Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #23013 in DVD
• Released on: 2008-11-11
• Formats: Anamorphic, NTSC, Widescreen
• Number of discs: 1000
• Running time: 150 minutes

Review
Vincent Canby New York Times December 5, 1968 "Payment in Blood," It opened yesterday on a double bill At the Lyric Theater, 42d Street near Seventh Avenue and other Theaters " An Italian made Western in which most of the dubbed voices bear no relation to the actors to whom they are assigned. . Edd Byrnes and Guy Madison are the only two Americans in "Payment in Blood," a story of post-Civil War bounty hunters in the American Southwest. The action on the screen is so incessant and so meaningless that the individual movie frames can almost be enjoyed as color abstracts. . PAYMENT IN BLOOD, story and screenplay by Tito Cargi and E. G. Rowland; directed by Mr. Rowland; produced by Cirus Film-Fono Roma for release by Columbia Pictures. Running time: 90 minutes. Stuart . . . . . Edd Byrnes Colonel Blake . . . . . Guy Madison Manuela . . . . . Louise Barrett --Vincent Canby New York Times December 5, 1968

About the Actor
George Hilton Date of Birth 16 July 1934, Montevideo, Uruguay Birth Name Jorge Hill Acosta y Lara George Martin Date of Birth: 1937, Barcelona, Spain more Alternate Names: Francisco Martínez Celeiro | Jorge Martin | Jorge Martín

About the Director
E.G Rowland aka Enzo G. Castellari Date of Birth 29 July 1938, Rome, Italy Birth Name Enzo Girolami Nando Cicero Date of Birth 22 January 1931, Asmara, Eritrea, Ethiopia Date of Death 30 July 1995, Rome, Italy

Customer Reviews

Spaghetti Western fan? Then pruchase now!
If you are a spaghetti western fan then make it a goal to own this grand double feature DVD. This double feature could easily be Wild East's strongest double feature release (though The Forgotten Pistolero / The Unholy Four DVD comes a close second).

What you get here are two solid spaghetti westerns. Are they as good as...let's say...The Good the Bad and the Ugly? Hell no but they are good solid entertaining and violent spags that will keep any fan of the genre glued to the television.

The first film Payment in Blood stars Edd Byrnes as federal agent going undercover to stop a psychotic Southern Colonel from tearing across the country searching for treasure. Edd Byrnes has a little too much "boyish charm" for me to really like as a spaghetti western star but the film itself makes up for his lack as tough commanding lead. The best thing about the film is it's a Enzo G. Castellari film (under his Americanized pseudonym E.G. Rowland). If you don't know his name then here's a quick lesson: He is one of the best directors to come out of Italy directing classic Spaghetti Westerns like Keoma and Kill Them All and Come Back Alone along with Euro Crime films like High Crime, The Big Racket, and Street Law. This man is an Italian director God and his name alone makes sure your going to have an entertaining film.

The second film Red Blood, Yellow Gold is the weaker of the two but not by much. Here we get Edd Byrnes, George Hilton and George Martin all starring in the same film! That's enough stars for 3 spaghetti westerns! That plot has some similar elements of The Dirty Dozen. Three soldiers on death row are given an assignment to take on some vicious Confederates who have some stolen gold.

Wild East does a fabulous job as the films look better than they are ever going to look in beautiful anamorphic widescreen! There is also an interview with star Edd Byrnes. Wild East has come along way. I have heard they have poor customer service and have released a few defective DVDs in the past but they seem to have come a long way. I hope these DVDs sell good to keep the company afloat, especially since the economy is in the toilet and small DVD companies might have to bite the big bullet.

More Spaghetti, Please
What can I say, Haven't met an Italian or Euro Western that didn't have some redeaming Quality. Soundtrack, Actors, Gritty Style, or just the fact that they are about as far from the Hollywood norm as you can get, You'll find something to enjoy! So do yourself a favor and Enjoy!