George Benton returns from school to his brother Jonathan's farm as a doctor and marries his fiancé Lory, but happiness doesn't last long. The Fargas brothers provide a bloodbath at the ranch and are able to divert suspicion from themselves onto a gang of passing outlaws, but one of the family has survived the massacre and knows who the actual killers are.
Practical Effects
Genuine stunts before safety regulations existed.
Score
Frantic brass that screams 'someone's about to get shot.'
Acting
George Eastman glowers magnificently despite the dubbing.
Director
Sergio Garrone
George Eastman
Doctor George Benton
Ty Hardin
Jonathan Benton
Guido Lollobrigida
Sheriff Jed
Bruno Corazzari
Rod Fargas
Nello Pazzafini
Convict
Laura Troschel
Lory Baxter Benson
Federico Boido
Peter Fargas
Roberto Dell'Acqua
(as Leo Widmark)
Dominic Barto
Carl Fargas
Manfred Freyberger
Bernard Farber
(as Bernard Faber)
Steffen Zacharias
Gregory
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Garrone shot this back-to-back with 'Django the Bastard' using the same ranch locations and probably the same lunch breaks.
The 'returning doctor' trope here directly lifts from American westerns, but adds that peculiar Italian cynicism where professionals are always corruptible.
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