Valdez, il mezzosangue – Italian title
Caballos salvajes – Spanish title
Chino – French title
Wilde Pferde – German title
Valdez the Halfbreed – U.K. title
Konie Valdeza – Polish title
The Valdez Horses – English title
Wild Horses – English title
Chino – U.S.A. title

A 1973 Italian, Spanish, French co-production [Produzioni Cinematografiche International (Rome), Coral P.C. (Madrid), Universal Productions France (Paris)]
Producer: Duilio Coletti, Dino De Laurentis, John Sturges
Director: John Sturges, Dulio Coletti
Story: “Valdez Horses” Lee Hoffman
Screenplay: Massimo De Rita, Clair Huffaker (Cecil Hansen), Dino Maiuri (Arduino Maiuri), Rafael J. Salvia (Rafael Jiminez)
Cinematography: Armando Nannuzzi, Godofredo Pacheco [Eastmancolor]
Music: Guido & Maurizio De Angelis
Song: “Freedom Rainbow” sung by Canary Jones
Running time: 100 minutes

Cast:
Chino Valdez - Charles Bronson (Charles Buchinsky)
Louise/Catharine Maral - Jill Ireland
Jamie Wagner - Vincent Van Patten
Maral - Marcel Bozzuffi
Cruz - Fausto Tozzi
sheriff - Ettore Manni
Coyote - Adolfo Thous
Little Bear - Florencio Amarilla
Valdez, il mezzosangue – Italian title
Caballos salvajes – Spanish title
Chino – French title
Wilde Pferde – German title
Valdez the Halfbreed – U.K. title
Konie Valdeza – Polish title
The Valdez Horses – English title
Wild Horses – English title
Chino – U.S.A. title

A 1973 Italian, Spanish, French co-production [Produzioni Cinematografiche International (Rome), Coral P.C. (Madrid), Universal Productions France (Paris)]
Producer: Duilio Coletti, Dino De Laurentis, John Sturges
Director: John Sturges, Dulio Coletti
Story: “Valdez Horses” Lee Hoffman
Screenplay: Massimo De Rita, Clair Huffaker (Cecil Hansen), Dino Maiuri (Arduino Maiuri), Rafael J. Salvia (Rafael Jiminez)
Cinematography: Armando Nannuzzi, Godofredo Pacheco [Eastmancolor]
Music: Guido & Maurizio De Angelis
Song: “Freedom Rainbow” sung by Canary Jones
Running time: 100 minutes

Cast:
Chino Valdez - Charles Bronson (Charles Buchinsky)
Louise/Catharine Maral - Jill Ireland
Jamie Wagner - Vincent Van Patten
Maral - Marcel Bozzuffi
Cruz - Fausto Tozzi
sheriff - Ettore Manni
Coyote - Adolfo Thous
Little Bear - Florencio Amarilla
Indians - Corrado Gaipa, Diana Lorys (Anna Vega), Melisa Chimenti (Anna Napolitano)
cowboys - Bruno Boschetti, Rafael García, Henry Vidon
with; Conchita Muñoz, José Nieto, Luis Prendes (Luis Estrada), Luis Rico (Luis Pelaez), Ricardo Rodríguez, Ángel Del Pozo (Ángel Merino)


Having long suffered the stigma of being part-Indian, New Mexico horse breeder Chino Valdez wants nothing more than to be left alone with his beloved horses. Even so, Chino opens his heart and his home to a teenage runaway named Jamie Wagner, who becomes his protégé. But things take an unpleasant turn when the formerly taciturn Chino falls in love with Louise, the half-sister of neighboring and antagonistic rancher Maral. After several run-ins with Maral and his ranch-hands Chino is forced to leave his ranch. When Maral's men try and take his horses he evens the score and sets them and himself free.

Valdez, il mezzosangue

Valdez, il mezzosangue (Italy, Spain, France 1973 / Director: John Sturges)

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• Runtime: 99 min
• Release Date: 14.9.1973
• Filming Locations: Almería

Also known as

Chino (France/U.S.A.) | Caballos salvajes (Spain) | The Valdez Horses | Valdez the Halfbreed (U.K.) | Wild Horses | Wilde Pferde (Germany) | Konie Valdeza (Poland) | Valdezovi konji (Yugoslavia) | Valdezovi koně (Czech Republic)

Cast and crew

• Cast: Charles Bronson (Chino Valdez), Jill Ireland (Louise/Catharine Maral), Marcel Bozzuffi (Maral), Vincent Van Patten (Jamie Wagner), Fausto Tozzi (Cruz), Ettore Manni (sheriff), Corrado Gaipa (Indian), José Nieto, Diana Lorys (as Diana Loris)(Indian), Conchita Muñoz (as Conchita Munoz), Melissa Chimenti (Indian girl), Florencio Amarilla (Little Bear), Bruno Boschetti (uncredited), Rafael Garcí­a (uncredited), Luis Prendes (uncredited), Luis Rico (uncredited), Ricardo Rodrí­guez (uncredited), Adolfo Thous (Coyote), Henri Vidon (uncredited)

• Co-Director: Duilio Coletti (uncredited)
• Story: "The Valdez Horses" by Lee Hoffman
• Screenplay: Massimo De Rita, Clair Huffaker, Dino Maiuri
• Cinematography: Armando Nannuzzi [Technicolor - Normal 1,66:1]
• Music by: Guido & Maurizio De Angelis
• Song: "Freedom Rainbow" sung by Canary Jones
• Produced by: John Sturges, Duilio Coletti, Dino De Laurentiis

Synopsis

The US title of this Italian-Spanish-French coproduction is Chino, in deference to the character played by star Charles Bronson. Having long suffered the stigma of being part Indian, New Mexico horse breeder Chino Valdez (Bronson) wants nothing more than to be left alone with his beloved horses. Even so, Chino opens his heart and his home to teenaged runaway Jamie Wagner (Vincent Van Patten), who becomes his protégé. But things take an unpleasant turn when the formerly taciturn Chino falls in love with Louise (Jill Ireland, the half-sister of antagonistic rancher Maral (Marcel Bozzuffi, replacing the original choice for the role, Lino Ventura). This film was based on The Valdez Horses, a novel by Lee Hoffman.