D: Tulio Demicheli, S: T. D., Nino Stresa, C: Oberdan Troiani, Emilio Foriscot, M: Angel Oliver Pina, with:
Roberto Undari ("Robert Hundar"), Fernando Sancho, Mirko Ellis, Jacinto Martin
Dakota Joe (Robert Hundar = Roberto Undari) is really coool. At the beginning of the film he observes motionless, how
Pedro and his bandits (Fernando Sancho) assault a stagecoach and kill the passengers. In the evening of the same day he clips
the Mexicans of 3.000 dollars and a horse. Later on in Mexico he is hired by rich de Legada (Mirko Ellis), to kill a physician,
who supports Zapata's revolution. Instead of fullfilling the job, he begins to sympathize with the rebels. But his new discovered
human kindness does not get him too well, because now he has to undergo the usual special treatment à la Mexico by Legada
who gives him the stick. But owing to Pedro, who works now for Legada, Dakota gets off with only a few scrapes. Together they
eliminate late Legadas safe deposit and put his Hacienda in debris and ash. But on the escape Pedro discovers again his old
bandit heart and suspends Dakota Joe in the middle of the desert without horse and water. But Dakota is a real hardboiled
man ...
The Gunslinger says:
Reasonable Western made by Tulio Demicheli in 1967, even with socialcritical tendency. Dakota Joe changes himself
of the cynical killer, who makes nearly everything for money, to an idealist. This transformation Pedro can not understand
and thus he he has to die. The atmosphere is beautifully tough and dusty; the Mexican Bandidos and the henchmen of Legada
have much to suffer ;-). Noteworthy is the bizarre organ score of Angel Oliver Pina.
Rating: $$$
Bodycount: 27 Mexicans, at least 2 Gringos, 1 Woman
Explicit brutalities:
- Everywhere Mexicans are dragged to death or lashed
- Legada's men force two Mexican brothers to dig a pit. Into this they are buried up to the neck and finally overridden.
- Dakota Joe receives a brutal abrasion by Legada's men
- Pedro stabs Legada's daughter, after his attempt to rape her fails
Love:
Hey, genuine love still exists, but only in the subplot between Legada's employees Carmen and Pedro: 3/10
Splatter: 1/10
