Adios Gringo


1h 40m 1967

Brief Synopsis

A gunslinger on the run for a murder he didn't commit goes to New Mexico where he hopes to find a person who can exculpate him. While on his way he finds a girl who has been kidnapped and tortured, sets her free and then takes his revenge at gunpoint.

Film Details

Genre
Western
Release Date
Nov 1967
Premiere Information
New York opening:: Jan 1968
Production Company
Dorica Film; Explorer Film '58; Fono Roma; Les Films Corona; Trébol Films
Distribution Company
Trans-Lux Distributing Corp.
Country
France
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Adios by Harry Whittington (publication undetermined).

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 40m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (Eastmancolor)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1

Synopsis

Tricked into buying a herd of stolen cattle, Brent Landers arrives in Western City [Johnson City, according to foreign sources] and is branded a rustler by the owner of the herd, Stan Clevenger. Brent kills Clevenger in self-defense, escapes from a lynching party, and sets out to find the cattle thief. In the desert he chances upon Lucy Tillson, who has been raped and left to die by three men she saw robbing a stagecoach. Brent takes her to the nearest town, where she is treated by kindly Dr. Barfield. One day she recognizes her three assailants, who include the man who sold Brent the cattle, as well as Avery Ranchester, the son of the wealthiest rancher in the territory. Because Brent has a price on his head, the local sheriff, Tex Slaughter, is reluctant to believe him or Lucy, but Tex later becomes convinced of Brent's innocence and becomes his ally. The senior Ranchester attempts to protect his son by whipping up the town's anger against Brent. After Avery's two cohorts have been killed in gunfights, the elder Ranchester leads a lynch mob who entrap Brent and Lucy. When Tex arrives, Avery attempts to gun down Brent, but Ranchester intervenes and is accidentally killed by his son. Finally free, Brent sets off with Lucy to seek a new life.

Film Details

Genre
Western
Release Date
Nov 1967
Premiere Information
New York opening:: Jan 1968
Production Company
Dorica Film; Explorer Film '58; Fono Roma; Les Films Corona; Trébol Films
Distribution Company
Trans-Lux Distributing Corp.
Country
France
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Adios by Harry Whittington (publication undetermined).

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 40m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (Eastmancolor)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1

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Giorgio Stegani is credited as director under the pseudonym George Finley. Evelyn Stewart is a pseudonym for Ida Galli; Max Dean for Massimo Righi; Peter Cross for Pierre Cressoy; and Grant Laramy for Germano Longo. Released in Italy in 1966; running time: 100 min. Paris opening: February 1967; also released in Spain under the same title.