The Hell of Manitoba

The Hell of Manitoba
The Hell of Manitoba
Directed by	Sheldon Reynolds
Written by	Edward Di Lorenzo; Fernando Lamas; F.X. Toole (novel);
Produced by	Artur Brauner; Miguel de Echarri;
Starring	Lex Barker; Pierre Brice; Gérard Tichy; Marianne Koch;
Cinematography	Federico G. Larraya
Edited by	Teresa Alcocer; Roberto Cinquini;
Music by	Ángel Arteaga
Production; companies	CCC Film; Midega Film Madrid;
Distributed by	Gloria Film
Release date	27 July 1965;
Running time	92 minutes
Countries	West Germany; Spain; Italy;
Languages	German; Spanish; Italian;

The Hell of Manitoba (German: Die Hölle von Manitoba) is a 1965 West-German-Spanish-Italian western film directed by Sheldon Reynolds and starring Lex Barker, Pierre Brice and Gérard Tichy.^[1] In the United States it was released under the alternative title of A Place Called Glory.

Production

The production re-teamed Barker and Brice who were currently starring in a series of popular Karl May westerns. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Enrique Alarcón and Heinrich Weidemann. It was shot at studios in Barcelona as well as on location in Andalucía.

Synopsis

Two celebrated gunfighters are separately hired to come to a small Canadian town in Manitoba named "Glory" and fight each other. Instead they join forces and take on a bandit gang that dominates the area.

Cast

Lex Barker as Clint Brenner
Pierre Brice as Reese
Gérard Tichy as Jack Villaine
Ángel del Pozo as Josh
Marianne Koch as Jade Grande
Hans Nielsen as Mayor
Carlos Casaravilla as Judge
Jorge Rigaud as Seth Grande
Wolfgang Lukschy as Charly - Barkeeper
Aldo Sambrell as Jake
Santiago Ontañón as Bankier
Antonio Molino Rojo as Sam
Luis Barboo as Gunman
Víctor Israel
Roberto Martín
Moisés Augusto Rocha as Henchman

References

^ Pitts, Michael R. (28 November 2012). Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films (2nd ed.). McFarland Publishing. p. 252. ISBN 978-0-7864-6372-5.

Bibliography

Bergfelder, Tim. International Adventures: German Popular Cinema and European Co-Productions in the 1960s. Berghahn Books, 2005.

External links

The Hell of Manitoba at IMDb

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[1] Pitts, Michael R. (28 November 2012). Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films (2nd ed.). McFarland Publishing. p. 252. ISBN 978-0-7864-6372-5.

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