A young man is torn between the woman he loves and his loyalty to his father, the leader of a Mexican gang.
Cinematography
Lush Technicolor that makes suffering look gorgeous.
Acting
Terence Stamp's smolder could start actual wildfires.
Score
Manos Hadjidakis: unexpectedly Greek for a western.
Director
Silvio Narizzano
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Terence Stamp allegedly took the role solely for the paycheck and location shooting in Utah, then spent decades disowning the film in interviews.
Made during Hollywood's brief obsession with 'psychedelic westerns' trying to lure young audiences from Sergio Leone—this one bombed so hard it basically ended the trend.
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