Three partners — the Colonel (John Ireland), the Portugese (Piero Via) and Roy Fulton (Gordon Mitchell) – rob a bank of $200,000. But Roy double crosses the other two men and buries the loot in the grave that’s supposed to contain his body. Gut-shot in the get-away, Roy sends a young man he’s befriended off to fetch a doctor. Instead, as Roy lies dying, Glenn (George Hilton) heads back to the grave for the money. Instead of the loot, he finds Roy’s body. And so begins the chase for the $200,000, or a share of it. Starring George Hilton, John Ireland, Sandra Milo, and Gordon Mitchell. Sort of a riff on The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly with George Hilton as a look alike for Clint Eastwood. Sandra Milo as a pretty blonde isn’t bad either.
Spaghetti Western icon Anthony Steffen stars as Shenandoah, a man of mystery who joins a vicious band of highwaymen after passing a near impossible and death defying initiation. When the gang begins to suspect Shenandoah may be a traitor in their midst; they learn the real reason he joined their degenerate gang of thieves: retribution. Starring Anthony Steffen, Eduardo Fajardo, and Arturo Dominici. An early Spaghetti Western with a bit of punch and rich Spanish scenery. The original Italian title was Una Bara Per Lo Sceriffo which translates to “A Coffin for the Sheriff.”
In 1895, in a small town ravaged by the Mexican Revolution, the revolutionary leader Aguila and his men massacre the town's locals and the military garrison soldiers. Ten years later Aguila, now a reformed priest, encounters a newly-arrived woman, Alvira, who is looking for those responsible for murdering her husband. The town is run by the corrupt Don Carlos who promises to help Alvira find those who killed her husband in return for the gold reward Alvira is offering. Everything is complicated by the sudden arrival of the Mexican Army led by a brutal Colonel whose face looks very familiar to the town priest. Starring Telly Savalas, Robert Shaw, Martin Landau, and Stella Stevens. A spaghetti western with a good English cast. Robert Shaw went on to make JAWS.
Bitter over his wife's death due to what he believes was army negligence, Capt. Viktor Kaleb deserts the cavalry and disappears into the southwestern wasteland. But when marauding Apaches set up a stronghold just out of the cavalry's reach in Mexico, Kaleb is given amnesty in exchange for leading a small band of especially trained soldiers to wipe out the Indian stronghold. Starring Bekim Fehmiu, Richard Crenna, Chuck Connors and John Huston. Chuck Conners sort of replays his Branded television role in this Italian-Yugoslav film made in Spain starring Yugoslav actor Fehmiu. Also known as The Devil's Backbone.
A discrete tongue-in-cheek western with the vague plot of will Tombstone's town drunk redeem himself. Full of Western cliches, whether classical or spaghetti flavor. The Spanish title "Brandy" is the nickname given to the flawed protagonist who will be given the responsibility of ridding Tombstone of its greedy and evil oligarchs led by George Rigaud (a frequent villain in Spanish films of the 50s). Starring Alex Nicol, Maite Blasco; Antonio Casas. This early Tortilla Western packs drama, shootouts, high body-count, thrills and the results to be quite entertaining in this Western comedy.
Lazar, a feared bounty hunter know for killing the bounties rather than taking them alive goes to a small gold mining town to blackmail Barrett, a former bandit and now a gold mine owner who is ruling the little town with a iron fist with the help of his band of hard men. Lazar is followed to the town by a young gunfighter with an agenda of his own. Lazar eventually teams up with the gunfighter to conclude the blackmail, but not everyone is after the gold. Starring Jack Betts (Hunt Powers), Franco Borelli, and Benito Pacifico. Also known as Stranger That Kneels Beside the Shadow of a Corpse, this spaghetti western takes a while to get going but eventually the gun slinging gets going…
The Stranger, a half-breed bandit, is part of a band of thieves that steals a cargo of gold from a stagecoach. However, the Americans in the band betray him and shoot all the Mexicans. The Stranger is not completely dead though, and crawls his way out of his shallow grave, continuing his pursuit of the gold and exacting a bloody vengeance. Starring Tomas Milian, Marilù Tolo, and Piero Lulli. I guess this guy’s name is Django, but essentially he is the Stranger. The full title is: Django Kill... If You Live, Shoot!
Sartana, bounty hunter and gunfighter, witnesses the robbery of a shipment of gold. He finds his way into town where he meets with Samuel Spencer, who seems to own the company in this company town. The gold shipments are being stolen, so Spencer agrees to hire Sartana to protect the next gold shipment. Numerous dull-witted villains make attempts on Sartana's life, but he survives. Eventually, Sartana's nemesis Sabbath (he of the white coat and parasol) rides into town. With a showdown inevitable, Sartana and Sabbath square off to settle the score. Starring George Hilton, Charles Southwood, and Erika Blanc. Also known as Sartana's Here... Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin, this is a decent Spaghetti Western with the Clint Eastwood look-alike George Hilton who smokes a thin cigar and lights dynamite with it.
Ringo Carson has a tough life. First, he has a falling out with his best friend, Frank Sanders, after saving Jane, the girl he loves, from Mexican kidnappers in order to extort a ransom from her gunrunner father. Frank goes off to the Civil War. Ringo reconciles with his estranged mother who needs his fast gun to protect her land from greedy land-grabber Daniels. Then Frank returns from the Civil War and then the shooting starts. Starring Gordon Mitchell, Mickey Hargitay, and Milla Sannoner. A decent Spaghetti Western, also known as Three Graves for a Winchester.
The meanest villain in the West falls for a pretty schoolteacher and tries to change his ways, but a determined (and egomaniacal) singing sheriff is out to capture him. Staring John Astin, Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn and Henry Gibson in this hilarious western spoof. Sort of the Adams Family meets Blazing Saddles.
The brothers, a couple of ne'er-do-wells, turn a sleepy mining town upside-down in their search for quick riches in this comedy western. Staring John Astin, Pat Carroll and Lee Meriweather. Sort of the Adams Family meets Blazing Saddles.
The local sheriff is unjustly accused of murder in a small town near Mexico and forced to flee. He gets rid of his enemies one by one and tries to prove his innocence. Starring Giuliano Gemma, German Cobos, and Teresa Gimpera. A somewhat artsy and surreal Spaghetti Western by popular Italian director Giorgio Ferroni known for his graphic novel style movies. Its Italian title was “I Am Not an Assassin.”
Before his very eyes, a young boy watches the cutthroats of a small gang raid his humble home, rape and slaughter his whole family. Fifteen years later, Bill Meceita, the once-helpless boy and the sole survivor of the massacre, has now become a cool and skillful sharpshooter, seeking revenge against the band of unknown killers. In the meantime, the seasoned gunslinger and freshly out of prison, Ryan, has already embarked on a journey of sweet retribution, unaware that before long, he will cross paths with Bill, sharing the same desire for justice. Starring Lee Van Cleef, John Phillip Law, and Mario Brega. A pretty good Spaghetti Western.
This is a sexy Western about five women convicts trying to deliver arms to 1840 Mexican held Texas. The five female convicts are recruited to secretly transport arms into Mexican-held Texas in 1840 by Hugh O’Brien, A fun television movie from the early 70s. Based on novel: The Trailmakers. Starsring Hugh O'Brian, Anne Francis, and Marilyn Maxwell. Remember Anne Francis from the 60s television show about a female detective with a pet ocelot—Honey Wells?
Due to a home-steading law, a fur trapper schemes to keep his land by hiring a hooker, a pickpocket, and a thief to pose as his family. Starring Buddy Ebsen, Karen Valentine, Lesley Ann Warren. A fun television comedy western with Buddy Ebsen of The Beverly Hillbillies.
Two outlaws: "The doctor" (Bud Spencer) and the Indian Girolamo are helping villagers to fight a gang and a corrupt sheriff who has discovered gold under the village. Starring Bud Spencer, Joe Bugner, and Piero Trombetta. One of the last spaghetti westerns to be made. A fun comedy with Bud Spencer.
Two drifters meet and soon become travelling companions. But one of them, Tim (Gemma), is being chased by a crazed killer and his band of gunmen to settle an old score. The two (Adore being the other) are chased through the west, encountering scrape after scrape until the killers catch up and the score is settled for good. Starring Giuliano Gemma, Mario Adorf, Magda Konopka.
When he returns home from war the Mexican general Juan Carrasco is killed by the lover of his wife Anna and by Anna as well. The victim's children run away with their nanny but fifteen years later they come back for revenge. Anna and Tomas want to have them killed but their henchmen failed to do so. It turns out that Anna is not the real mother of the dead general's children. The film is a western adaptation of the Greek myth of Orestes, subject of three famous drama-plays by Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides. Starring Leonard Mann, Luciana Paluzzi, and Peter Martell. Although never released in the USA, this is one of the better spaghetti westerns of the late 60s. Any movie with Luciana Paluzzi has to be worth watching.
Mexican land-owner Gutierrez offers to save Chad Stark from hanging if Stark will agree to find and return Gutierrez' runaway son, Fidel. Stark soon finds Fidel who's joined up with an outlaw band run by Stark's former acquaintance, "the Major." Stark tricks the Major into letting him take Fidel to lay the groundwork for a projected train robbery. Stark then forces Fidel on a hazardous journey across a desert where they meet up with the Londonderry family heading west to California. Back at the Gutierrez ranch with the unhappy Fidel, Stark discovers that Fidel is not Gutierrez' son. It seems the woman Gutierrez married was, unbeknownst to him, already pregnant with another man's son. Gutierrez is now determined to avenge his honor by killing Fidel. A shoot-out results with deadly results, especially after the Major arrives on the scene. When the dust settles, Stark heads off to California where he hopes to meet up with the Londonderry's pretty daughter. Starring Brian Kelly, Fabrizio Moroni, and Keenan Wynn. Brian Kelly was one of the stars of the Flipper television series that began in 1964 and was filmed in Miami and the Bahamas. One of many spaghetti westerns never released in the USA.
In Arizona, not far from Fort Apache, a U.S. Army supply column is attacked by Mexican bandits. The bandits kill all the soldiers, kidnap Miss Adams. the doctor's daughter, and loot the ammo wagons. They make out with lots of rifles, ammunition and two machine guns. Tired of frequent Mexican bandit raids into U.S. territory, President Grant sends Captain Chadwell, Lieutenant Junger and Sergeant Smith to Fort Apache to help the fort commandant put an end to the raids. The three envoys are aided by the fort's scout, and bounty-hunter, Korano. The Mexican outlaws are led by Angelo Sanchez who, in return, obeys the orders of a mad Mexican general, General Mueller a.k.a. El Supremo. The bounty hunter Korano, who often rides under a pink umbrella and recites passages from the Koran, wants to capture Sanchez alive in order to claim the one thousand dollar bounty on him. Captain Chadwell wants to destroy the Mexican outlaw gang and recover the stolen army rifles and ammunition. Starring Gianni Garko, Stephen Boyd, and Howard Ross. A pretty good German-Italian western set in Arizona. This movie is also known as Those Dirty Dogs.
