Night of the Serpent(Italian:La notte dei serpenti,also known asNest of Vipers) is a 1969 Italianspaghetti Westernfilm co-written and directed byGiulio Petroniand starringLuke Askew.
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| Directed by | Giulio Petroni |
| Written by | Fulvio Gicca Palli Giulio Petroni |
| Produced by | Gianni Minervini |
| Starring | Luke Askew Luigi Pistilli |
| Cinematography | Mario Vulpiani Silvio Fraschetti |
| Edited by | Antonietta Zita |
| Music by | Riz Ortolani |
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| Country | Italy |
Plot
editThisarticle needs aplot summary.(September 2024) |
Cast
edit- Luke Askewas Luke
- Luigi Pistillias Lt. 'The Snake' Hernandez
- Magda Konopkaas Maria
- Chelo Alonsoas Dolores
- Guglielmo Spoletini^as Antonio Pancaldo
- Franco Balduccias Luciano
- Giancarlo Badessias Ignacio
- Luciano Casamonica as Manuel
- Mónica Miguelas Ignacio's wife
- Franco Valobra as Jesus Maria
- Benito Stefanellias Pancho
- Clara Colosimoas Mercedes
Production
editThe film was shot betweenAlmeria,Cinecittà,and De Paolis Studios in Rome.[1]Franco Bottariserved as production designer, whileFranco Lo Casciowas second unit director.[2]
Reception
editWhile film directorGiulio Petroniwas generally dismissive of the film, several critics praised it, notably Spanish film criticCarlos Aguilar,who deemed the film as Petroni's best, and one of his favorite spaghetti westerns.[2][3]Film critic Eugenio Ercolani described the film as "fierce and tense", and noted the stronggialloinfluences in the script.[3]
References
edit- ^Gaberscek, Carlo (2007).Il vicino West: set e location del cinema western in Spagna.Ribis. p. 435.ISBN978-88-7445-044-2.
- ^abGiusti, Marco(2007). "La notte dei serpenti".Dizionario del western all'italiana.Mondadori.p. 325.ISBN978-88-04-57277-0.
- ^abErcolani, Eugenio (21 August 2019).Darkening the Italian Screen.McFarland.pp. 68–9.ISBN978-1-4766-6738-6.
