A local sheriff is unjustly accused of murder in a small town and forced to flee. He gets rid of his enemies one by one and tries to prove his innocence.
Acting
Gemma's simmering rage — the man can smolder through dust storms.
Cinematography
Ferroni frames betrayal like baroque paintings with gunpowder.
Score
Forgotten Morricone-adjacent brass that slaps harder than it should.
Director
Giorgio Ferroni
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ferroni shot this back-to-back with his horror film 'Mill of the Stone Women' — same crew, wildly different vibes.
Gemma was Italy's attempt to clone Steve McQueen; this role proved he had his own wounded-gunman energy entirely.
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