Chino (1973 film)

Chino
US theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Sturges
Screenplay byClair Huffaker
Based onThe Valdez Horses
(1967 novel)
by Lee Hoffman
Produced byJohn Sturges
Starring
CinematographyArmando Nannuzzi
Edited byLuis Álvarez
Vanio Amici
Music byGuido De Angelis
Maurizio De Angelis
Production
companies
Produzioni De Laurentiis
Coral Producciones Cinematográficas
Universal Productions France
Distributed by
Release dates
  • September 14, 1973 (1973-09-14) (Italy)
  • January 10, 1974 (1974-01-10) (France)
  • August 12, 1974 (1974-08-12) (Spain)
  • August 6, 1975 (1975-08-06) (U.S.)
Running time
98 minutes
Country
    • Italy
    • United States
    • France
    • Spain
LanguageEnglish

Chino (Italian: Valdez, il mezzosangue, lit.'Valdez, the half-breed', also released as The Valdez Horses) is a 1973 Spaghetti Western film directed and produced by John Sturges, written by Clair Huffaker, and starring Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Marcel Bozzuffi, and Vincent Van Patten. It is based on the 1967 novel The Valdez Horses by Lee Hoffman. The film was an international co-production between Italy, the United States, France, and Spain.