D: Aldo Florio; S: Alfonso Balcazar, José Antonio de la Loma; C: Victor Monreal, Aristide Massaccesi (?); M:
Franco Salina; with: John Ireland, José Manuel Martin, Monica Randall, Mariano Vidal Molina, Antonio Molino Rojo
Jim Latimore has got some hard times as a gringo in Mexico. First he owns a hacienda, which the
rich and unscrupulous Gonzales bros. (Evaristo Maran, Ferdinando Poggi) wanna get. Second he treats his peones as humans:
not exactly the mexican style. Finally the Gonzales cousin Rosaria (Monica Randall) has married the gringo instead of her
elder cousin. So the Gonzales‘ feel impelled to engage sadistic Matanza (Antonio Molino Rojo) and his gang of cutthroats. Things work out fine for the Mexicanos: Jim-Boy dies in a hail of
bullets, whereas the bandidos kidnap Rosaria and her son Pablo. The Gonzales‘ force Rosaria to leave home and child,
who has to live from now on at his evil uncles. But now Jim’s five former friends enter the scene (Guy
Madison, José Manuel Martin, Vasili Karis, Mariano Vidal Molina, Giovanni Cianfriglia). They help the widow to regain redress and avenge their dead compadre.
I/E 1967
The Gunslinger says:
Well, folx, not that,
what I would call a masterpiece. The story doesn’t tell anything new, and there are some atmospherical blunders. Like
the nice little green forest, situated exactly near a hot and dusty desert. Anyhow we see capable actors and hear some good
music by Carlo Savina. Furthermore there a some nice shots, i.e. the idea, to synchronize the pictures of a deserted village
before a shoot-out with a ringing churchbell. Not as that new, but quite effective.
Rating: $$$-
Bodycount: ca. 50 Mexicans, 1 Gringo
Explicit brutalities:
- The Gonzales‘
flog one of Jim‘s peones. Finally the hang him up in front of the church.
- Rosaria is beaten up
and raped by her cousins
- The Matanza bandidos
destroy two stagecoachs and kill a bunch of settlers for pure fun
- The five friends and
Rosaria are caught by the Matanza gang and are pegged in the blazing sun
- In the final duel John
(John Ireland), leader of the pack, kills the elder Gonzales peace by peace.
Luv‘: 0/10. No chance. Muchas gracias,
Senor Matanza!
Splatter: 2/10
