The interview with Eugenio Martín on the WE disc is interesting but very dry as Martín, who’s English is quite good, sometimes ‘searches’ for the right phrase. He seems rightfully proud of The Ugly Ones, a terrific little western. He acknowledges problems with Bad Man’s River and Pancho Villa, which he blames on the lack of scripts. He basically says they pretty much made each up as the they went along. He does not seem to think much of LVC or Garko. When asked about his involvement with Réquiem para el gringo, he denies having anything to do with it stating as far as he knows it is Merino’s film.
Cast note; Enrique Navarro is Manuel the supply wagon driver and Chiro Bermejo is Dade the head federal agent in the stage with Milian.
Thanks for posting. Going by those screen caps, I would say the Wild East one looks the best. Aside from a lack of Spanish audio option, it sounds like the best bet in terms of picture quality and English audio then.
Nah, it’s just because I’ve had it a while in my collection and I like the colours on that release anyway. If you are Spanish and want Spanish audio, the Marketing disc can be found very cheaply.
The wild east disc was worth it. A great picture with somewhat improved audio. I would have really enjoyed it if Eugenio Martin worked with Wyler or Milan on another western. Perhaps expand on Milan’s childhood, or show Wyler hunting other outlaws.
A special screening in Madrid, 25th January 2019 … in glorious 35mm
El precio de un hombre (Eugenio Martín, 1966). Int.: Richard Wyler, Tomas Milian, Halina Zalewska. España, Italia. 35 mm. 95’. Al oeste de Río Grande (José María Zabalza, 1983). Int.: Aldo Sambrell, Cándida López, Sidney Ling. España. 35 mm. 75’. Total programa: 170’.
Presentación a cargo de Lone Fleming, actriz y esposa de Eugenio Martín, y Carlos Aguilar, autor del libro Eugenio Martín: Un autor para todos los géneros.
Presentation by Lone Fleming, actress and wife of Eugenio Martín, and Carlos Aguilar, author of the book Eugenio Martín: An author for all genres.
