Taste of Vengeance
1968 film
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Taste of Vengeance (Italian: I vigliacchi non pregano, Spanish: El vengador del sur), also known as Cowards Don't Pray, is a 1968 Spaghetti Western film co-written and directed by Mario Siciliano under the pseudonym Marlon Sirko.
Mario Siciliano
Duilio Chianetta
Ivan Rassimov
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| Directed by | Mario Siciliano |
| Written by | Ernesto Gastaldi Mario Siciliano Duilio Chianetta |
| Starring | Gianni Garko Ivan Rassimov |
| Cinematography | Gino Santini |
| Edited by | Romeo Ciatti |
| Music by | Gianni Marchetti |
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| Country | Italy |
Plot
Cast
- Gianni Garko as Bryan Clarke
- Ivan Rassimov as Daniel
- Elisa Montés as Julie
- Jerry Wilson as Robert
- Carla Calò as la signora Douglas
- José Jaspe as Feelty Bottle
- Maria Mizar as Saloon-keeper
- Alan Collins as Bill Perkins
- Manuel Galiana as Art Blake
- Miguel Del Castillo as Blake's Father
- Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia as William Douglas
- Lorenzo Robledo as Ringleader
- Julio Peña as John Murray
- Marco Morelli as Felix Perkins
- Luis Barboo as Romero
- Frank Braña as Rod
- Luis Induni as Tom
Production
The film is an Italian-Spanish co-production by Matheus Film and Copercines.[1][2] It was shot between Guadix, Banos de Alicun de las Torres in Villanueva de las Torres, Aldea del Fresno, Fonelas, Elios Studios in Rome and Madrid.[3] It had as working titles L'amaro sapore della vendetta ('The bitter taste of revenge') and Ho visto un teschio e una pistola ('I saw a skull and a gun').[2] Gianni Marchetti served as composer, though in the official credits he was replaced by Spanish composer Manuel Parada, a choice made to obtain funding from the Spanish government.[2]
Reception
While reviewing the film, Italian critic Marco Giusti noted that "it's fascinating to observe how the director and writers approached the character's complexity".[2] Thomas Weisser described it as "an interesting film with more depth and character development than the genre usually tends to offer".[1]
