Taistelu punaisella hietikolla (1963)

Taistelu punaisella hietikolla (1963). 1h 37m | K-16

“This film essentially begins with a young man named u0026quot;Manuel Martinezu0026quot; (Daniel Martin) and his sister u0026quot;Elisa Martinezu0026quot; (Sara Lezana) riding into a nearby town to buy some supplies. Once there, Manuel heads straight for the saloon while Eliza goes to shop at the local general store. As is often the case, Manuel then proceeds to get extremely drunk and itu0026#39;s during this time that a brief fight breaks out which results in him being escorted by a local bargirl named u0026quot;Maria Huertasu0026quot; (Mikaela) to her room so that he can sober up. Unfortunately, the very next day three cowboys ride to the ranch where he and Elisa live and, after killing their father, ride off with some gold Manuel had hidden under the floor of their home. Not long afterward, their adopted brother u0026quot;Ricardo u0026#39;Gringou0026#39; Martinezu0026quot; (Richard Harrison) arrives and, together with Manuel, decides to find and kill those responsible. But what neither Gringo doesnu0026#39;t realize, however, is that one of the people involved in this crime is someone he considers to be a trusted friend. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that this was an interesting film due in large part to the fact that it was one of the earliest Spaghetti Westerns to hit the American market. Having said that, one particular issue concerned the rather basic script which could have been compromised to a certain degree by the English dubbing. But even so, it wasnu0026#39;t a bad film by any means and I have rated it accordingly. Average.”