A Long Ride from Hell (Italian: Vivo per la tua morte, lit. "I live for your death") is a 1968 Spaghetti Western film directed by Camillo Bazzoni. It is based on the novel Judas Gun by Gordon D. Shirreffs. The film was bodybuilder Steve Reeves' final film prior to his retirement. Reeves, who turned down the lead of A Fistful of Dollars 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.
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Plot
Reeves portrays cowboy Mike Sturges, who, along with his younger brother, Roy, is sentenced to Yuma Territorial Prison on a trumped-up train robbery charge. Both endure cruel treatment before Mike escapes to exact revenge on their enemies.
Cast
Steve Reeves - Mike Sturges
Wayde Preston - Marlin Mayner
Guido Lollobrigida - Deputy Sheriff Harry
Domenico Palmara - Sheriff Max Freeman
Silvana Venturelli - Ruth Harper
Giovanni Pazzafini - Bill Savage
Ivan Scratuglia - Roy Sturges
Rosalba Neri - Encarnacion
Spartaco Conversi - Bobcat Bates
Franco Balducci - Mason
Bruno Corazzari - Shorty
Franco Fantasia - Castleman
Aldo Sambrell - Mexican bounty hunter
Silvan Bacci - Felicias
Mario Maranzana - Naco bartender
Emma Baron Cerlesi - Mrs. Sturges
Enzo Fiermonte
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.