Western

Dead Are Countless

Johnny was mentally traumatised when he witnessed as a child the killing of his father (a deserter) by a group of soldiers. As an adult he randomly kills every soldier he gets hold of, so that the army sends out the brutish Lieutenant Garringo to stop Johnny.

Release Date : 1969-08-27

Language :EnglishItalianSpanish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Tritone Cinematografica21-ProduccionesProfilms 21

Production Country : ItalySpain

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Lieutenant 'Garringo' Harris

Original Name : Anthony Steffen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Julie

Original Name : Solvi Stübing

Gender : Female

Character Name : Damon

Original Name : Raf Baldassarre

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bill

Original Name : Frank Braña

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sheriff Klaus

Original Name : José Bódalo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harriman

Original Name : Antonio Molino Rojo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nancy Grayson (as Marta Monterrey)

Original Name : María Salerno

Gender : Female

Character Name : Johnny

Original Name : Peter Lee Lawrence

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pete, Bounty Hunter

Original Name : Luis Marín

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wilson (as Barta Barry)

Original Name : Barta Barri

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sarah

Original Name : Rossana Rovere

Gender : Female

Character Name : Deputy Sheriff Tom

Original Name : Lorenzo Robledo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Grayson

Original Name : Luis Induni

Gender : Male

Character Name : Johnny's Henchman

Original Name : Guillermo Méndez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Potter (uncredited)

Original Name : Xan das Bolas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Padre de Johnny (uncredited)

Original Name : Beni Deus

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ted (uncredited)

Original Name : Tito García

Gender : Male

Character Name : Militar (uncredited)

Original Name : Rafael Hernández

Gender : Male

Character Name : Johnny de niño (uncredited)

Original Name : A. Lawrence

Gender : Male

Character Name : Coronel (uncredited)

Original Name : Ángel Menéndez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Telegrafista (uncredited)

Original Name : Mario Morales

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fred (uncredited)

Original Name : José Moreno

Gender : Male

Character Name : Julie de niña (uncredited)

Original Name : Maribel del Pozo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Coronel (uncredited)

Original Name : Alfonso Rojas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bob (uncredited)

Original Name : Carlos Romero Marchent

Gender : Male

Character Name : Amigo de Sam y Bill (uncredited)

Original Name : Santiago Santos

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Under a blood red sky! Garringo is directed by Rafael Romero Marchent and Marchent co- writes the screenplay with Giovanni Scolaro. It stars Anthony Steffen, Peter Lee Lawrence, Solvi Stubbing, Jose Bodalo and Raf Baldassarre. Music is by Marcello Giombini and cinematography by Aldo Ricci. Johnny as a very young boy witnesses the murder of his father by a soldier, he grows up to be a double life leading killer of soldiers. Enter a man to hunt him down, Lieutenant Garringo. This Is Bells City - You Better Return If You Don't Hear It. A most interesting Pasta Western because although the narrative doesn't have ambitions to expand thematically, there's psychological depth to the principal bad boy. He's scarred by the murder of his father and has become a twisted callous killer, yet he's still capable of hiding his dark half so as to exude as a dandy caring type. That said, pic is more interested in the straight forward conventions of a driven hunter hunting down his prey, to which we have a cool Steffen and a schizophrenic Lawrence acting accordingly. Sincerely Johnny. Production crams in genre staples, both traditional American and Spaghetti, so we get camera shenanigans involving canted angles, zooms, close-ups et al. Plenty of violence resides, though some is done down by poor choreography (could the punches be any further from the targets?), and action is in no short supply (great hold-ups and the usual shoot-outs). The locations are most pleasing, which in turn are backed by a nifty musical score that's big on jaunty woodwinds and menacing strings. A maniac who has to have a gun to be a man! With both leading characters showing dexterity to marry up with their respective killing traits, it's a film underpinned by both, ensuring this is worth a watch. Hardly a genre classic, mind, but enough here to have a good time with. 6.5/10