Afterwards of THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN a smashing worldwide success the egocentric Yul Brynner became a stereotyped character often wearing black outfits as he did in the picture cited above, no so close by the way he is portraits a Cajun character from New Orleans, Jules Gaspard d'Estaing, a French-African descendant, also a so weirdo gunfighter with an unusual modus operandi, he arrives randomly at a dry-border town and was quickly hired by City's Big Boss Sam Brewster (Pat Hingle) to kill a recently arrived rebel confederate soldier Matt Weaver (George Segal) due Brewster had sold his farmer to someone else, meanwhile he also lost his beloved fiancé Ruth Adams (Janice Rule) to an Union soldier Crane Adams (Clifford Davis) now one-arm man.
Slowly the odd gunfighter figures out that such Union citizen stink, somehow becoming susceptible for those less fortunate as the Mexican borders citizen, even sympathizing with his prey Matt Weaver, also has romantic interest in the beauty Ruth Adams as well, therefore becoming a menacing guy to the chief-towners, thus envisages troubles ahead the scheming Sam Brewster manages a truce with Matt Weaver delivering his deed of land in exchange kill the ominous gunfighter, worst he is taking aim Ruth as mistress.
A well-drafted screenplay focuses in the damages of the American Civil War, concerning the hard impoverishment the society as a whole for the benefit of the mighty ones, taking it on account the bleak gunfighter starts reproach his own position and for whom the Union fighting for? Fine premise and well-structured western with acids dialogues.
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First watch: 1984 / How many: 3 / Source: TV-DVD / Rating: 7.
Slowly the odd gunfighter figures out that such Union citizen stink, somehow becoming susceptible for those less fortunate as the Mexican borders citizen, even sympathizing with his prey Matt Weaver, also has romantic interest in the beauty Ruth Adams as well, therefore becoming a menacing guy to the chief-towners, thus envisages troubles ahead the scheming Sam Brewster manages a truce with Matt Weaver delivering his deed of land in exchange kill the ominous gunfighter, worst he is taking aim Ruth as mistress.
A well-drafted screenplay focuses in the damages of the American Civil War, concerning the hard impoverishment the society as a whole for the benefit of the mighty ones, taking it on account the bleak gunfighter starts reproach his own position and for whom the Union fighting for? Fine premise and well-structured western with acids dialogues.
Thanks for reading.
Resume:
First watch: 1984 / How many: 3 / Source: TV-DVD / Rating: 7.