''A Long Ride from Hell'' (

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film directed by Camillo Bazzoni. It is based on the novel ''Judas Gun'' by

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. The film was bodybuilder

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' final film prior to his retirement. Reeves, who turned down the lead of ''

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'' financed and co-wrote the film himself upon seeing the successful box office returns of the Clint Eastwood spaghetti westerns at the time. The film did poorly and Reeves retired from filmmaking that year.

Plot

Reeves portrays cowboy Mike Sturges, who, along with his younger brother, Roy, is sentenced to

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on a trumped-up

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charge. Both endure cruel treatment before Mike escapes to exact revenge on their enemies.

Cast

- Mike Sturges *

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- Marlin Mayner *

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- Deputy Sheriff Harry * Domenico Palmara - Sheriff Max Freeman *

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- Ruth Harper *

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- Bill Savage * Ivan Scratuglia - Roy Sturges *

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- Encarnacion * Spartaco Conversi - Bobcat Bates *

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- Mason *

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- Shorty *

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- Castleman *

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- Mexican bounty hunter * Silvan Bacci - Felicias *

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- Naco bartender * Emma Baron Cerlesi - Mrs. Sturges *

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Releases

Wild East originally released this in a limited edition R0 NTSC DVD in 2008. In 2011 Code Red, after settling a distribution rights dispute with Wild East, re-released the film with Wild East's special features, an interview with Mimmo Palmara and a feature with Steve Reeves. Both are out-of-print.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Long Ride From Hell, A 1968 films 1968 Western (genre) films Spaghetti Western films Films directed by Camillo Bazzoni Films scored by Carlo Savina Films based on Western (genre) novels Films based on American novels Films shot in Almería 1960s Italian-language films 1960s Italian films Italian-language Western (genre) films