D: Robert Hossein; B: R.H, Claude Desailly, Dario Argento; C: Henri Persin; M: André Hossein; with: Robert Hossein, Michèle Mercier, Daniele Vargas, Anne-Marie Balin, Guido Lollobrigida ("Lee Burton")

After the farmer Ben Cain (Benito Stefanelli) and his brothers (Giuseppe Lollobrigida, Michel Lemoine) have "fetched back" a fistful of dollars from the family of Will Rogers (Daniele Vargas), Ben ends with a cord around the neck. His widow Maria (Michèle Mercier) hires Ben's friend Manuel (Robert Hossein), a former gunslinger, in order to execute revenge. Manuel kidnaps Roger's daughter Johanna (Anne Marie Balin). For her release Maria requires a honorable funeral for Ben, in which his murderers must participate. But now Ben's brothers extort the Rogers a second time: They demand some dollars for their escape to Mexico. The explosive situation escalates

The Gunslinger says:

Yeah, this is a Spaghetti-Western how it should be: dustily and nihilistically. Nature is as dry and infertile as the hopeless inhabitants of the nameless small town. If there buds nevertheless hope or even life courage, these die as fast as a ball needs to leave the barrel of a gun. Right in the middle of it is Manuel, as hopelessly as Django, tired of life and his doing. A loner, who must go his way and who experiences finally a sort of release by Johanna. Robert Hossein produced this not so well-known small masterpiece in 1968; his father André contributed the great score.

Rating: $$$$+

Bodycount: 13, 1 Woman

Explicit brutalities:

 - the Caine brothers rape the caught Johanna Rogers with approval of Maria and Manuel

 - the attempted blackmail ends badly for the Caines: Primary they are beaten up by the Rogers. Later on Thomas catches himself a peace of lead, whereas Eliah is dragged to death