The Headless Rider (1973)
The film takes place in 1850, Texas, United States. Louise, daughter of the wealthy plantation owner Poindexter, master of the hacienda Casa del Corvo, falls in love with a poor mustanger Maurice Gerald. The night their secret rendezvous happens, her brother Henry disappears. Suspicion in murder falls on Gerald, who was found covered in blood, with signs of struggle on the body and on Henry's cloak. One more minute, and an angry crowd would have Gerald lynched, but then the mysterious Headless Horseman appears...
Director: Vladimir Vaynshtok
Genre: Romance, Adventure, Western
Runtime: 100 min
Release Date: July 25, 1973
Cast
- Oleg Vidov - Morris Gerald
- Ludmila Savelyeva - Louisa Poindexter
- Eslinda Núñez - Isidora Kovarubio De Los-L'yanos
- Enrique Santisteban - El Koyot
- Alejandro Lugo - Poyndekster
- Aarne Üksküla - Cassius Calhoun
- Ivan Petrov - Zeb Stamp
- Alfonso Godínez - Plato
- Rolando Diaz Reyes - major
- Aleksandr Milokostyj - Henry Poindexter
Screenplay
- Pavel Finn
- Thomas Mayne Reid (Novel)
- Vladimir Vaynshtok
- Ya. Rokhlin (Script Editor)
- Rolando Diaz Reyes (Script Consultant)
Music: Nikita Bogoslovskiy
Cinematography: Konstantin Ryzhov
Editing: Ye. Sadovskaya
Production: Lenfilm, ICAIC
Country: Cuba, Soviet Union
Language: Pусский
Original Language: ru
Themes
Classic Western Stories
Keywords
based on novel or book, murder case, western
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Headless Rider about?
- The film takes place in 1850, Texas, United States. Louise, daughter of the wealthy plantation owner Poindexter, master of the hacienda Casa del Corvo, falls in love with a poor mustanger Maurice Gerald. The night their secret rendezvous happens, her brother Henry disappears. Suspicion in murder falls on Gerald, who was found covered in blood, with signs of struggle on the body and on Henry's cloak. One more minute, and an angry crowd would have Gerald lynched, but then the mysterious Headless Horseman appears...
- Who directed The Headless Rider?
- The Headless Rider was directed by Vladimir Vaynshtok.
- Who stars in The Headless Rider?
- The Headless Rider stars Oleg Vidov, Ludmila Savelyeva, Eslinda Núñez, Enrique Santisteban, Alejandro Lugo, Aarne Üksküla.
- How long is The Headless Rider?
- The Headless Rider has a runtime of 1h 40m (100 minutes).
- What genre is The Headless Rider?
- The Headless Rider is a Romance, Adventure, Western film.
- Where was The Headless Rider produced?
- The Headless Rider was produced in Cuba, Soviet Union.
- What are the themes of The Headless Rider?
- The themes of The Headless Rider include: Classic Western Stories.