D: Giulio Petroni; S: Luciano Vincenzoni; C: Carlo Carlini; M: Ennio Morricone; with: Lee van Clef, John Phillip Law, Luigi Pistilli, Mario Brega, Anthony Dawson, José Torres, Bruno Corazzari

Bandits attack a money transport, which takes a break on the Ranch of the family Meceita. The Desperados don't miss the opportunity to bump off the whole family too. Only little Billy survives. 15 years later Bill (John Phillip Law) is a bang-hard Gunman, who only lives for revenge. Gunslinger Ryan (Lee van Clef) intends the same, because his old mates betrayed him, so that he was imprisoned for 15 long years. Between both men shapes up a strange relationship, in which it only concerns, who might carry out his revenge firstly. Meanwhile the former gangsterbosses became respectable and stinking rich men: During the obnoxious saloon owner Cavanaugh (Bruno Corazzari) is rapidly killed by the avengers, it's much harder to cope with evil banker Walcott (Luigi Pistilli). In the godforsaken mexican place El Viento some things clarify themselves.

The Gunslinger says:

Despite its conventional story an above average revenge movie, made in 1967. Director Giulio Petroni is capable, and he could count on really good actors. The atmosphere is close, pictures and score are classical: quite entertaining stuff.

Rating: $$$$-

Bodycount: ca. 21 Gringos, 29 Mexicans, 2 women

Explicit brutalities:

- Billie's mother is raped by the desperados before they kill her too

- Ryan gets the stick by Walcott's men

- In El Viento Bill takes a sand bath in the glowing sun, entrenched up to the neck, his mouth filled with salt

- Ryan drowns a Mobster with his rifle butt in a horse watering place

Splatter: 2/10