Directed by:
Giancarlo SantiScreenplay:
Ernesto GastaldiCinematography:
Mario VulpianiCast:
Lee Van Cleef, Horst Frank, Jess Hahn, Salvatore Baccaro, Giovanni Cianfriglia, Giorgio Trestini, Marc Mazza, Furio Meniconi, Klaus Grünberg, Memè Perlini (more)VOD (1)
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Genre stalwart Lee Van Cleef stars as a gnarled ex-sheriff called Clayton who comes to the aid of young Philipp Wermeer (Alberto Dentice), a fugitive framed for the murder of a powerful figure called The Patriarch. Clayton helps Philipp fend off attacks from bounty hunters in a series of thrilling shootouts before the two make their way to Jefferson to confront three villains known as the Saxon brothers, and reveal who really killed The Patriarch. A complex tale of revenge penned by prolific giallo writer Ernesto Gastaldi, The Grand Duel benefits from a beguiling central performance from Lee Van Cleef and assured helmsmanship from Giancarlo Santi. Add to this brew a memorable and tuneful score by composer Luis Bacalov and the stage is set for one of the grandest of all the Italian westerns. (Arrow Films)
(more)Cast
Lee Van Cleef
USA
Best movies:
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
For a Few Dollars More (1965)
High Noon (1952)
Horst Frank
German Empire
Best movies:
Jess Hahn
USA
Best movies:
When a Woman Meddles (1957)
Les Grandes Gueules (1965)
The Impossible Mr. Pipelet (1955)
Salvatore Baccaro
Italy
Best movies:
Man of the East (1972)
Salomè (1972)
The Most Beautiful Wife (1970)
Giovanni Cianfriglia
Italy
Best movies:
Watch Out, We're Mad (1974)
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
Odds and Evens (1978)
Giorgio Trestini
Italy
Best movies:
The Life of Verdi (1982) (series)
Milano Calibro 9 (1972)
Four of the Apocalypse (1975)
Marc Mazza
France
Best movies:
The Phantom of Liberty (1974)
And Now My Love (1974)
Revolver (1973)
Furio Meniconi
Italy
Best movies:
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Man of the East (1972)
Cleopatra (1963)
Klaus Grünberg
Best movies:
Escape from Sobibor (1987) (TV movie)
Martha et moi (1990)
More (1969)
Memè Perlini
Italy
Best movies:
The Family (1987)
A Fistful of Dynamite (1971)
Benito: The Rise and Fall of Mussolini (1993) (TV movie)
Hans Terofal
German Empire
Best movies:
Life Is Tough, Eh Providence? (1972)
Hell's Fighters (1972)
Cry of the Black Wolves (1972)
Remo Capitani
Italy
Best movies:
They Call Me Trinity (1970)
Amigo, Stay Away (1972)
Ace High (1968)
Franco Balducci
Italy
Best movies:
Two Women (1960)
Nights of Cabiria (1957)
La Viaccia (1961)
Franco Fantasia
Italy
Best movies:
Ben-Hur (1959)
Waterloo (1970)
Marco Polo (1982) (series)
Luigi Antonio Guerra
Best movies:
Teresa la ladra (1972)
Man of the East (1972)
Una breve vacanza (1973)
Giancarlo Badessi
Italy
Best movies:
Confessions of a Police Captain (1971)
Silent Action (1975)
Blood and Guns (1969)
Angelo Susani
Best movies:
Life Is Tough, Eh Providence? (1972)
All the Way Trinity (1972)
Amigo, Stay Away (1972)
Cicely Browne
USA
Best movies:
Amarcord (1973)
The Big Racket (1976)
Confessions of a Police Captain (1971)
Anna Maria Gherardi
Italy
Best movies:
1900 (1976)
The Possessed (1965)
Stealing Beauty (1996)
Alessandra Cardini
Best movies:
Brothers Till We Die (1978)
Tough Ones (1976)
The Designated Victim (1971)