Movie

A Stranger in Town

1967 · 86 min

A gritty, slow-burning spaghetti western that feels tense and cynical, with bursts of brutal violence and a lonely, morally ambiguous atmosphere.

Tagline: Killer take all! If You've got the guts...The gun...And the gold you can make women beg...Men die...And a town crawl
Overview: Unknown to anybody else but himself The Stranger arrives in an abandoned town where he witnesses the slaughter of Mexican soldiers by a gang led by Aguila. The Stranger threatens Aguila to denounce him if he does not accept to let him take part in the theft of a shipment of gold. The plan is a success but when The Stranger claims his due, he gets a good beating instead. However The Stranger manages to escape with the gold. The bandits, who want his skin, pursue him. But The Stranger is not the kind to get caught so easily...
How it feels: Dark, tense, cynical and bleak. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Greed, betrayal, revenge, survival
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: greed
betrayal
revenge
survival
violence
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild