They called him gringo

Movie
German title	They called him gringo
Original title	They called him Gringo / La ley del forastero
Country of production	Federal Republic of Germany , Spain
original language	German
Publishing year	1965
length	91 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Roy Rowland
script	Francisco Gonzálvez , ; Clarke Reynolds , ; Helmut Harun
production	International Germania Film ( Alfons Carcasona ), ; Procusa Films
music	Heinz Gietz , ; Piero Piccioni
camera	Manuel Merino; (as Mel Merino )
cut	Alfred Srp; (as Fred Srp ), ; Pablo González del Amo
occupation
	Götz George : Mace Carson; Alexandra Stewart : Lucy; Helmut Schmid : Ken Denton; Sieghardt Rupp : Reno; Daniel Martín : Gringo ; (as Dan Martin ); Silvia Solar : Kate Rowland ; (as Sylvia Solar ); Pietro Tordi : Sam Martin ; (as Peter Tordy ); Hugo Pimentel : Dave Walton ; (as Hugo Pimentez ); Franco Lantieri : Mac; Valentino Macchi : Tin Walton; Hilario Flores : Tinnie ; (as Hilario Fuertes ); Julio César Semper : Pecos;

They called him Gringo is a German-Spanish co-produced western by the director Roy Rowland . The main role in the film adaptation of the novel A Stranger Goes His Way by G. Smith played Götz George . On March 19, 1965, the film recorded in Eastmancolor and Cinemascope opened in German cinemas. A later title for the video evaluation was Hunt the Gringo to Hell .

action

Dakota, 1895. The criminal lawyer Ken Denton is pursuing his plans in the town of Silver Springs: he wants to ruin the old rancher Martin, whose administrator he is, because he killed Denton's father years ago, then the transport company would also fall to him. He hires Martin's missing son, Gringo, who has been a drift through life for years, together with a group of cowboys to drive the rancher from his property or to kill him. The governor of the country sends Agent Mace Carson to Silver Springs to look into the matter. After proving himself in an argument with Gringo and some of his people, he is elected sheriff by the citizens of Silver Springs. Unwavering and incorruptible, he can now clear up the connections and uncover the fraud; after all, Gringo sacrifices himself for his father.

production

The film was shot in color and cinemascope at Colmenar Viejo and Manzanares el Real in Spain. The film structures were created by Hans-Jürgen Kiebach . Heinz Willeg was production manager .

The theme song was sung by The Rangers .

Reviews

The film received unusually good reviews for its time and origin; the lexicon of international films judged: "Exciting German Western of unexpectedly good design."; cinema.de also praised the work of the American director. Hal Erickson called the film a "psychological western" and the role of the sheriff in the film a " deus ex machina ". The evangelical film observer is also quite taken with the film : “Formally quite successful and without any unpleasant exaggerations. For young Western friends from 14, it is therefore possible. "

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ They called him gringo. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .

↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from May 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
↑ Evangelischer Presseverband München, Review No. 106/1965

[1] They called him gringo. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .