---
title: "The Headless Rider"
year: 1973
canonical_url: "https://www.archytele.com/show/the-headless-rider-1973"
media_type: "movie"
tmdb_id: 168866
imdb_id: null
status: "Released"
runtime_minutes: 100
community_rating: 5.9
vote_count: 0
content_rating: "Unrated"
---

# The Headless Rider (1973) — Television & Cinema Intelligence Dossier

> **Archytele Living Vault Canonical Record**: https://www.archytele.com/show/the-headless-rider-1973

## Executive Summary & Cultural Positioning

The Headless Rider is a film first released in 1973. Catalogued under Romance, Adventure, Western. Produced and broadcast by Lenfilm, ICAIC. Current status: Released.

## The Hook & The Verdict

**The Hook**: "A poor mustanger is accused of murder in 1850 Texas until a headless horseman intervenes."

### Why Watch
- features a tense 1850s Texas setting
- includes a classic mysterious figure

### Caveats & Content Note
- involves a sudden accusation of murder
- Tone & Suitability: The film contains themes of mob violence, murder suspicion, and a secret romance.

**Micro-Themes & Vibe Matrix**: historical, suspenseful, romantic, adventurous

## Streaming Availability Matrix

Direct streaming licensing updates dynamically. Consult the live tracking interface at https://www.archytele.com/show/the-headless-rider-1973#watch.

## Creative Credits

- **Directed by**: Vladimir Vaynshtok
- **Networks / Studios**: Lenfilm, ICAIC

## Key Cast Continuity

- **Oleg Vidov** as *Morris Gerald*
- **Ludmila Savelyeva** as *Louisa Poindexter*
- **Eslinda Núñez** as *Isidora Kovarubio De Los-L'yanos*
- **Enrique Santisteban** as *El Koyot*
- **Alejandro Lugo** as *Poyndekster*
- **Aarne Üksküla** as *Cassius Calhoun*
- **Ivan Petrov** as *Zeb Stamp*
- **Alfonso Godínez** as *Plato*
- **Rolando Diaz Reyes** as *major*
- **Aleksandr Milokostyj** as *Henry Poindexter*

## Canonical Frequently Asked Questions

### Q: When is the film set?
The film takes place in 1850.

### Q: Where is the story located?
The story is set in Texas, United States.

### Q: Who falls in love in the story?
Louise, the daughter of a wealthy plantation owner, falls in love with a poor mustanger named Maurice Gerald.

### Q: What happens the night of their secret rendezvous?
Louise's brother Henry disappears.

### Q: Who arrives just as Gerald is about to be lynched?
The mysterious Headless Horseman appears.

## Grounded Source Citations

- [The Headless Rider — The Movie Database (TMDB)](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/168866)

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