Requiem for a Gringo

Aug 23, 1968

1h 38m

★ 4.8

Overview

Returning home, Ross Logan immediately gets into conflict with the Carranza gang, which had just crossed the Mexican border and has occupied a nearby Hacienda. After his brother is killed he plans a cold blooded revenge for which he separates the gang's most dangerous members by using their individual weak points and the general discordance amongst them. The time for the final confrontation is set by the astronomically interested Logan amidst an eclipse.

Genres

Western

Production Companies

Prodimex Film

Hispamer Films

Requiem for a Gringo Trailers

Cast

Ross Logan/Gringo

Lang Jeffries

Porfirio Carranza

Fernando Sancho

Ted Corby/Corbin

Carlo Gaddi

Alma

Femi Benussi

Charley Fair

Aldo Sambrell

Tom Leader

Rubén Rojo

Nina

Marisa Paredes

Lupe

Giuliana Garavaglia

Samuel, Saloon Owner

Ángel Álvarez

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