The Headless Rider

The Headless Rider (1957)

El jinete sin cabeza

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").

Date of release
1957-09-18
TMDB
5.2 / 10 (9)
Runtime
1h 31m
Genres
Mystery, Western, Horror
Director
Chano Urueta
Collection
Headless Rider Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

El jinete sin cabeza is a 1957 Mexican horror Western film directed by Chano Urueta. The film centers on a mysterious stranger who rides into town as the locals begin talking about a legendary gunfighter as bodies soon litter the town in the stranger's wake.

Production

El Jinete sin cabeza was the first film in what was originally a three-part serial called the "Headless Rider" series.

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