Night of the Serpent (1969)
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.
Director:
Giulio Petroni
Writers:
Lorenzo Gicca Palli, Fulvio Gicca Palli, Giulio Petroni.
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Luke Askew as Luke |
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Luigi Pistilli as Colonel Hernandez/'The Snake' |
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Magda Konopka as Maria |
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Chelo Alonso as Dolores |
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Guglielmo Spoletini as Antonio Pancaldo |
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Franco Balducci as Luciano |
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Giancarlo Badessi as Ignacio |
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Luciano Casamonica as Manuel |
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Mónica Miguel as Ignacio's wife |
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Franco Valobra as Jesus Maria |
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Benito Stefanelli as Pancho |
| Writing | Lorenzo Gicca Palli | Screenplay |
| Directing | Giulio Petroni | Director |
| Writing | Fulvio Gicca Palli | Screenplay |
| Writing | Giulio Petroni | Screenplay |
| Production | Franco Clementi | Producer |
| Art | Franco Bottari | Art Direction |
| Writing | Fulvio Gicca Palli | Story |
| Editing | Antonietta Zita | Editor |
| Crew | Silvio Fraschetti | Cinematography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gaia Romanini | Costume Design |
| Sound | Riz Ortolani | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Gianni Minervini | Producer |
| Art | Franco Bottari | Production Design |
| Camera | Mario Vulpiani | Director of Photography |