Eine Pistole für Ringo (1965)

Eine Pistole für Ringo: Directed by Duccio Tessari. With Giuliano Gemma, Fernando Sancho, Lorella De Luca, Nieves Navarro. An ‘angel-faced’ gunfighter is tasked with infiltrating a ranch overrun by Mexican bandits and saving their hostages, including the fiancée of the local sheriff.

“This spaghetti western was apparently a big hit when it was released, enough to get a sequel (u0026quot;The Return of Ringou0026quot;) made. Watching it, I couldnu0026#39;t help but wonder why audiences flocked to it. Donu0026#39;t get me wrong, I usually like spaghetti westerns, but I found this particular one to be largely boring. Most of the movie takes place in one location, and there is a lot of scheming but very little advance in the plot. When there is gunplay, it often comes across as kind of disturbing, with little regard for life by those who fire their guns (even the hero is guilty of this on more than one occasion.) And the Ennio Morricone score is far from his best. Fernando Sancho does well as the villain, the production values are acceptable, and the climatic action sequence does have some excitement, so the movie is not without merit. But even with this stuff, this is one drab western.”