El jinete sin cabeza (English: The Headless Horseman) is a 1957 Mexican Horror Western directed by Chano Urueta. The film centers on a mysterious stranger who rides into town as the locals begin talking about a legendary gunfighter as bodies soon litter the town in the stranger's wake.
El Jinete sin cabeza | |
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Directed by | Chano Urueta |
Written by | Ramón Obón |
Produced by | Luis Manrique |
Starring | Luis Aguilar Flor Silvestre Jaime Fernández Pascual García Peña Crox Alvarado Patricia Nieto Guillermo Cramer Alberto Pedret Elvira Lodi Carlos Suárez |
Cinematography | Raúl Martínez Solares Carlos Nájera |
Edited by | Carlos Savage Gloria Schoemann Pedro Velázquez |
Music by | Flor Silvestre |
Production company | Mier y Brooks |
Distributed by | Clasa-Mohme |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | Mexico |
Language | Spanish |
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A mysterious stranger on horseback rides into an unnamed Mexican town for an unknown purpose. The superstitious locals soon begin to talk of a legendary gunfighter with the speed to outdraw even the fastest hand. Tensions begin to rise as the stranger leaves a trail of bodies in his wake.
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El Jinete sin cabeza was the first film in what was originally a three-part serial called the "Headless Rider" series.[1][2]
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The film was released on DVD by Reyes on December 11, 2003. It was later released by Laguna Films on March 30, 2004.[3]
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Author Michael R. Pitts in his book Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films called the film "[a] creepy, atmospheric horror western".[4]
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