Wild East Productions
is proud to present for the first time the uncut, widescreen
version of the classic Spaghetti Western DAY
OF ANGER on DVD for your viewing
pleasure. The film has been digitally remastered from a pristine, original
35 mm print to the best possible quality. DAY
OF ANGER has never been seen in this form
since its initial theatrical release.
In a small town in Arizona, young Scott works as a street cleaner who is just
waiting for the opportunity to escape from his humble job in order to
demonstrate his true value to everyone. An aged but experienced gunman,
Talby, arrives in town and takes the young man under his wing. He teaches
him all the tricks of the trade and in a very short time Scott becomes as
efficient as his master. Talby, together with friends, takes control of
the town, and does not hesitate to shoot the old sheriff. The sheriff,
however, was an old friend of Scott's, who subsequently declares war on his
mentor and his band of outlaws, which he consequently kills. In the final
decisive duel, Scott kills Talby, but his is a bitter victory.
Giuliano Gemma plays the rather strange character of Scott, a social misfit
who has never known his father, ill treated and isolated by the community in
which he lives. The father/son relationship which grows between him and
the aged gunman (Lee Van Cleef) is extremely touching even if the latter is to
reveal himself to be a poor example. It is interesting to observe the
contrast between Lee Van Cleef's character and the old sheriff, another symbolic
father figure for the restless Scott, to whom he gives the mythical Doc
Holliday's gun with which he will then kill Talby. The concluding scene
with the final showdown is ironically mocking, with Scott using the
"commandments" once taught to him by his "teacher" to in
fact defeat this latter's gang. The final scene is particularly moving,
with our young gunman, after having had no choice but to kill his father figure
/ teacher, throwing away the gun in a fit of painful anger.
I giorni dell'ira / Der Tod ritt dienstags (Italy/Germany 1967)
(Day of Anger / The Days of Wrath / Death Rode on Tuesday)
Credo of a Gunfighter:
(1) Never Beg Another Man
(2) Don't Trust Anyone
(3) Never Put Yourself Between A Pistol And Its Target
(4) If The First Bullets Don't Find Their Mark, The Result Could Be
Disastrous
(5) When You Use A Gun On A Man, Kill Him, Otherwise, Sooner Or Later, He'll
Kill You
