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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 |
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.
Plot
[edit] | This article needs a plot summary. (August 2025) |
Cast
[edit]- Gianni Garko as Bryan Clarke
- Ivan Rassimov as Daniel
- Elisa Montés as Julie
- Jerry Wilson as Robert
- Carla Calò as Miss 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
[edit]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
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Weisser, Thomas (2014). Spaghetti Westerns: the Good, the Bad And the Violent. McFarland. pp. 70–1. ISBN 978-1-4766-1169-3.
- 1 2 3 4 Giusti, Marco (2007). "I vigliacchi non pregano". Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori. pp. 580–1. ISBN 978-88-04-57277-0.
- ↑ Gaberscek, Carlo (2007). Il vicino West : set e location del cinema western in Spagna. Ribis. p. 283. ISBN 978-88-7445-044-2.
