Death Horse

 

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DEATH RIDES A HORSE-1967-A small boy watches as some bandits murder his father, mother and sister (who they also rape). He notices certain things about them: a tattoo on one guy, a scar on another, etc. A mysterious figure helps him escape after his house is set on fire. 15 years later, the boy named Bill is now a grown man (John Phillip Law) seeking revenge on the gang led by Walcott (Luigi Pistilli), a banker. He gets help from Ryan (Lee Van Cleef) who's also after the gang because they double crossed him and he went to jail. It also turns out that Ryan was the one who helped Bill out 15 years before. When the gang kidnaps Bill, Ryan comes to his rescue. During a sandstorm in a Mexican village, the duo get their revenge. The two nearly have a showdown but Bill (who knows Ryan saved his life) rides away. 

Not bad spaghetti western directed by Giulio Petroni who was the assistant director on ISLAND MONSTER (1959) with Boris Karloff.

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Fistful

 

A FISTFUL OF DYNAMITE-aka DUCK, YOU SUCKER!-1971-An ignorant violent Mexican bandit (Rod Steiger) and an IRA explosive expert (James Colburn) on the run from the British team up with a doctor (Romolo Valli) and his revolutionaries in Mexico to rob a bank. Unfortunately for them, there's no money. The bank was being used to house 150 political prisoners. They are liberated and the bandit becomes a reluctant political hero. 

This overlooked “spaghetti western” was the last western directed the legendary Sergio Leone (also a co-writer). He hadn't planned on directing but one story says Steiger insisted on it. 

Of course there's also a great score by Ennio Morricone. New Zealand actor David Warbeck who years later was in 2 films by Lucio Fulci appears in a flashback.

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Sabata!

SABATA-1969-Sabata, a very cool gunfighter (played by the very cool Lee Van Cleef) interjects himself into the happening of a small town run by weird guy Stengal (Franco Ressel) who wants to buy up all the land because a railroad is going to be built. A redneck jerk named Banjo (William Berger) shoots people with with his banjo which is actually a rifle. Later Sabata is joined by fat drunk Carrincha (Pedro Sanchez) and his Indian friend Alley Cat (Aldo Canti) and along with Banjo lay siege to Stengal's ranch. 

This “spaghetti-western” was the first of a trilogy directed by Frank Kramer (real name: Gianfranco Parolini) and all starring Van Cleef.

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