Beyond the Law (Italian: Al di là della legge) is a 1968 Spaghetti Western film directed by Giorgio Stegani and starring Lee Van Cleef as Cudlip, Antonio Sabàto Sr. as Ben Novack and Gordon Mitchell as Burton. It was first distributed in the United States in 1971.[2]

Beyond the Law
Directed by	Giorgio Stegani
Screenplay by	Mino Roli Giorgio Stegani Fernando Di Leo Warren Kiefer Inge Hilger[1]
Produced by	Alfonso Sansone Luggi Waldleitner[1]
Starring	Lee Van Cleef Antonio Sabàto Sr. Gordon Mitchell Lionel Stander
Cinematography	Enzo Serafin[1]
Edited by	Sergio Montanari Edith Schuman[1]
Music by	Riz Ortolani[1]
Production companies	Sancrosiap S.p.A. Roxy Film GmbH & Co. KG[1]
Release date	10 April 1968 (1968-04-10) (Italy)
Running time	93 minutes[1]
Countries	Italy West Germany[1]

Synopsis

After robbing a stagecoach, the bandit Billy Joe Cudlip (Lee Van Cleef) becomes the friend of Czech immigrant Ben Novack, an honest engineer working for the mine company of Silvertown. Cudlip is determined to "go straight", and after earning the trust of the citizens he is named the new sheriff of Silvertown. But does he really want the job, or just access to the valuable shipments of the town's silver?

Cast

• Lee Van Cleef as Billy Joe Cudlip/Billy Joe Cuddler
• Antonio Sabàto as Ben Novack
• Lionel Stander as Preacher
• Graziella Granata as Sally Davis
• Gordon Mitchell as Burton
• Bud Spencer as James Cooper
• Ann Smyrner as Betty
• Herbert Fux as Denholm
• Enzo Fiermonte as Sheriff John Ferguson
• Hans Elwenspoek as Davis
• Al Hoosman as Preacher's Associate

Release

Beyond the Law was released in Italy on 10 April 1968.[1]

References

External links

• Beyond the Law at IMDb
• Beyond the Law at AllMovie

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