When SLEDGE hits town it stays hit!
James Garner is Luther Sledge, the leader of a pack of rebels who are planning to steal a stash of gold. But after the thieves actually manage to get away with the bounty, they soon discover that the enemy lies within their midst. As they begin to bicker over who should get the biggest cut, the stage is set for a deadly showdown. Claude Akins and John Marley co-star in this Italian Western directed by Vic Morrow.
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Classical in form, unpretentious, effortless and plot-driven.
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- John Chardon TMDB · Jul 20178/10
Luther Sledge. A Man Called Sledge is directed by Vic Morrow and Morrow co-writes the screenplay with Frank Kowalski. It stars James Garner, Dennis Weaver, Claude Akins, John Marley, Laura Antonelli, Wayde Preston and Ken Clarke. Music is by Gianni Ferrio and cinematography by Luigi Kuveiller. Luther Sledge (Garner) is a wanted outlaw who upon hearing about a huge gold shipment stored in a prison, promptly assembles his gang and sets about executing a daring robbery. A Pasta Western filmed in Technicolor/Techniscope out of Andalucia in Spain, A Man Called Sledge is a most interesting and entertaining addition to this splinter of Westerns. From the off we are in no doubt that Garner is serving up a character not of his normal portrayal varieties, here he's not heroic, all American or a lovable rogue, he's a bad egg, gruff, rough and tough, and driven by law breaking activities. Added into the mix is a rather cheeky premise, that of gold being stored in a working prison, which is naturally heavily fortified, protected and seemingly impossible to breach, but Sledge and his cohorts have other ideas that gives the narrative and dramatic drive much strength. You couldn't take it with a p
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Cast
- James GarnerLuther Sledge
- Dennis WeaverErwin Ward
- Claude AkinsHooker
- John MarleyOld Man
- Laura AntonelliRia
- Wayde PrestonSheriff Ripley
- Ken ClarkFloyd
- Tony YoungMallory
- Herman ReynosoSimms
- Allan JonesMatt
Crew
- Vic MorrowDirector
- Giorgio GentiliDirector
- Frank KowalskiScreenplay
- Vic MorrowScreenplay
- Massimo D'AvakScreenplay
- Luigi KuveillerDirector of Photography
- Gianni FerrioOriginal Music Composer
- Renzo LucidiEditor
- Dino De LaurentiisProducer
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