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54% Critic Match
The Stranger and the Gunfighter
“The fastest gun in the West joins with the most brutal hands in the East!”
5.4 / 10• 1974• 1h 47m•PG• English
ActionWesternComedy
Storyline
During a hold-up in the Wild West, Dakota kills a rich old Chinese man, Wang. Later, he is captured, sentenced, and is about to be hanged - and he never profitted from Wang's death, has he buried him with the photographs of his four widows, and a few worthless papers. Meanwhile, Ho comes to America in search of his uncle's fortune, and must get Dakota free, as he his the only man who can lead him to Wang's tomb. They open the tomb, retaking the pictures of Wang's widows. It happens he reads the papers and knows that Wang had one quarter of a map tattooed in each of his women's buttocks. Now, the difficult part will really start... Treasure hunt.
Cast & Crew
Lee Van Cleef
Dakota
Lead
Lo Lieh
Ho Chiang
Wang Hsieh
Warlord
Chan Shen
Chief Constable
Ching Miao
Wang's Father
Karen Yip Leng-Chi
Li Hua
Patty Shepard
Russian Mistress / Twin Sister
Femi Benussi
Italian Mistress
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Antonio Margheriti's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Stranger and the Gunfighter is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
