Giorno del giudizio, Il (1971)

Director:

Mario Gariazzo

Writer:

Mario Gariazzo (writer)

Release Date:

9 September 1971 (Italy)

Genre:

Western

Plot:

Ty Hardin stars as a Yankee soldier who seeks revenge on the six killers who murdered his wife & child and burned his home. He tracks down and kills each man one by one until he finds the leader of the gang. |

Plot Keywords:

Spaghetti Western | Wife | Soldier | Revenge | Murder

Cast

Ty Hardin	...	The Stranger
Craig Hill	...	Oconner
Gordon Mitchell	...	Deputy
Rossano Brazzi	...	Sheriff
Edda Di Benedetto	...	Prairie Flower
Rosalba Neri	...	Rising Sun
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ugo Adinolfi
Pinuccio Ardia	...	Mr. Higgins
Jenny Atkins	...	Circus Girl
Raf Baldassarre	...	Jason
Renata Black	...	Circus Girl
Federico Boido		(as Rick Boyd)
Stelio Candelli	...	Deputy Miller
Giuseppe Castellano	...	Jenkins
Giovanni Cianfriglia	...	Blackie (as Ken Wood)
Bruno Corazzari	...	Bill
Andrea Fantasia	...	Circus Indian (as Andrew Robertson)
Fedele Gentile
Guido Lollobrigida	...	Steve (as Lee Burton)
William Mayor	...	John Mason
Vittorio Moroni	...	FRank
Nello Palladino
Patricia Patterson	...	Dancing Girl
Riccardo Pizzuti	...	Man killed at Waterfalls
Umberto Raho	...	Mayor
Marilyn Rubin	...	Dancing Girl
Aldo Sala
Gaetano Scala
Attilio Severini	...	Steve's Henchman
Luigi Tropeano
Nino Vingelli	...	Poker Player

Also Known As:

Day of Judgment (USA)
Doomsday (USA)
Drummer of Vengeance

Runtime:

Germany:75 min (DVD) | Italy:99 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Germany:18 | Iceland:12 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | Norway:(Banned) (1972-2003) (cinema release)

Company:

Times Films Production

The formula of ritual

A Yankee officer returns from war to find his wife and son murdered by a band of killers. A toy drummer is the only remaining memory for him, because they burnt down his house. The officer takes the toy drummer with him as a symbol of his vengeance. He lets him play every time he found one of the murderers, and kills one by one. This extremely simple story serves as a formula of ritual. 1971, there had been several years in which the Italian western had formed its typical clichés, and I believe writer/director/producer Mario Gariazzo is quite aware that he uses them all. Ty Hardin as the officer uses masks so nobody knows who he is. An excellent cast supports him. Rick Boyd, Lee Burton and Ken Wood are familiar faces from earlier westerns. Gordon Mitchell is the deputy sheriff, and Craig Hill gets the role of a circus director with a Kaiser Wilhelm mustache. Beautiful Edda Di Benedetto appears as an Indian girl who helps the avenger. Despite some confusion probably due to the cuts (copies in most countries are 20 minutes shorter than the Italian original) and lack of original music (soundtrack mostly borrowed from "I Crudeli"), this is a good revenge western movie for the fans of the genre.