D: Antonio Magheriti („Anthony M. Dawson“); S: A.M., Giovanni Addessi; C: Luciano Transatti; M: Carlo Savina; with: Klaus Kinski, Peter Carsten, Marcella Michelangeli, Antonio Cantafora

Gary Hamilton (Klaus Kinski) worked in a chain gang in a stone pit for ten long years before he is amnestied as political prisoner. Only the thought of revenge has kept him alive. His former friend , Akombar (Peter Carstens), had brought him in this awkward predicament: His gang raided a gold transport of the confederate army and blamed it on Hamilton. Whereas Hamilton had to change his comfortable life with a pickaxe, Akombar lived it up: inclusive Hamilton’s girlfriend Maria (Marcella Michelangeli) and his son Dick (Antonio Cantafora), who doesn‘t know about his origin. Now time has come to pay the bill and Hamilton sets out for Thornton City, a litte gold-digger town, ruled by the Akombar clan. But the gang already expects the unwanted guest to give him a hot reception.

The Gunslinger says:

Great stuff, made by Margheriti in 1969: a western, which ressembles strongly to a gothic horror movie thanks to the camerawork and the score. A rising tornado and the catacombs of an old indian graveyard under the city, where Hamilton plays a cat-and-mouse-game with the Akombar gang, intensify the haunting atmosphear. The story takes place on a single day, starting with the release of Hamilton and ending on the following morning, when he rides away totally burnt out. Good actors with an outstanding Kinski, acting enjoyable normal, and a convincing Peter Carsten, who produced the film.

Rating: $$$$

Bodycount: ca. 32 gringos, 1 Indian, 1 woman

Explicit brutalities:

Akombar beats up the priest of Thornton City in his church und bumps him off later on.

Luv‘:

The former love of Hamilton and Maria is squelched between betrayal and a lot of money: 0/10

Splatter: 1/10