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El Puro

1969 · 106 min

A grim, slow-burning spaghetti western that lingers on an alcoholic gunslinger's degradation before tightening into tense, suspenseful confrontations.

Directed by
Edoardo Mulargia
Genres
Western
Starring
Robert Woods, Marc Fiorini, Aldo Berti
Overview
An alcoholic gunman, hunted down by five pitiless bounty hunters, is sheltered by a saloon dancer. When his enemies kill the girl the outlaw pulls himself together and faces his adversaries and takes his revenge in a final showdown. An interesting take on the reluctant gunfighter theme contains some truly surprising twists.

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Directed by
Edoardo Mulargia
Genres
Western
Starring
Robert Woods, Marc Fiorini, Aldo Berti
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Tone
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • addiction
  • isolation
  • redemption
  • violence
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
western
Directed by
Edoardo Mulargia
Written by
Fabio Piccioni, Ignacio F. Iquino
Starring
Robert Woods, Marc Fiorini, Aldo Berti, Mario Brega, Rosalba Neri, Lisa Seagram, Fabrizio Gianni, Maurizio Bonuglia
Music
Alessandro Alessandroni
Runtime
106 min
Country
Spain, Italy
Languages
Spanish, Italian

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