Night of the Serpent

Dec 23, 1969

1h 48m

★ 5.2

Overview

Hernandez, the sheriff of a small Mexican village, joins a group of townsmen with the intention of killing young orphan Manuel and robbing him of his inheritance. Killer Luke, now an alcoholic for having murdered his own son by mistake, who is chosen for the task, instead decides to take the defence of the poor child.

Genres

Western

Production Companies

Ascot

Cineraid

Madison Film

Night of the Serpent Trailers

Cast

Luke

Luke Askew

Colonel Hernandez/'The Snake'

Luigi Pistilli

Maria

Magda Konopka

Dolores

Chelo Alonso

Antonio Pancaldo

Guglielmo Spoletini

Luciano

Franco Balducci

Ignacio

Giancarlo Badessi

Manuel

Luciano Casamonica

Ignacio's wife

Mónica Miguel

Jesus Maria

Franco Valobra

Pancho

Benito Stefanelli

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6.6

A Bullet for the General

Jan 13, 1967

El Chuncho's bandits rob arms from a train, intending to sell the weapons to Elias' revolutionaries. They are helped by one of the passengers, Bill Tate, and allow him to join them, unware of his true intentions.

6.3

Massacre Time

Aug 10, 1966

In 1866, prospector Tom Corbett returns to his hometown of Laramie, Texas, now under the brutal control of gangster Jason Scott and his violent son, Junior. With his brother Jeff, a struggling drunk cared for by their maid Mercedes, Tom seeks to overthrow the Scotts' tyrannical rule and restore peace to the town.

6.6

The 5-Man Army

Oct 16, 1969

At the behest of local revolutionaries, a mercenary enlists four specialists in various combat styles to help him rob a Mexican Army train carrying $500,000 in gold.

6.0

Red Hill

Nov 5, 2010

Young police officer Shane Cooper's first day on duty, after relocating to the small town of Red Hill, rapidly turns into a nightmare. News of a prison break, involving convicted murderer Jimmy Conway, sends the local law enforcement officers - led by the town's ruling presence, Old Bill - into a panic and leads to a terrifying and bloody confrontation.

6.0

A Man and a Colt

Apr 14, 1967

Dakota Joe is a hired gunman. For that reason he arrives at a border ranch in Mexico hired by the landowner Don Carlos, to eliminate the village doctor, a good man who helps the poor. So Dakota Joe decides not to fulfill his commitment and together with a former outlaw who is now honored, they plan to steal all the money that Don Carlos stores in the safe and to support the revolution of Zapata

4.0

Four Candles for My Colt

Dec 18, 1971

A band of outlaws has assaulted the car that carries the state tax. Oswald, the most powerful man in Montana, is celebrating the success of the robbery as an accomplice steal to him $ 300,000. The sheriff is determined to get evidence against Oswald and to judge. All suspect that Roger seeks the sheriff protection, promising evidence against Oswald.

6.1

The Belle Starr Story

Mar 15, 1968

Dominated by men in her youth, Belle Starr now out-shoots and out-gambles them as she makes her way around the West. One man who's her equal is Larry Blackie with whom she has an on-again, off-again relationship. Together they become involved in a robbery which goes awry....

6.6

And God Said to Cain

Feb 5, 1970

An innocent man sentenced to ten years in prison for a crime he did not commit, is released from jail, promising to seek revenge on the guilty.

5.2

God's Gun

Feb 1, 1976

Priest turned vigilante Father John hunts down a gang of criminals, led by Sam Clayton, who killed a man in a local bar. On the gang's return to the town, they kill the priest, leaving a young parishioner Johnny behind. He now seeks revenge for the death of the holy man.

3.7

Apache Woman

Dec 10, 1976

Tommy is an innocent cavalry officer who falls in love with a beautiful Apache woman after rescuing her from a nasty gun smuggler named Honest Jeremy. When Jeremy and his gang find Tommy, gruesome violence ensues.

5.8

If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death

Aug 14, 1968

After a stagecoach is robbed and the passengers murdered, a long and tangled series of surprise attacks and murderous double-crosses, leaves the coach's strongbox in the hands of the killer Lasky. It is up to the legendary hero Sartana to track down the missing money and determine just who is ultimately behind the grisly robberies and killings.

6.2

Light the Fuse… Sartana Is Coming

Dec 24, 1970

Wily roving gunslinger Sartana arrives in a small town and tries to find a hidden fortune of half a million dollars in gold and two million dollars in counterfeit money. Naturally, a bunch of other treacherous folks who include conniving widow Senora Manassas, shrewd fellow gunslinger Grand Full, and the vicious and unhinged General Monk are also looking to get their greedy hands on said fortune.

6.3

Have a Good Funeral, My Friend… Sartana Will Pay

Oct 8, 1970

After witnessing a brutal massacre, the legendary hero Sartana is ready to do some investigating. Almost everyone in the tiny town of Indian Creek seems eager to buy up the property left behind by the murder victims, and one of them could well be behind the killings. The sheriff himself is not above suspicion, so Sartana must uncover the culprit all on his own.

6.2

Sartana's Here... Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin

Aug 7, 1970

Sartana, bounty hunter and gunfighter, witnesses the robbery of a shipment of gold. He finds his way into town where he meets with a lot of suspicious stares from the locals. He also meets with Samuel Spencer, who seems to own the company in this company town. The gold shipments are being stolen, so Spencer agrees to hire Sartana to protect the next gold shipment. Numerous dull-witted villains make attempts on Sartana's life, but he survives. Eventually, Sartana's nemesis Sabbath (he of the white coat and parasol) rides into town. With a showdown inevitable, Sartana and Sabbath square off to settle the score.

6.5

Tepepa

Jan 31, 1969

The Mexican guerilla leader Tepepa and his gang fight against the chief of police, Cascorro.

5.0

Gold Train

Dec 23, 1965

Bandit leader El Diablo who controls the country with his gang plans to achieve gold destined for Mexico but he is not the only one.