Gatling Gun (film) explained

Gatling Gun (film) should not be confused with The Gatling Gun.

Gatling Gun (it|Quel caldo maledetto giorno di fuoco, es|La ametralladora, also known as Damned Hot Day of Fire and Machine Gun Killers) is a 1968 Italian-Spanish Spaghetti Western film directed by Paolo Bianchini and starring Robert Woods.^{[1] [2]}

Plot

In the waning days of the Civil War, Richard Gatling, creator of the gatling gun, offers his invention to the Federal Government. But Gatling is kidnapped by two assassins - under the employ of Tarpas. They also steal his new invention and kill three Union government agents. Soon after, the Pinkerton Agency sends out Cpt. Chris Tanner (himself a former secret service agent) to find Gatling and recover the weapon.

Cast

• Robert Woods as Cpt. Chris Tanner
• John Ireland as Tarpas
• Ida Galli as Belinda Boyd
• Claudie Lange as Martha Simpson
• George Rigaud as Rykert
• Roberto Camardiel as Dr. Alan Curtis
• Gérard Herter as Mr. Bishop
• Furio Meniconi as Jeremiah Grant
• Tom Felleghy as Pinkerton
• Ennio Balbo as Richard Gatling
• Tiziano Cortini as Jonathan Wallace
• Rada Rassimov as Mrs. Treble

Notes and References

1. Book: Marco Giusti . Dizionario del western all'italiana . Mondadori . 2007 . 978-88-04-57277-0.
2. Book: Roberto Chiti . Roberto Poppi . Enrico Lancia . Mario Pecorari . Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. 8876055932.