Content: Because of a false testimony, the authorities set a bounty on Arizona Colt (“Anthony Steffen”). So the bountyhunters jump on him like flies an a biiiig turd. But there’s another problem for Arizona and his hard drinking mate “Double Whiskey” (Roberto Camardiel): Mexican bandido Chico (Aldo Sambrell) escaped outta jail and seeks revenge against some guys. First on his list is of course Arizona, second the rich land owner Moreno (José Manuel Martin). Whereas Arizona firstly has to ride out jail and hanging-party, Chico’s gang holds up Moreno’s hacienda, looting some gold and Paloma (Rosalba Neri), Moreno’s daughter. After Arizona has regained his freedom, he is hired by Moreno for 50.000 dollars, to bring back the gold and Paloma. But meanwhile Paloma has changed allegiance, which doesn’t do really good to Arizona, but which finally incites him to a certain harshness against the Mexicanos. Right on, man!
| The Gunslinger says: This film was the debut of learned documentarian Sergio Martino in genre and generally in motion picture. Martino and his staff delivered solid work, concerning the technique, but concerning the story, it’s not exactly brilliant. Finally Martino fails to merge the different subplots to a whole thing. So the plot seems a bit half-baked and erratic to me. Concerning the acting efforts Aldo Sambrell makes a really good job, supported by Luis Barboo and Raf Baldassarre as his evil right hands. Capable Roberto Camardiel is responsible for the comic elements, whereas de Teffè’s facial features stay frozen in position “Morose”. Martino picked up the Neri-character - a woman, attracted by the dark side of power - again in his better second SW “A Man called Blade”. The camera work by experienced Miguel Mila is good, whereas the Nicolai score didn’t impress me really this time: many guitars – acoustic or fuzzy electric ones - a bit of whistling and decent choirs.
En todo this flick is entertaining standard, keeping a certain cruelty against the comic SW, which started to dominate the genre since the end of the Sixties. For example crabby de Teffè has no problems to kill the Mexicanos by a shoot in their backs. Finally we have something like an ode on real friendship between men against the flighty bird, called “love”.
| Rating: $$$
| Bodycount: ca. 50 Gringos and Mexicanos, 4 Women
| Explicit Brutalities: - Chico’s bandidos torture „Double Whiskey“, to get some information about Arizona’s whereabout
- After gang member Buzzard has helped “D. W.” to escape, he gets his just deserts by his (former) mates
- The Mexicanos bash Arizona, to bring him to cough up the hideout of the gold
| Luv': Sheila (Marcella Micheangeli), who co-owns the saloon, loves Arizona, but he is occupied by the stick in his butt ;-); Pamela adores Chico, what isn’t made for the future too: 1/10
| Gore: 3/10
| Trailer: by Hightower1979
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| OT:
Arizona si scateno … e li fece fuori tutti
AT:
Arizona vuelve (SP)
Arizona, lets fly and kill (USA)
Arizona Colt returns (USA)
If you gotta shoot someone … Bang! Bang! (USA)
Year: I/SP 1970
D: Sergio Martino (“Martin Dolman”)
S: Ernesto Gastaldi, Joaquin Romero Fernandez
C: Miguel F. Mila
M: Bruno Nicolai
with: Antonio de Teffè (“Anthony Steffen”), Aldo Sambrell, Rosalba Neri, Roberto Camardiel
 | Dan van Husen (with Roberto Camardiel) is going to loose his pants
|  | "Anthony Steffen" once again in a bad mood, ...
|  | ... but the Mexicanos have an old home remedy against it
|  | Whatta nice couple: Rosalba Neri with Aldo Sambrell
|  | Luis Barboo, fixing his aim
|  | ... and now the end is near
|  | Even a nice evening with friends doesn't contribute to "Steffen's" relaxation
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