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The Unholy Four

1970 · 95 min

A dusty, brooding amnesia western where old grudges and buried violence slowly close in on a haunted gunslinger.

Directed by: Enzo Barboni
Genres: Western
Starring: Leonard Mann, Woody Strode, Pietro Martellanza

Overview: A young man who has lost his memory, escapes from prison with three other convicts. The other men help him find back bits of his past, until they arrive at a village where two warring families recognize him. Apparently he has a reputation for being a fast gun, and he has been paid to kill a man - who says he is his father. His younger brother is jealous of the attention the prodigal son receives, and things come to a dramatic end.

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Directed by: Enzo Barboni
Genres: Western
Starring: Leonard Mann, Woody Strode, Pietro Martellanza

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: memory
betrayal
family
revenge
identity
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	6
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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