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Blood for a Silver Dollar

1965 · 99 min

Dusty, sun-baked revenge rides with a stoic gunslinger, brisk shootouts and a brooding score that keeps you watching.

Directed by
Giorgio Ferroni
Genres
Western, Action, Romance
Starring
Giuliano Gemma, Ida Galli, Pierre Cressoy
Tagline
Death for a silver dollar!
Overview
Two brothers part company only to be reunited when one is hired to stop a thief who turns out to be his sibling.

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Directed by
Giorgio Ferroni
Genres
Western, Action, Romance
Starring
Giuliano Gemma, Ida Galli, Pierre Cressoy
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • betrayal
  • family
  • justice
  • loyalty
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour2
Realism5
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
western, action, romance
Directed by
Giorgio Ferroni
Written by
Giorgio Stegani, Giorgio Ferroni
Starring
Giuliano Gemma, Ida Galli, Pierre Cressoy, Giuseppe Addobbati, Franco Fantasia, Massimo Righi, Andrea Scotti, Tullio Altamura
Music
Gianni Ferrio
Cinematography
Antonio Secchi
Runtime
99 min
Country
France, Italy
Languages
Italian

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