A Man Called Sledge

A Man Called Sledge
Directed by	Vic Morrow Giorgio Gentili (uncredited)
Produced by	Dino De Laurentiis
Written by	Vic Morrow Frank Kowalski
Starring	James Garner Dennis Weaver Claude Akins Wayde Preston
Music by	Phil Coulter (Song "Other Men's Gold") Gianni Ferrio Bill Martin (Song "Other Men's Gold")
Cinematography	Luigi Kuveiller Technicolor, Techniscope
Editing by	Renzo Lucidi
Release date(s)	1970
Running time	93 mins
Country	Italy
Language	English

A Man Called Sledge is a 1970 spaghetti western starring James Garner in an extremely offbeat role as a grimly evil thief, and featuring Dennis Weaver, Claude Akins, and Wayde Preston. The film was written by Vic Morrow and Frank Kowalski, and was directed by Vic Morrow.

Story

Sledge, a wanted outlaw, and his gang steal $300,000 in gold from a prison and then the gang has a falling out over the loot.

Cast

• James Garner - Luther Sledge
• Dennis Weaver - Erwin Ward
• Claude Akins - Hooker
• John Marley - 'Old Man'
• Laura Antonelli - Ria
• Wayde Preston - Sheriff Ripley
• Ken Clark - Floyd
• Tony Young - Mallory
• Paola Barbara - Jade
• Laura Betti - Sister
• Bruno Corazzari - Bice
• Remo De Angelis - poker player
• Altiero Di Giovanni - Kehoe
• Lorenzo Fineschi - Toby
• Franco Gioirnelli - Joyce
• Did Perego - Elizabeth
• Lorenco Piani - Guthrie
• Mario Valgoi - Beetle
• Herman Reynoso - Simms
• Steffen Zacharias - Red
• Vic Morrow - Gold Guard Scout
• Riccardo Garrone - Warden
• Luciano Rossi - 'The Wolf'
• Fausto Tozzi - prisoner
• Angelo Infanti - prisoner
• Franco Balducci - prisoner
• Tiberio Mitri - prisoner
• Allan Jones, Barta Barry, Orso Maria Guerrini, Giovanni Di Benedetto

External links

• A Man Called Sledge at the Internet Movie Database
• A Man Called Sledge at AllRovi
• James Garner Interview on the Charlie Rose Show
• James Garner interview at Archive of American Television - (c/o Google Video) - March 17, 1999