El Macho

This article is about the film. For people nicknamed "El Macho", see Macho (nickname). For half of the percussion instrument, see Claves. For other uses, see Macho (disambiguation).

El Macho
Directed by	Marcello Andrei
Written by	Marcello Andrei Fabio Pittorru
Produced by	Riccardo Billi
Starring	Carlos Monzón George Hilton
Cinematography	Luciano Trasatti
Music by	Marcello Ramoino
Release date	1977 (1977)
Running time	95 minutes
Countries	Italy Argentina

El Macho (also known as Macho Killers) is a 1977 Italian-Argentine Spaghetti Western film written and directed by Marcello Andrei and starring Carlos Monzón, George Hilton, Malisa Longo and Susana Giménez.^[1]

Synopsis

Kid El Macho, an adventurer who is very skilled with cards and his revolver, is instructed by a sheriff to recover a large sum of money, which was stolen after an attack on a stagecoach by the outlaw Hidalgo, a.k.a. "the Duke", and his gang. The Kid starts posing as The Vulture, another outlaw who is actually dead, but with whom Kid bears a strong resemblance, and seeks to infiltrate Hidalgo's gang under his assumed identity. El Macho succeeds in his enterprise by unmasking an unsuspecting banker who was the mastermind responsible for the robbery. The Kid hopes to share the bounty with his lover, the beautiful Kelly, but his adventures are not over yet.

Cast

• Carlos Monzón as El Macho/Kid El Macho/The Kid/The Vulture
• George Hilton as Hidalgo, the Duke
• Malisa Longo as Helen/Kelly
• Susana Giménez as Susana/Soledad
• Giuseppe Castellano as Ross
• Benito Stefanelli as Sheriff
• Bruno Di Luia as Gunner
• Vittorio Fanfoni as Angel

See also

• List of Italian films of 1977
• List of Argentine films of 1977

References

1. Marco Giusti (2007). Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori, 2007. ISBN 978-8804572770.

External links

• El Macho at IMDb