The Sign of the Coyote
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| Directed by | Mario Caiano |
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| Edited by | Renato Cinquini |
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| Distributed by | Exclusivas Floralva Distribución |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
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| Language | Italian |
The Sign of the Coyote (Italian: Il segno del coyote) is a 1963 Italian-Spanish western adventure film directed by Mario Caiano and starring Fernando Casanova, María Luz Galicia and Jesús Tordesillas.[1] It is considered by some critics to be the first Italian western.[2]
The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone.
Plot
Following the Conquest of California, a local adventurer battles against the new American authorities and their unjust actions against the people.
Cast
- Fernando Casanova as César de Echagüe / El Coyote
- María Luz Galicia as Leonora Acevedo
- Jesús Tordesillas as Don Cesar's Father
- Fernando Sancho as Lugones Brother
- José Jaspe as Lugones Brother
- Fernando Hilbeck as Joaquim Gallardo
- Félix Fernández as Don Goyo
- Paola Barbara as Mme Teodora Acevedo
- Mario Feliciani as Governor Parker
- Giulia Rubini as Beatrice
- Arturo Dominici as Judge Clemens
- Giuseppe Fortis as Wilkes
- Piero Lulli as Lenny
- Andrea Scotti as Don Goyo's Son
- Maruja Tamayo as Carmen de Echague
- José Marco as Captain Grey
- Miguel del Castillo as Julian
- Santiago Rivero as Dr. Valdez
- Alfonso Rojas as Sergeant Hogg
- José Villasante as Ciudadano
- Antonio Padilla as Lenny Henchman
- Luis Rivera as Medico Capitan
- Maria Carmen Encalado as Rocio
- Nadia Marlowa as Lupita
- Raf Baldassarre as Lenny Henchman
- Joe Kamel as Hernando Lugones
References
- ↑ Ercolani p.130
- ↑ Gelli, Piero (1976). Lo Spettacolo - Enciclopedia Di Cinema, Teatro, Balletto, Circo, Tv, Rivista. Garzanti. p. 299. ASIN B00EV0DNCM.
Bibliography
- Ercolani, Eugenio (2019-08-21). Darkening the Italian Screen: Interviews with Genre and Exploitation Directors Who Debuted in the 1950s and 1960s. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-6738-6.
External links
Categories:
- 1963 films
- Spanish historical adventure films
- Italian historical adventure films
- Italian Western (genre) films
- Spanish Western (genre) films
- 1963 Western (genre) films
- 1960s historical adventure films
- 1963 Italian-language films
- Films directed by Mario Caiano
- Films set in the 19th century
- Films set in California
- Spaghetti Western films
- 1963 Italian films
- Mexican–American War films
- Italian-language historical adventure films
- Italian-language Spanish films
- Italian-language Western (genre) films
- 1960s Italian film stubs
