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6/10
Acceptable Paella/Spaghetti Western by Alfonso Balcazar , being compellingly co-produced by Spain/Italy
ma-cortes6 December 2014
Passable Tortilla/Spaghetti Western co-produced between Balcázar Producciones Cinematográficas and Doria . The film packs father-son relationship , violence , thrills , crossfire and turns out to be decent . Afonso Balcazar directs the Spanish Jorge Martin and the German Kinski in this tale of revenge and forgiveness about a bounty hunter named Scott (Klaus Kinski , he steals the show as a relentless Pistolero) who sets out in pursuit an outlaw (Jorge Martin , renamed Trinity in some countries) . As Trinity is a gunman who goes back to his little town he leaved years earlier to find that his wife and children have moved away from his bad reputation . In order to make amends Trinity tries to rekindle their love for his spouse (Marina Malfatti) . As Scott looks for the pursued bandit with a reward on his head . Meantime , Slim (Daniel Martin) and his band rob a bank , but there unfortunately appears Arnold McKinley (Luis Induni) and he his blamed for robbing , being detained by the Sheriff (Gaspar Indio Gonzalez) and led to gallows . The bounty hunter Scott tracks Trinity down and forces him to return to his violent ways in order to protect himself and his family . Meanwhile , Trinity attempts to be accepted by his family that he abandoned years earlier .

¨ Il Ritorno Di Clint Il Solitario " stunningly starred by George Martin who goes back as Clint , an ex-gunslinger desperately wanting to be forgiven his previous crimes and misdemeanours . It is an exciting Chorizo or Tortilla western that contains a story full of violence , good dramatic pace and slick direction . This sequel to the popular spaghetti western "Clint the Stranger" was released four years after the success of the first film and essentially uses the same screenplay . Agreeable Butifarra-Spaghetti Western mostly produced by Spain and Italian secondary participation ; it follows the Sergio Leone wake , including close-up , zooms , choreographic duels and no being proceeded in American style . All in all, this film is predominantly a Spanish film rather than an Italian one. It's a two country co-production but is clearly dominated by the Spanish contingent and the traditional leanings of the Spanish producers of the time have their stamp on the entire proceedings . The Spanish westerns of this era were far more likely to try and emulate their American source material than cultivate a distinctive style of their own the way the Italians were doing but their product, though here is developed in violent Spaghetti wake . The film packs action , shootouts , drama , high body-count and it's fast moving , being quite entertaining and approaching increasingly Leone Italian style , but keeping some details that make it special in this particular genre . It's a thrilling western with spectacular scenes and breathtaking confrontation among protagonist George Martin and heartless enemies as Daniel Martin . It's a middle-budget film with good actors , technicians, production values and pleasing results . Charismatic performance for whole casting . The notorious Spaghetti actor , George or Jorge Martin is good in his usual tough role , here as Trinity , an ex-gunslinger desperately wanting to be forgiven and unfortunately for him , a ruthless bounty hunter is on his trail. Jorge worked much for Alfonso Balcazar's factory such as ¨Clint the strange¨, ¨The return the Clint¨, ¨Oeste Nevada Joe¨, Thompson 1880¨ , ¨Taste of killing¨, ¨A pistol for Ringo and this ¨The return of Ringo¨ . Nice acting by always great Klaus Kinski who gives his ordinary twisted acting . One major differences in the plot when compared to the first film is the addition of Klaus Kinski as a ruthless bounty hunter . Kinski performed a lot of Spaghettis as A as Z style . In the film appears familiar faces from Tortilla or Spaghetti Western such as Daniel Martin , Gaspar 'Indio' González , Marina Malfatti , Manuel Muñiz Pajarito , Mara Krupp and Luis Induni . Evocative cinematography by Jaume De Casas , but a correct remastering being necessary . Being mostly filmed in a Western village located in ¨Splugues De Llobregat¨ , it resulted to be the location where were shot lots of Western produced and directed by Catalan people as Alfonso Balcazar , J.J. Balcazar , Jose Antonio De La Loma , Juan Bosch, Ignacio F. Iquino , Jose Maria Zabalza and Julio Buchs , among others , because Almeria was too far and the landscapes bear remarkable resemblance . There are many fine technicians and nice assistant direction and excellent production design by the usual Juan Albert Soler , he creates a good scenario . Very enjoyable musical score by maestro Ennio Morricone , including catching leitmotif .

¨Ël Retorno De Clint El Solitario¨ or ¨"A Noose Is Waiting for You Trinity" or "The Return of Clint the Stranger" or "There's a Noose Waiting for You Trinity!" was professionally directed by Alfonso Balcazar , though with no originality ; he managed to make a fluid and passable SW , though sometimes mediocre . Alfonso alongside his brothers Juan Jose Balcazar and Francisco Balcázar produced and directed a lot of Chorizo or Butifarra Western , most of them starred by Jorge Martin or George Martin , Luis Davila , Daniel Martin or Robert Woods ; such as 1972 The return of Clint , 1972 Judas... ¡Toma Monedas! , 1968 Sartana no Perdone or Sonora , 1967 With Death on Your Back, 1966 Dinamita Jim , 1965 Doc , Manos De Plata , 1965 Viva Carrancho , 1965 Five Thousand Dollars on One Ace . Rating : 5'5/10 . Average though some moments acceptable . If you like traditional Spaghetti westerns remains watchable .
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5/10
Kinski And Morricone Save This Otherwise Unsatisfying Spaghetti Western
Alfonso Balcázar's "Il Ritorno Di Clint Il Solitario" aka. "The Return Of Clint The Stranger" is a Spaghetti Western that is mediocre at best, with a storyline that is normally found in American 'Good Guys vs. Bad Guys' Westerns. The movie is, however, saved by two geniuses: Klaus Kinski, who once again delivers a great performance in an excellent role (the only great role in this, otherwise below average film), and Ennio Morricone who delivers the score. The score is far from one of Morricone's strokes of genius, basically one of the scores where you know Morricone just did them for the money and didn't invest too much time, but it is still capable of partially saving the movie and making it a lot better. This movie's highlight, however, is the bounty hunter character played by the brilliant Kinski, who is basically the only typical Spaghetti Western character in this.

The main character of Clint, played by George Martin, is basically a typical 'good guy' who wants to return to family life after five years of fleeing the law. Five years after killing his brother's murderer, Clint comes back to his hometown, which he finds terrorized by a gang of unscrupulous criminals who want to steal the land from poor local farmers. Furthermore, a mysterious bounty hunter named Scott (Kinski) has been following Clint for the reward on his head.

This movie's storyline is not too original, and the performances are not too impressive either. George Martin may fit in his role, and his leading performance is not necessarily bad, but he is not very charismatic, and his character is far away from the antihero characters my fellow Spaghetti Western fans love. Klaus Kinski's character, on the other hand, is the only true Spaghetti Western character in this, and what a Spaghetti Western character he is. Seeing Kinski play a cynical, long-haired, cigar-smoking bounty hunter in a poncho is a true highlight of this movie, and probably the only aspect which really makes "The Return Of Clint The Stranger" worth watching. This particular role, however, is such a great aspect, that I recommend it for every fan of Spaghetti Westerns, even if just for this role and nothing else.

All in all, "Il Ritorno Di Clint Il Solitario" is a Spaghetti Western that would be rather unsatisfying, if it wasn't for Morricone's score and, mainly, for the great Klaus Kinski and the great role he plays. Therefore it is certainly worth watching. 5/10
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5/10
Kinski
duluman28 July 2005
Il Ritorno di Clint is a mediocre western, George Martin ain't so charismatic but you get to see Kinski in a part that is mirroring his Loco arch-character of Il Grande Silenzio. Long blonde hair and coolness of a bounty hunter that is not evil incarnate but helps our hero. A typical vengeance western and I liked to think that this is the Kinski from Silenzio trying to be more human now, as he is out of the white hell. The Morricone contribution is by the numbers, as he did three tons of music those years. As for the alternate title, the movie was sold of course as one of the Trinity and Ringo series, like Django, they have nothing to so with anything in between. I have not seen the original (from which you have flashbacks), the other comment is right, Kinski and Morricone are the two reasons to see this film,though Martin (who also directs) is quite cool too. There are similarities with High Plain Drifter, not only the character's name with that of the star of the above mentioned.
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7/10
Okay Remake
FightingWesterner22 February 2010
George Martin returns to his family's farm after six years on the run for killing his brother's murderer. He makes a vow to his wife, never to use violence again, but runs afoul of vicious land-grabbers and ruthless bounty hunter Klaus Kinski.

Billed on some prints as a bogus Trinity sequel, this is actually a remake of a previous spaghetti western, Clint The Stranger, also starring Martin in an identical role with some footage from the previous film used as a flashback.

Both films are about on par, though if watching both, the viewer is liable to decide for his or herself which one is better.

Once again, it's hard to watch Martin, doing his best to remain passive in order to conform to his wife's standards. I personally don't see much virtue in letting people as nasty as they are here, run rough-shot over one's self.

Overall, George Martin is adequate, Klaus Kinski is great, so too is the canned Ennio Morricone score, and this has a good finale. It's okay viewing for fans of the genre who've seen everything else.
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No better or worse than the original
Wizard-85 November 2012
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The 1967 George Martin spaghetti western "Clint The Nevada's Loner" must have been a success at the box office, because five years later we got this remake, also starring Martin. This time around, Martin also sat in the director's chair. It looks like he was working with a limited budget, (possibly due to the fact that by this time spaghetti westerns were becoming less popular at the box office), because the movie uses music by Ennio Morricone that came from earlier (and better) spaghetti westerns. Also, this remake has the gall to use footage from "Clint The Nevada's Loner" and pass it off as a flashback by one of the characters. But this remake in a few areas is better than the original. It has a more grim and downbeat feeling that will make you wonder if things will end happily for the protagonists. Also, the movie is enlivened by the presence of Klaus Kinski, who gives a great performance as the bounty hunter. In the end, both the original and remake rank about the same, so it doesn't matter which one you choose to watch (or which order, if you decide to see both.)
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7/10
"There's a Noose Waiting for You Trinity!"
Uriah4312 November 2014
When his brother is killed in cold blood on his wedding night, "Trinity" (George Martin) leaves his own wife and children to track down and kill the man responsible. After establishing a reputation for being a deadly gunman, he then returns several years later to his family--only to discover that neither his wife "Norma Harrison" (Marina Malfatti) nor his son "Jimmy Harrison" (Augusto Pescarini) want him back in their lives. However, he eventually works out a deal with his wife to be allowed to work on the farm and sleep in the barn with the solemn promise not to pick up a gun ever again. Unfortunately, there is a price on his head and a notorious bounty hunter named "Scott" (Klaus Kinski) wants to collect it. Complicating matters even more are some hooligans in town who want to take over all of the nearby ranches and are only too willing to resort to murder and blackmail to get what they want. Now rather than reveal any more of the story and risk spoiling the movie for those who haven't seen it I will just say that this turned out to a pretty good "Spaghetti Western". I especially liked the performance of George Martin and the way the internal conflicts were displayed. In any case I rate this film as above average and recommend it to those who might enjoy a movie of this type.
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4/10
mediocre italo-western with a typical american family-western storyline
bloodshed66622 February 2004
This is the sequel to "Clint el solitario" (1967), again with George Martin and done by director Alfonso Balcázar (who also uses the synonym "George Martin" sometimes).

It's a mediocre italo-western with a typical american family-western storyline: Clint who killed the murderer of his brother in the first movie and therefore was imprisoned escapes from there and wants to get back to his family. His wife and the 2 children had to flee from their home and live on a farm in Texas now. She accepts Clint as a helping hand on the farm just if he lays down his weapons and swears off violence. But soon unscrupulous gangsters want to force them to sell their land and farm. And a headhunter is coming for Clint. So, here it goes...

If you don't like children as important characters of a movie because it often makes them childish, stay away. The acting is second stage professional, nothing special, everything mediocre... But this is more the american style of western, mainly because of the storyline. I can't stand heroes of a Western who don't have a gun on their belly all the time (better: out of their belly). And here you have this family- and farm-crap most of the time. And the wife demanding "No Violence! - or you cannot stay!" - Phhaaa!

Of course it's a trashy italo-version of it with a cheap and dirty setting, really evil and disgusting baddies, some bloody senseless killing and some good punch-fights. And there are some cool blood-red flashbacks to the first part. AND - YOU - HAVE: KLAUS KINSKI - of course he is great, the 100% uncaring headhunter, an invidious mien, but always above everything, long blond hair, smoking cigar permanently - cool as always! In this movie his character has quite a leading role. And I bought this DVD - which was released as "Ein Einsamer kehrt zurück" in Germany - because I love Italo-Western and Klaus Kinski. So it was o.k.! The atmosphere as you could expect it from an Italo-Western is nothing special, most of what you can describe as atmosphere is done by Klaus Kinski. Everything's mediocre - except Klaus Kinski of course!

I was wondering no one commented this movie as it has Klaus Kinski in a leading role and Ennio Morricone did the music.
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3/10
Word of advise. Don't mix spaghetti with traditional American western
K_Todorov19 February 2007
Unless of course you want to see something like this. "Return Of Clint The Stranger" tries to combine these two sub-genres in one movie. Instead it actually combines problems that have plagued both genres and in the end what we get is a half-baked unpolished film mixed with the already over-used "American dream" type story.

"Return Of Clint The Stranger" is a story about a man named Clint whom after avenging the death of his brother and sister-in-law is forced to leave his family and go into hiding. He returns 5 five years later to them in the hopes that he can once again be accepted. Of course no story is complete without the villains and here we have them in the form of a greedy banker who is trying to drive Clint's family off their own lands.

I can almost guess what director Alfonso Balcázar was trying to do. He wanted to deviate from the established persona of the Italian western. He was trying to give this movie a bigger sense of depth, by adding more developed characters. The problem is, they are not particularly interesting in fact they are annoying clichés of the same characters you might see on any of the pre-Leone era American western. Clint himself is a very uncharismatic protagonist. We see that through his actions when he is trying to protect his family. At one point he tries bribing several of the henchman hired by the banker, but instead he gets hit in the head and they steal his money. He also unknowingly helps in causing the death of one his son's friends. And while some of these faults could have helped creating a more complex, filled with guilt character Balcázar fails to tap on them. Instead he continues to present the story in a monotonous way, Clint shows no visible regret of his actions and remains in the same passive mood. The entire story is mash of ideas that lack a proper realization. Klaus Kinsky's character for example could have been more strongly implemented into the plot instead of just throwing him this shallow role of a bounty hunter. The story's conclusion wasn't particularly memorable, the showdown between Clint and the banker's men wasn't all to great lacking the ingenuity of the better Italian westerns.

This movie can't brag about production values either. It's cheap, sleazy and while that could be forgiven in most westerns of the genre simply because they aim to entertain, here it helps to booster every other weak point in the film. This tried to be something more than pure entertainment. Tried and failed. I will pass on commenting on the acting simply because the version I watched was dubbed in Bulgarian. The music is a total lackluster, it lacks the punch of some of Morricone's earlier work and there is no doubt he did the score only for the money.

"Return Of Clint The Stranger" is not a good movie. It tries to add something new and fresh to the genre but it fails. It fails so much that it becomes hardly watchable on any standard.
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5/10
Kind of drifts by you
Bezenby1 December 2017
Trinity is probably wondering why he bothered returning home after a five year stint running from the law. His son Jimmy has turned into a whiny bitch who looks like Jamie Oliver, his daughter Betty doesn't even know who he is, and worst of all, his wife tells him if he picks up a gun again, he can leave for good! C'mon, who else was going to avenge his brother's death?

And what kind of world is this where a man can have three square and a roof over his head, yet can't stand up to the usual evil banker who is using hired goons to force people to sign over their land? That just makes Trinity look like a pussy in front of his own kids! There's also the bounty hunter Klaus Kinski lurking about the place too, chewing on a cigar and eyeing up Trinity. What kind of weapon can you use against Klaus Kinski if you don't have a gun? A mirror?

There were two things bothering me throughout this not bad, not great Western. One was the barman. The IMDb lists him as Gustavo Re, but I'm not fooled. That's the eighties version of Luciano Pigozzi! No doubt he got bored on the set of some Bruno Mattei action flick, invented a time machine, hopped back to 1972, created the Gustavo Re persona, and lived a different timeline until 'Gustavo' 'died' in 1979. Prove me wrong!

The other was the voice actor who dubbed the character Betty. I've heard that annoying voice before (and in no way it resembles a child either). I'm still none the wiser for who this is or what film I've heard it before. It might even be from some eighties Italian horror film, which just raises more questions about this film questionable position in the space/time continuum. And the film stars a Spanish guy going by the name of George Martin, and yet it is directed by a different Spanish guy also pretending to be George Martin.

Otherwise: bad guys, gunfights, inner turmoil, gunfight, film ends. NEXT!
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8/10
Nothing to Do with the Terence Hill "Trinity" but Entertaining.
zardoz-1323 July 2009
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Writer & director Alfonso Balcázar's Spaghetti western "Il ritorno di Clint il solitario" is marginally better than his previous oater "Clint el solitario." Basically, "Clint el solitario" qualified as a rehash of George Stevens' classic Alan Ladd western "Shane" where a legendary gunfighter toiled as a day laborer for a sodbuster and wound up defending his family against predatory cattlemen. "Il ritorno di Clint il solitario" recycles the formula that "Clint el solitario" borrowed and makes some changes that generate greater tension and at least one major surprise that should leave hell-bent-for-leather Italian western fans astonished. Along the way, Balcázar and scenarists Giovanni Simonelli of "Any Gun Can Play" and Enzo Doria appropriate some narrative ideas from Sergio Leone that didn't appear in "Clint el solitario."

Indeed, this Spanish produced sagebrusher looks like it was lensed on a shoe-string budget, but its threadbare production values actually enhance the authenticity of this frontier western. Sure, the story is an anthology of clichés with stereotypes circling them in predictable fashion, but Balcázar does a competent of job of keeping the action going at full steam. Anybody who sees this western knows what is going to happen, except perhaps for the eleven hour revelation that is pretty incredible. "Fistful of Dollars" composer Ennio Morricone provides a taut, atmospheric orchestral score that distinguishes this horse opera and the great Klaus Kinski is a definite asset as a greedy bounty hunter who would rather bring them in dead than alive. Virtually, every scene has been tweaked in"Il ritorno di Clint il solitario" so that it is a ruthless banker who wants the land belonging to the ranchers and farmers because the railroad is coming through and he intends to cash in on it.

Although he is called 'Trinity,' the George Martin protagonist shares nothing in common with Terence Hill's comical gunslinger. Furthermore, nobody calls him 'Clint' in this quasi-sequel. Joe Harrison's brother died at the hands of a killer after his wedding and Joe gunned down the killer. Six years has passed and Harrison has had to abandon his family, his wife Norma Harrison (Marina Malfatti of "Savage Guns"), his oldest son Jimmy Harrison (Augusto Pescarini of "The Ugly Ones"), and his young daughter Betty (Susanna Atkinson) because gunmen are in pursuit of him. Worse, he has been imprisoned and he breaks out. Early, he guns down the Murdock brothers. Not long afterward, a lethal, cigar-smoking bounty hunter, Scott (Klaus Kinski of "For A Few Dollars More") learns about the five thousand dollar bounty on Trinity's head, but doesn't care for the fact that he has to bring him back alive to get the money. Meanwhile, Trinity rides off to a town near the vegetable farm that Norma has bought from the treacherous banker. The banker has three slimy gunslingers working for him that constantly try to provoke the settlers into violence and badger them about selling their land.

The banker, Mr. Scranton (Francisco José Huetos of "Hands of a Gunman"), isn't as sneaky as Walter Barnes was in "Clint el solitario." Scranton doesn't manipulate the law the way Barnes' villain did. Nevertheless, Scranton's men single out one rancher and frame him for a bank robbery. They enter the bank late one evening and shoot the guard, holding a pillow against his chest, like 'Angel Eyes' did in Leone's "The Good, the Bad, and The Ugly." Afterward, they capture Brandell (Luis Ponciado) and frame him for the robbery. The sheriff locks him up and the villains plan to hang him without a trial. Trinity intervenes to keep his hot-tempered son from interfering. Brandell's son dies in a showdown trying to free his father.

Meantime, Scott has ridden into town and is curious about Trinity because he remembers seeing him somewhere earlier. Not only must Trinity abide by Norma's anti-violence stance and bury his guns as well as avoid trouble, but he also must not give into temptation and shoot it out with the bad guys because Scott is monitoring his every move like a hawk. Eventually, as in "Clint el solitario," Trinity challenges the gun-toting villains to prove themselves in a fistfight and they come close to destroying the saloon. This fight isn't as rugged as the one in "Clint el solitario." The connection with "Clint el solitario" in "Il ritorno di Clint il solitario" is Balcázar's use of footage from the previous western when the hero and the boy rounded up a young colt. Near the end, Scott orders a wanted poster of Trinity to confirm his identity and then moves in to take him into custody. At this point, the villains are really getting down and dirty. "Il ritorno di Clint il solitario" is a predictable but entertaining western.
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3/10
For Western fans only!
RodrigAndrisan10 May 2020
It's neither bad nor extraordinary. It's obvious that this Alfonso Balcázar (as George Martin) also tried to copy Sergio Leone (as many others have tried) and failed. The reasons you want to see the movie are Morricone's music and Kinski's presence. Well, none of them are great. Kinski looks old and has the same grimaces all over the movie. In fact, he didn't have much to do, the role doesn't give him who knows what.
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4/10
Predictable and serious
jordondave-2808524 November 2023
(1973) There's A Noose Is Waiting for You... Trinity!/ Il ritorno di Clint il solitario (The Return of Clint the Solitary)/ The Return of Clint the Stranger DUBBED SPAGHETTI WESTERN

Co-produced, co-written and directed by Alfonso Balcázar directing a Trinity movie that is not related to the other Trinity movies that starred Terence Hill. As a matter of fact, the star's original name is supposed to be named Clint, and is supposed to be a sequel from a previous film called "Clint the Stranger" from 1967, and that the reason for the possible name change for the English dubbed version is to draw viewers to check this out! Otherwise, hardly anyone would have seen this. There is "no" comedy at all, but more of a serious retribution type of movie that consists of inspirations from "For a Few Dollars More". It has Trinity (George Martin) avenging to execute the outlaw who killed his brother. Shown in flashbacks how he was killed that is similar to the flashback in "For a Few Dollars More" with the difference is that it was the Lee Van Cleef avenging his sister. In this one, Trinity's brother gets shot and killed, while the killer went about to assaulting the brother's wife. After he finishes his mission, he then makes the decision to return to his family. Except that Trinity is also a wanted felon with a bounty on his head for breaking out of prison, we find out convicted and sentenced to hang-hence the title, from a corrupt judge and from a corrupt family name called "The Murdocks". He then shoots three people who recognize him, before he heads toward trying to make amends with his wife, Norma (Marina Malfatti) again after being away more than six years.

And just as he was leaving town, a bounty hunter, Scott (Klaus Kinski) was just coming in. Hauling another one of his kills to collect his reward from the sheriff. And as he was leaving, the sheriff then informs him about another bounty of $5,000 if he is brought in alive. Except that Scott does not actually know what he looked like as their is no poster around to show what he looked like. And after asking around, it was then suggested for him to check out another town nearby, except that by the time Scott finally showed up, Trinity had already changed his name for him to be called Joe. Making a promise to his wife, Norma to let him stay considering he won't use his gun anymore no matter how bad the situations are going to be. Leading to predictable results of allowing many good people killed until he is pushed over the edge that consists of a similar set up to a Bruce Lee movie "Fists of Fury" aka "The Big Boss" .
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10/10
Another Spaghetti saved by Kinski and Morricone
ster20011 May 2004
This was a hoot. Though I must say Kinski and Morricone saved this from total mediocrity. The plot is atypical spaghetti. It's more of a shane stoyline with a bounty hunter(Kinski) after shane as an added perk to the plot. George Martin is pretty good though and the baddies are really bad. Yes there is bad dubbing unintentionally funny lines and everything you expect from the genre but Morricone's harmonica theme is genuinely touching and raises the film everytime it underscores a scene, especially effective at the end. This movie would work without it but it would be nothing special.

As for Kinski. This is unquestionably one of his best roles in a western. Everytime he's on screen is pure magic, even with the dubbing. And the ending to the movie is quite touching though it wouldn't be half as good without the actions of . . . who else KINSKI!! There is a German PAL dvd of this film. It's hard to find but if you do grab it.
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8/10
great spaghetti strongly influenced by Shane
tomdowse21 May 2004
a very moving film, strongly influenced by Shane. the hero (played by George Martin) returns to his family 6 years after avenging his brother's murder. he agrees to put down his guns and become a rancher. meanwhile, some baddies (very bad) threaten his family and the local ranchers. Klaus Kinski, as a bounty hunter stalks the hero to claim a $5,000 reward. great performances and a powerful ending. a beautiful Morricone score. apparently, only available in DVD in a Best Entertainment German Pal 0 release (it played on my DVD player).
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