
The spaghetti western, Death Rides A Horse (1967; Da uomo a uomo), starts off with a gold-robbing gang who brutalises and murders a whole family. Except for the sole surviving boy who grows up to be John Phillip Law out for revenge. His path crosses with cowboy Lee Van Cleef, recently released from prison with his own vendetta against the gang. It’s a bit like For A Few Dollars More in that it’s about a duo who keep double crossing each other but are really destined to be fighting together against a common foe. This was standard western fare but reliably entertaining, particularly with Van Cleef’s classiness. The score by Ennio Morricone (used in Kill Bill Vol. 1) is phenomenal.