Mystery ·Western ·Horror · Mexico · 1957 · 1h 31m

The Headless Rider

El jinete sin cabeza

The Headless Rider poster
Director
Chano Urueta
Cast
Luis Aguilar as El jinete (The Rider) Flor Silvestre as La jueza (The Judge) Jaime Fernández as Fernando Pascual García Peña as Pascual Crox Alvarado as Don Álvaro Patricia Nieto as Julieta
Crew
Raúl Martínez Solares — Director of Photography Carlos Nájera — Director of Photography Pedro Velázquez — Editor Carlos Savage — Editor Gloria Schoemann — Editor Ramón Obón — Writer
Synopsis

A mute phantom hero takes on skull-masked killers, a disembodied living hand and a corpse that won't stay in its grave. This is the first in a trilogy of horror/western hybrids that also includes the films La marca de Satanás ("The Mark of Satan") and La cabeza de Pancho Villa ("The Head of Pancho Villa").

Mood & Themes
headless horseman
Key Collaborators
Chano Urueta Director Raúl Martínez Solares Director of Photography Carlos Nájera Director of Photography Pedro Velázquez Editor Carlos Savage Editor Gloria Schoemann Editor Ramón Obón Writer Luis Manrique Producer
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