The Headless Rider
The film takes place in 1850, Texas, United States. Louise, daughter of the wealthy plantation owner Poindexter, master of the hacienda Casa del Corvo, falls in love with a poor mustanger Maurice Gerald. The night their secret rendezvous happens, her brother Henry disappears. Suspicion in murder falls on Gerald, who was found covered in blood, with signs of struggle on the body and on Henry's cloak. One more minute, and an angry crowd would have Gerald lynched, but then the mysterious Headless Horseman appears...
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | Всадник без головы |
| Year | 1973 |
| Country | Cuba, Soviet Union |
| Genre | Romance, Adventure, Western |
| Director | Vladimir Vaynshtok |
| Runtime | 100 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 5.7/10 (17 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
This is cinema with character. It doesn't try to please everyone at once — it has its own position, its own intonation.
The film is honest with its audience. Doesn't promise more than it delivers — and that itself has value.
For those who find pleasure in details, not just in plot turns.
Director: Vladimir Vaynshtok
— MovieFinder Editorial
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Viewing atmosphere: With someone close, when there's time and mood. Not as background — it asks for attention.
🎭 Cast
Oleg Vidov
Morris Gerald
Ludmila Savelyeva
Louisa Poindexter
Eslinda Núñez
Isidora Kovarubio De Los-L'yanos
Enrique Santisteban
El Koyot
Alejandro Lugo
Poyndekster
Aarne Üksküla
Cassius Calhoun
Ivan Petrov
Zeb Stamp
Alfonso Godínez
Plato
Rolando Diaz Reyes
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Aleksandr Milokostyj
Henry Poindexter
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