| Blood Red | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Peter Masterson |
| Written by | Ron Cutler |
| Starring | Eric Roberts Giancarlo Giannini Dennis Hopper Burt Young Carling Glynn Lara Harris Joseph Runningfox Al Ruscio Michael Madsen Elias Koteas Francesca De Sapio Marc Lawrence Frank Campanella Aldo Ray |
| Release date(s) | 1989 |
| Running time | 91 mins |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Blood Red is a 1989 American Western drama film directed by Peter Masterson and starring Eric Roberts, Giancarlo Giannini, and Dennis Hopper. It was filmed in 1986, but released only three years later.[1][2]
The film is noteworthy for featuring Julia Roberts, Eric's sister, in her film debut and one of her first film roles. Interestingly, she plays the younger sister of Eric's character in this film.[3][4]
Set in the 1890s, the story centers around the life of a Sicilian family, the Collogeros, living in California and working in the winemaking business, and their confrontation with a local and powerful landowner named William Bradford Berrigan (Hopper), who is after their lands and the ones that belong to the other families in the area. Berrigan's plan is to get control of the properties in order to build a new railroad. When the conflict escalates, he murders the patriarch of the family, Sebastian Collogero (Giannini), and in response, his son Marco (Roberts) claims for justice. With the help of his family and others, he starts an open war against Berrigan.