D: Mario Caiano („William Hawkins“); S: M.C., Tito Carpi; C: Enzo Barboni; M: Robby Poitevin ; with: Antonio de Teffè (“Anthony Steffen”), William Berger, Claudio Undari (“Robert Hundar”), Ida Galli („Evelyn Stewart“), Raf Baldasarre, Fortunato Arena

After he is heavily beaten down during Civil War, Davy Flanagan („Antony Steffen“) has lost his mind. He returns in his hometown Dixon, where has to realize, that he is searched for warcrimes and desertion. This doesn’t really contribute to his good mood: First he has to shoot some inhabitants, which want to earn the bounty of 1.000 bucks for his head. Sam Kellogg (William Berger), a so-called former mate, offers Davy to help him out of the mess and to punish the real culprit, Clay Hackett (“Robert Hundar”). Hackett, who seems to be responsible for the fateful blow, furthermore has married Davy’s former wife Lisa (“Evelyn Stewart”). A lot of work to do for Flanagan, particularly because Clay Hackett has returned to his old gang. In the deserted village Sunspring things are straighten out.

The Gunslinger says:

Average oeuvre, made by Mario Caiano in 1968 with great fotography by Barboni and a nice trombone-trumpet-guitar-score by Robby Poitevin. Apart from that this flick isn’t really stirring depite some passable acting efforts. Boring free-for-alls in the second half and a non-sensational show-down didn’t amuse me as well.

Rating: $$$

Bodycount: ca. 36

Explicit brutalities:

-Sam Kellogg beats poor Lisa with a riflebutt

- Kellog staves Flanagan with a heavy chain

Luv’:

Because Davy suffers from a loss of mind most of the time: only 1/10

Splatter: 2/10

Specialities:

Flanagan takes possession of a stagecoach of a sutler, which contains a small box with some nitroglycerine