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Titolo originale: Bite the Bullet
Regia: Richard Brooks |
Anno: 1975
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Azione Western Avventura
Tag: horse race | horse | endurance | ex prostitute |
Cast: Gene Hackman | Candice Bergen | James Coburn | Ben Johnson | Ian Bannen | Jan-Michael Vincent | Dabney Coleman | Sally Kirkland | Buddy Van Horn | Jean Willes | Mario Arteaga | Robert Donner | Lucia Canales | John McLiam | Robert F. Hoy | Jerry Gatlin | Walter Scott | William H. Burton Jr. | Joe Brooks | Darwin Lamb | Paul Stewart |

Nel Far West dei primi del secolo un giornale lancia una gara singolare: darà in premio duemila dollari a chi vincerà una corsa di resistenza a cavallo per settecento miglia. Alla corsa s'iscrivono un cowboy disoccupato, un fallito, un violento, una ex prostituta e altri personaggi singolari. Brooks ha firmato uno dei suoi film più convincenti: l'azione domina sovrana, l'avventura sportiva ha un grande ritmo e l'impresa serve per conoscere meglio le diverse anime dell'America. Bravissimi, in questo western piuttosto atipico, Hackman, Ben Johnson e Candice Bergen.

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Luke Matthews: How far is it to town? The Wood Cu [...] D
Carbo: That sonofabitch tried to kill me. Luke Ma [...] D
Carbo: All this hardware... I ain't never been in [...] D
Sam Clayton: Who won the Gans - Nelson fight? Luk [...] D
Luke Matthews: [counting out money from a roll] Yo [...] D
Luke Matthews: [to young toughs] Don't you know Sa [...] D
Luke Matthews: [hugging Rosie] I forgot how good a [...] D
Sam Clayton: [after hitting Carbo on the side of t [...] D
[Carbo's abusive riding tactics have killed his ho [...] D
Miss Jones: Rosie, how many times you been married [...] D
Reporter: To the West! Norfolk: Awesome and inspi [...] D
[when the enraged Carbo starts after Matthews when [...] D
Luke Matthews: I want you to tell me the story of [...] D
Norfolk: And how was the shorter route? Luke Matt [...] D
Norfolk: How much does Parker pay you? Fifty dolla [...] D
Mexican: The father of your father, he was truly M [...] D
Mister: Ever prospected? Ever hit pay dirt? I've d [...] D
[first lines] Gebhardt: I heard your newspaper is [...] D
Sam Clayton: Aw,who wants the easy life? Luke Mat [...] D
Carbo: Whiskey for me and beer for my horse! D
Luke Matthews: [handing Rosie money for prostitute [...] D
Miss Jones: For a family who don't know a jackass [...] D
Luke Matthews: You certainly have a knack of provo [...] D
Carbo: Hey, British! Drink to the winner. [Carbo [...] D
Sam Clayton: You know, I'm un-American. Luke Matt [...] D
Reporter: We're big news everywhere! [reads teleg [...] D
Mister: I've never saw a man who could hold his li [...] D
Sam Clayton: We came out of the jungle and there i [...] D
Sam Clayton: [showing the newspaper to the horse] [...] D
Mister: God, what ain't I tried. Pony express ride [...] D
Luke Matthews: [referring to the motorcycle] How d [...] D
Sam Clayton: Just like old times. Luke Matthews: [...] D
Carbo: [after the Mexican has killed a snake about [...] D
Sam Clayton: [the newspaper reporter has finished [...] D
Sam Clayton: The people some people marry. I wasn' [...] D
Boy: [after receiving a foal from Clayton] Do I ha [...] D
Miss Jones: The people some people marry. D
Miss Jones: I've been around a lot of cowhands, on [...] D
Prostitute: Mister? How do you like it, Mister? S [...] D
Reporter: Two important regulations. Rule One... [...] D
[Matthews ignores Carbo's challenge for a gunfight [...] D
Carbo: Hey, old man, thought sure you cashed it in [...] D
Sam Clayton: [holding up heroin tablets] You ever [...] D
Sam Clayton: No family? Mister: Him [indicates h [...] D