D: Giovanni Fago ("Sydney Lean"); S: Sergio Martino, Ernesto Gastaldi, Luciano Martino; C: Frederico Zanni; M: Nora Orlandi; with: Gianni Garko ("Gary Hudson"), Claudio Camaso, Piero Lulli, Claudia ("Claudie") Lange, Bruno Corazzari

Clint Forest (Claudio Camaso) is a dirty bastard: Deserted from the confederate states army, the parricide joins the gang of Jurago (Piero Lulli), which he defrauds of the booty of a stagecoach robbery. So he is not only chased by the angry Jurago gang. His half-brother Johnny (Gianni Garko) wants to see him rather death than alive: John was innocently imprisoned for ten years for the murder of his father, the crime, that Clint has committed. Now Johnny works as a bountyhunter, who wants to earn the 6.000 bucks for Clint’s head. But unfortunately their mom had a last wish, before she died: Clint should be punished for the parricide, but Johnny should not kill him. Well, folks, because Johnny is a good son, the two brothers make ceasefire and fight together against Jurago. After work is done, they take the booty of the robbery – 100.000 dollars in gold – and head for Mexico. But Clint is a real motherfucker, you can’t trust anyway, and so he cares for a quite special family reunion.

The Gunslinger says:

Quite violent film, made by Giovanni Fago in 1967. The revenge story is not the main plot in here, but the relationship of the two unequal brothers. Well, not thus unequal at all: Even Johnny has no problem to fight for the stolen gold. Thanks to good acting efforts, a classic guitar-trumpet-whistle-score and an authenic atmosphere the film offers solid Spaghetti-entertainment. Unfortunately many of the flashbacks, showing idyllic life before the Forests split up, are a little bit too corny.

Fernando Sancho once again has a nice short appearance as Mexicano bandit Pedro Concalvez: He eats his last burrito already seven minutes after the beginning of the film.

Rating: $$$+

Bodycount: ca. 30 gringos, 3 Mexicans, 1 woman, 1 child

Explicit brutalities:

- Clint und his pals give Johnny the stick, because he has hidden the gold

- After they have shot Johnny down, the bandits hang him up for drying in the hot mexican sun. Arriba!

- The bandits bump off their wounded friend, allthough he craves for his life.

Luv':

Annie (Claudia Lange) loves Johnny, but he mourns for his lost ex-girlfriend (Susanna Martinkova). Anyhow she is able to satisfy his sex drive. 1/10

Splatter: 2/10

Specials:

Johnny has posed four coffins in an abandoned abbey, on every lid a warrant: the new homes of Fernando Sancho and his few men.