El jinete sin cabeza
1957 film
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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.
Flor Silvestre
Jaime Fernández
Pascual García Peña
Crox Alvarado
Patricia Nieto
Guillermo Cramer
Alberto Pedret
Elvira Lodi
Carlos Suárez
| El Jinete sin cabeza | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Chano Urueta |
| Written by | Ramón Obón |
| Produced by | Luis Manrique |
| Starring | Luis Aguilar Flor Silvestre Jaime Fernández Pascual García Peña Crox Alvarado Patricia Nieto Guillermo Cramer Alberto Pedret Elvira Lodi Carlos Suárez |
| Cinematography | Raúl Martínez Solares Carlos Nájera |
| Edited by | Carlos Savage Gloria Schoemann Pedro Velázquez |
| Music by | Flor Silvestre |
Production company | Mier y Brooks |
| Distributed by | Clasa-Mohme |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
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
Release
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]
