Vengeance (1968)
5/10
Vengeance
19 November 2023
Warning: Spoilers
Jokko Barrat (Richard Harrison, years before he would appear in so many Godfrey Ho movies), Richie (Alberto Dell'Acqua, one of the many undead in Zombi), Domingo (Luciano Pigozzi, who appears in so many movies and always gives me so much joy when he shows up) and Mendoza (Claudio Camaso, the brother of Gian Maria Volonté. Unlike his leftist brother, Claudio was ultra-fascist to the point that he may have planted a bomb at an entrance to Vatican City. He was exonerated, but years later was arrested for strangling a friend to death and then killed himself in jail) have a plan to steal gold from some bandits, but are betrayed by Domingo. Mendoza dies and Ricky is tortured before between torn apart by horses.

Jokko follows the five men and Mendoza, killing them one by one and leaving part of a bloody rope - the same that was used to kill Ricky - all while being followed by a detective (Paolo Gozlino).

As much a gothic horror film as a Western, this was directed and written by Antonio Margheriti. The end even takes place in a mine and feels like its more Italian horror than cowboy epic. I've seen some reviews that say that this is a typical Western, but I wonder what movie they were watching.
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