The Deadly Trackers
| The Deadly Trackers | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Barry Shear |
| Starring | Richard Harris Rod Taylor |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Deadly Trackers is a 1973 American Western film directed by Barry Shear and starring Richard Harris, Rod Taylor and Al Lettieri.[1] It is based on the novel Riata by Samuel Fuller.
Plot[]
Sheriff Sean Kilpatrick (Harris) is a pacifist. He is compelled to go against everything he has stood for to bring death to a gang of outlaws, led by the ruthless Brand (Taylor), to avenge the deaths of his wife and son, murdered by the gang when it robbed the bank in Kilpatrick's town. In Mexico, his hunt is challenged by his noble sheriff counterpart (Lettieri), who is interested only in carrying out the law - not vengeance.
Cast[]
- Richard Harris: (VF: Jacques Thebault): as Sheriff Sean Kilpatrick
- Rod Taylor: (VF: Jacques Deschamps): as Frank Brand
- Al Lettieri as Gutierrez, Mexican Policeman
- Neville Brand: (VF: Claude Bertrand): as Choo Choo
- William Smith as Schoolboy
- Paul Benjamin as Jacob
- Pedro Armendáriz Jr. as Herrero
- Isela Vega as Maria
- as Katharine Kilpatrick
- William Bryant as Deputy Bill
- Sean Marshall as Kevin Kilpatrick
- Read Morgan as Deputy Bob
- as Teacher
- Ray Moyer as Priest
- as Mole
Production[]
The film began as a project written and directed by Sam Fuller, Riata, starring Richard Harris and Bo Hopkins. Production was halted during filming and then reassembled with a new director and cast; the only one of the original cast to return was Harris.[2]
According to costar Rod Taylor, Harris hated Fuller's script and walked out on the original production. Once Taylor signed on, he contributed to the re-write (Taylor was a member of the Screenwriters Guild) by adding scenes to flesh out his villainous character. It was through Harris' relentless drive that the film was completed at all, even using musical outtakes from other movies to cobble together the score.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ BFI.org
- ^ Stephen Vagg, Rod Taylor: An Aussie in Hollywood (Bear Manor Media, 2010) p178-179
- ^ Callan, Michael (2014). Richard Harris: The Biography. Pentheum Press. pp. 236–239. ISBN 978-0-9927798-3-2.
External links[]
- The Deadly Trackers at IMDb
- The Deadly Trackers at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Deadly Trackers at the Complete Rod Taylor site
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