D: Luigi Vanzi ("Vance Lewis"); S: Warren Garfield, Giuseppe Mangione; C: Marcello Masciocchi; M: Benedetto Ghiglia; with: Tony Anthony, Frank Wolff, Gia Sandri, Jolanda Modio, Raffaele ("Raf") Baldasarre, Aldo Berti, Enrico Capoleoni

In the small mexican village Cerro Gordo death has a rich harvest. As the gang of brutal Aguila (Frank Wolff) has executed a bunch of mexican soldiers, a silent stranger (Tony Anthony) enters the scene. Together with Aguila he wants to rob a transport of gold intended to the mexican government. The coup succeeds, but Aguila doesn't wanna part the booty and gives the stranger a kick in the ass. Not the best idea, because from now on the Gringo follows the Mexicans like a blowfly. And the hardboiled stranger isn't only interested in the gold: He also wants to take the bounty of 60.000 pesos for the Aguila gang. Together with his shotgun he starts to make some money.

The Gunslinger says:

Quite tough and good spaghettiwestern, made by Luigi Vanzi in 1966. Words don't come easy, but bullets do, if you know what I mean, folx. Even a "love scene" ends up with a broken neck. US-actor Tony Anthony gives a rather poor performance, but Frank Wolff as sadistic and lunatic Aguila compensates this moreover. Good and skimpy score by Benedetto Ghiglia, dominated by guitars and flutes.

Rating: $$$$-

Bodycount: ca. 50 Mexicans, 1 woman

Explicit brutalities:

- Aguila kills prisoners with a machinegun, despite he has pledged his word to let them go

- A mobster drowns the priest of Cerro Gordo in a imbueing trough for horses

- The stranger gets the usual mexican stick

- Aguila beats up a young mother (Jolanda Modio)

- Brutal shotgun-action in Cerro Gordo

Luv':

Instead of the expected kiss by the tortured Gringo gambler and gangmember Maruka (Gia Sandri) earns a broken neck: 0/10

Splatter: 3/10