Blutiger Staub

20.000 Dolares al siete (1967) is a violent and entertaining at times Spaghetti Western produced by Italy , shot in Elios Studios , dealing with a relentless vendetta . Inferior Western about a merciless revenge including a deadly confrontation between a tough avenger and his enemies . Our starring Jerry Wilson pulls off a relentless search and revenge mission helped by his two hoodlums with whom carry on a saloon brawl set-up . Jerry Kingio , dressed in black , seeks justice and inexorable vengeance against his contenders who wrongly killed his brother and along the way seeking a loot , a valuable robbed cash . As Jerry carries out blackmails and massacre against various enemies in which he must use his experience and cunning , killing each man of the gang one by one . Jerry proceeds his activities at whatever cost , acting as judge , jury and executioner . There'r some thrilling duels in which a clock serves as focal point for trick shooting games. And the end takes place his encounter with enemies including unexpected final surprise . This is a doomed journey to hell through vengeance , murders and violence .

It is a typical Spaghetti Western including common scenarios , two-fisted antiheroes , rapid zooms and strong confrontations full of shots , crossfire , ridiculous fistfights in Hill/Spencer style, plot twists and violence . So-so Italian Western with sad atmosphere , concerning ordinary vengeance , containing a catching soundtrack , as the music is suitably Spaghetti , likewise an evocative cinematography and nice production design shot in Elios studios and Lacio , Rome . This exciting Western regarding an implacable hunting down , but the cruel killings against the perpetrators should be more fun than it is , but the film seems some boring disjointed , with dark photography at times , as much of the action takes place in confined areas , deserts , defiles , and mountains including a silly ending showdown . Stars Robert Miali who with pseudonym Jerry Wilson performed some Spaghettis , such as : The Taste of Vengeance (1968) , 20.000 Dolares al siete 7 , Dollars on the Red (1966) and 1000 dollari sul nero (1966) most of them directed by Albert Cardiff . Jerry Wilson elegantly dressed in black , plays as Jerry Kingio who goes home to execute a brutal vengeance when bandits took the invaluable honour of his brother . Support cast is unknown , without familiar faces from Spaghetti with exception for Spartaco Conversi who was an ordinary secondary as well as master of arms in lots of Westerns and other genres . While beautiful Aurora Battista (not to confuse her with the notorious and classic Spanish actress Aurora Bautista) plays the damsel in distress who our starring saves when after a naked bath in the river a villain tries to rape her .

It contains evocative musical score by Franco Reitano and Gianni Sanjust in Spaghetti style and Ennio Morricone wake , as well as atmospheric cinematography by Gino Santini , shot on location in narrow passes , mountains and rocky outdoors . Italy .This Spaghetti Western was lousily but professionally shot by the Italian professional Albert Cardone . Albert was a prestigious assistant director to popular films as ¨Ben Hur¨, ¨Purple noon¨, ¨Cagliostro¨ , ¨Carmen¨ , ¨Don Camilo¨ , ¨Return of Don Camilo¨. And shot some films , most of them entertaining Westerns such as : ¨Blood at Sundown¨ , ¨Kidnapping¨ , ¨Il Lungo Giorno Del Massacro¨ , ¨20.000 Dollari Sul¨ , ¨L'ira Di Dio¨ and starred by usual genre stars as Brett Halsey , Gianni Garco , Peter Martell , Wayde Preston , Fernando Sancho and Anthony Steffen . Rating : Better than average 3.5/10 . Only for hardcore Spaghetti Western aficionados.