Passenger: Hey Driver, can't you put the fear of God into those mules of yours?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

The Man in Black Returns.

The Grand Duel is one of the most under-rated Spaghetti Westerns ever made. Van Cleef returns as the Man in Black and he is at the top of his game. Good action scenes and a great sound track by Luis Enriquez Bacalov under the name Sergio Bardotti. Beware of the cut version under the title Storm Rider.