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Cast
Oleg Vidov
as Morris Gerald
Ludmila Savelyeva
as Louisa Poindexter
Eslinda Núñez
as Isidora Kovarubio De Los-L'yanos
Enrique Santisteban
as El Koyot
Alejandro Lugo
as Poyndekster
Aarne Üksküla
as Cassius Calhoun
Ivan Petrov
as Zeb Stamp
Alfonso Godínez
as Plato
Rolando Diaz Reyes
as major
Aleksandr Milokostyj
as Henry Poindexter
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1973
Runtime1h 40m
LanguageRussian
CertificationNR
GenresRomance, Adventure, Western
Votes19
DirectorVladimir Vaynshtok
WritersPavel Finn, Vladimir Vaynshtok
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.9 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Headless Rider
About The Headless Rider
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...
Directed by Vladimir Vaynshtok, The Headless Rider leans on a strong ensemble — Oleg Vidov, Ludmila Savelyeva, Eslinda Núñez — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about romance titles of 1973.
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