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Night of the Serpent

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Night of the Serpent
Directed byGiulio Petroni
Written byFulvio Gicca Palli
Giulio Petroni
Produced byGianni Minervini
StarringLuke Askew
Luigi Pistilli
CinematographyMario Vulpiani
Silvio Fraschetti
Edited byAntonietta Zita
Music byRiz Ortolani
Release date
  • 1969 (1969)
CountryItaly

Night of the Serpent (Italian: La notte dei serpenti, also known as Nest of Vipers) is a 1969 Italian spaghetti Western film co-written and directed by Giulio Petroni and starring Luke Askew.

Plot

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Cast

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Production

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The film was shot between Almeria, Cinecittà, and De Paolis Studios in Rome.[1] Franco Bottari served as production designer, while Franco Lo Cascio was second unit director.[2]

Reception

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While film director Giulio Petroni was generally dismissive of the film, several critics praised it, notably Spanish film critic Carlos Aguilar, who deemed the film as Petroni's best, and one of his favorite spaghetti westerns.[2][3] Film critic Eugenio Ercolani described the film as "fierce and tense", and noted the strong giallo influences in the script.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Gaberscek, Carlo (2007). Il vicino West : set e location del cinema western in Spagna. Ribis. p. 435. ISBN 978-88-7445-044-2.
  2. ^ a b Giusti, Marco (2007). "La notte dei serpenti". Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori. p. 325. ISBN 978-88-04-57277-0.
  3. ^ a b Ercolani, Eugenio (21 August 2019). Darkening the Italian Screen. McFarland. pp. 68–9. ISBN 978-1-4766-6738-6.
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