The film opens with "Sheriff" Lee Van Cleef, clad in a sinister black hat, pulling into town on a stage to aid an unlikely bandit. The plot doesn't change much from there. It's a one-dimensional piece and--true to the spirit of the spaghetti western--smacks of endless close-ups of desperate men; yet, there is some humor and nifty--albeit unbelievable--acrobatic stunts and shoot-outs. Not bad for a spaghetti western. But, not that good, either.

--Nellie

Cast:

• Lee Van Cleef ... Sheriff Clayton
• Alberto Dentice ... Philipp Wermeer
• Jess Hahn ... Bighorse the Stage Driver
• Horst Frank ... David Saxon/Patriarch
• Klaus Grünberg .... Adam Saxon
• Marc Mazza ... Eli Saxon
• Dominique Darel ... Elisabeth, Adam's fiance
• Sandra Cardini ... Anita, One of Madame Oro's Girls
• Gastone Pescucci ... Borghese
• Elvira Cortese ... Madame Oro, Stage Passenger
• Anna-Maria Gherardi ... Saxon's Girl
• Hans Terofal ... Jo Barrel
• Antonio Casale... Hole the Bounty