Steffen and Salerno play Gringo and Lucas, two adventurers on their way back to Texas from Guatemala (where Steffen was shot in the behind). They sell their horses and guns to buy tickets for the train to Durango. On board is also a safe carrying a large sum of government money. While Steffen is flirting with a French mademoiselle (Dominique Broschero) and Salerno is sneaking up on passengers to steal their food, the train is robbed by three different gangs, led by the unholy trinity of El Lobo, Heraclio and El Jefe, who have joined hands for the occasion. The safe is stolen and the mademoiselle is kidnapped, but Gringo and Lucas, the only survivors of the massacre, accidentally find the two keys of the safe, and are now the only ones who can open it. They intend to get close to the safe now in the hand of El Lobo, a bandit. At various occasions, a mysterious American (Mark Damon), who drives around in a red car, appears at the right moment to save them.
A Train for Durango is a colorful, lively, and imaginative comedy western. It's lighthearted throughout, that is only tempered by the violence - a train robbery resulting in mass murder and a bizarre 'Death Ring' scene, featuring a group of people gathered round a table, playing a Mexican variation on Russian Roulette. But that's the nature of SW; they tend to have some black humour or morbidity. It's good to see Anthony Steffen play a lighter and not so smart character instead of his usual hard man silent roles. Dominique Broschero is a hottie. With that suaveness and sly grin, Mark Damon reminded me of Face from A-Team ( Dirk Benedict) and he was really good.
