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Da uomo a uomo (Death Rides A Horse) (As Man to Man) (1977)

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Based on the story by Richard Wright, Almos' a Man stars LeVar Burton as a black teenager in the South of the 1930s. Working as a field hand, Burton is frustrated at being considered inferior to the local whites. Perhaps if he purchases a gun, he can prove his manhood. This is the decision he makes-much to the anguish of his mother, played by Madge Sinclair. Originally a PBS American Short Story presentation, Almos' a Man was first telecast April 26, 1977. Running some 45 minutes, it was offered

Oct 20, 2000

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Petroni's direction is crude but effective.

November 22, 2005 Full Review Source: Village Voice | Comment
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If not as luxuriant as Leone or as politicized as Corbucci, the film boasts its own blunt poetry

February 4, 2010 Full Review Source: CinePassion | Comment
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...the film has the allure of watching Van Cleef and Law team up.

December 2, 2002 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
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While not as polished as the films of Leone or Corbucci, it still has much to offer. An intriguing revenge thriller/dysfunctional buddy flick in which Cleef and Law are selfish bastards whose paths happen to cross. Petroni paints a opaque picture of a world where justice is subjective. If Leone is the Godfather of

June 19, 2011
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Reid Volk

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While full of common places in the western genre Death Rides a Horse has an identity and flow of it's own. Luciano Vincenzoni, co-writer of Good, bad, and ugly and for a few dollars more, explores this tale of vengeance giving us well build characters and motivations. Petroni's direction is sharp, straight to the point

May 6, 2010
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Tsubaki Sanjuro

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