original
Italian title REQUIEM PER UN BOUNTY HUNTER
(suspected) re-release title LO AMMAZZO COME UN CANE...MA LUI RIDEVA
ANCORA [Kill Him Like a Dog...But He Still Returns]
also (suspected) re-release 1972 title DEATH PLAYED THE FLUTE
director: Elo Panaccio
and Mel Welles (as Mark Welles)
starring: Remo Capitani (as Ray O'Connor) · Lawrence Bien · Anna Bacchi
· Michael Forest
A
band of outlaws, following orders from land-grabbing town-boss Lassiter,
attack a farm house killing Grandpa Barton and raping and/or butchering
the women. When Tom returns from the range to find the slaughter [besides
the patriarch, his wife is dead and daughter Suzy is in shock], he vows
vengeance. While on he trail of the marauders, Tom meets a mysterious,
dressed-in-black flute-playing bounty hunter named Sabata, who agrees
to help for $1000.
This
mega-sleazy Spaghetti Western was either helmed by uprooted American
filmmaker Mel Welles or Italian director Elo Panaccio. Or perhaps, a
joint venture, as cinematographer Maurizio Centini recalled. Centini
was best known as cameraman for Alberto Cavallone [starting with his
debut SALAMANDER]
and for Sergio Garrone [commencing with SS
EXPERIMENT LOVE CAMP in 1976]. He also often worked for Elo
Panacco, particularly SEX
OF THE WITCH in 1974.
An
Italian film in English language with non-removable Greek subtitles; widescreen
format,
(80 minutes), DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC WORLD FORMAT;
extras include selected Spaghetti Western trailers.
SemiNudity/Graphic
Violence/Rape/Sexual Brutality
Recommended for Adult Audiences
