The Last Ride to Santa Cruz

The Last Ride to Santa Cruz (German: Der Letzte Ritt nach Santa Cruz) is a 1964 West German-Austrian Western film directed by Rolf Olsen and starring Edmund Purdom, Mario Adorf, and Marianne Koch.^[1][2] The film was shot at the Spandau Studios, and on location in the Canary Islands. The sets were designed by the art directors Hertha Hareiter, Leo Metzenbauer and Otto Pischinger

The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
Film poster
Directed by	Rolf Olsen
Written by	Herbert Reinecker
Produced by	Heinz Pollak Karl Spiehs
Starring	Edmund Purdom Mario Adorf Marianne Koch
Cinematography	Karl Löb
Edited by	Karl Aulitzky
Music by	Erwin Halletz
Production company	Magnet Film
Distributed by	Constantin Film
Release date	28 March 1964 (1964-03-28)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

Cast

• Edmund Purdom as Rex Kelly
• Mario Adorf as Pedro Ortiz
• Marianne Koch as Elizabeth Kelly
• Klaus Kinski as José
• Marisa Mell as Juanita
• Walter Giller as Woody Johnson
• Thomas Fritsch as Carlos
• Sieghardt Rupp as Fernando
• Florian Kuehne as Steve Kelly
• Kurt Nachmann
• Peter Martin Urtel (as Martin Urtel)
• Rainer Brandt as Voice of Pedro Ortiz (voice) (uncredited)
• Edmund Hashim (uncredited)
• Rolf Olsen as John (bank employee) (uncredited)

References

1. Pitts, p. 181.
2. Hal Erickson (2011). "The New York Times: The Last Ride to Santa Cruz". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2008.

Bibliography

• Pitts, Michael R. (2012). Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-6372-5.

External links

• The Last Ride to Santa Cruz at IMDb