Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Terence Hill | ... | Cat Stevens | |
Frank Wolff | ... | Bill San Antonio | |
Bud Spencer | ... | Hutch Bessy | |
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Gina Rovere | ... | Rose |
José Manuel Martín | ... | Bud (as José Manuel Martin) | |
Frank Braña | ... | Smoking poker player with moustache | |
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Franco Gulà | ... | Gravedigger - Clockmaker (as Franco Gula) |
Joaquín Blanco | |||
José Canalejas | ... | Mexican henchman | |
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Antonietta Fiorito | ||
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Bruno Ariè | ... | Older poker Player with no moustache (as Bruno Arie) |
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Francisco Sanz | ... | Full-bearded fawning informant with glasses (as Paco Sanz) |
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Remo Capitani | ... | Publican in saloon |
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Antonio Decembrino | ||
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Roberto Alessandri | ... | Poker Player with moustache on Cat's right |
In this violent spaghetti western a murderous robber hijacks a payroll train, murders everyone aboard and then stashes his loot. A gunslinger learns about it and decides he wants the money for himself and so hatches an elaborate plot to get at it. He lures the crook into a rigged poker game, and afterward a gunfight ensues. The quick-drawing gunman makes short work of the robber, then teams up with an insurance agent to look for the hidden fortune. Unbeknownst to them, the robber had an ace up his sleeve... Written by Ørnås
I've never really appreciated the whole Terence Hill and Bud Spencer phenomenon the way that some people apparently do. I don't think they are any better as a duo than any other two random actors that could have been thrown together at that time, and as far as comedy goes, let's just say they are no Laurel and Hardy. I see no good reason for them ever having been teamed up for more than just one film. In fact, I think they've done better work when they haven't been together, especially in the case of Hill.
One saving grace for this film is that it is not one of their irritating attempts at comedy. It is a serious story with bloody violence, double-crosses, revenge, and gold. And it's told in good spaghetti western fashion. This film keeps the viewer intrigued from beginning to end, and it is accompanied by an interesting music score from Angel Oliver Pina.
The highlight of this movie is the performance of Frank Wolff, as Bill San Antonio. Wolff has appeared in a lot of spaghetti westerns playing all sorts of characters, and is one of the finest supporting actors of the genre. He really outdoes himself in this movie as the cunning, wisecracking, sadistic, backstabbing bandit who fakes his own death to make it easier for him to continue his crimes. San Antonio is one of those funny, over-the-top characters that make these movies so much fun to watch. Frank Wolff is so great in this role that he steals the show completely, and makes this movie way more enjoyable than it would have been otherwise.
Overall, this is a pretty decent spaghetti western that is worth watching for fans of the genre.