Stagecoach of the Condemned (Spanish: La diligencia de los condenados) is a 1970 Spanish Spaghetti Western film directed by Juan Bosch. The film was produced and written by Ignacio F. Iquino, scored by Enrique Escobar, and stars Richard Harrison, Erika Blanc, Fernando Sancho, and Bruno Corazzari.
Plot
Three vicious criminals rape and kill a family of farmers. Only one witness can send them to the gallows, and that witness is among the passengers of a stagecoach. When bandits take the passengers hostage, only a former gunfighter can deliver justice.
Cast
- Richard Harrison as Robert Walton
- Fernando Sancho as Ramón Sartana
- Erika Blanc as Martha Walton
- Bruno Corazzari as Anthony Stevens
- Gustavo Re as John McCandy
- Antonio Molino Rojo as Buchanan
Production Details
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Director | Juan Bosch |
| Screenplay | Ignacio F. Iquino, Luciano Martino, Juliana San José de la Fuente |
| Story by | Luciano Martino |
| Based on | A novel by Lou Carrigan |
| Cinematography | Luciano Trasatti |
| Music | Enrique Escobar |
| Production Companies | Devon Film, IFI Producción S.A. |
| Release Date | 6 August 1970 (Italy) |
| Running Time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
Background
The film is a Spanish entry in the Spaghetti Western genre, a popular European film movement of the 1960s and 1970s characterized by gritty, stylized depictions of the American Old West. It was based on a novel by Lou Carrigan, a prolific Spanish pulp fiction writer known for western and adventure stories.
