The Headless Rider

The Headless Rider

The Headless Rider

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The Headless Rider

1957

1h 31m

4.9(8 votes)

Mystery

Western

Horror

Overview

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").

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12 members

Acting

Luis Aguilar

El jinete (The Rider)

Luis Aguilar

Acting

Flor Silvestre

La jueza (The Judge)

Flor Silvestre

Acting

Jaime Fernández

Fernando

Jaime Fernández

Acting

Pascual García Peña

Pascual

Pascual García Peña

Acting

Crox Alvarado

Don Álvaro

Crox Alvarado

Acting

Patricia Nieto

Julieta

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Acting

Guillermo Cramer

Doctor J. González

Guillermo Cramer

Acting

Alberto «Atabar» Pedret

Julián Méndez

Alberto «Atabar» Pedret

Acting

Elvira Lodi

Clotilde

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Carlos Suárez

Carlos Bustamante

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Fernando Osés

Sect Member

Fernando Osés

Acting

Salvador Lozano

Herminio González

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