7/10
The Arrow blu ray box set VENGEANCE TRAILs is the best way of viewing this little known western
2 January 2022
The print is clean and clear, with abundant detail. Compared to other DVD and blu ray editions.

There is an Italian language option with English subtitles

The only usual cast adds to this film's appeal: at least five of the eight principal villains have interesting pedigrees (eg. Pier Paolo Capponi; Peter Carsten; MassimoRighi aka Max Dean), and George Eastman), but let's not forget Umberto Raho, best remembered as the ill fated husband in "The bird with the crystal plumage". He is memorable as the vulture like undertaker in this 1966 western. Fans of the spaghetti western genre will surely recognize Sal Borghese, who was featured in all three Sabata films if I remember correctly.

The woman working in the saloon must surely be one of the most beautiful to appear in a spaghetti western.

By today's standards the film is slow going and seems an uncomfortable mix of traditional Hollywood efforts and the newer Euro mix but it is definitely entertaining. You can see why Pecos the Mexican upstart appealed to Third World audiences. Perhaps if Tomas Milian had played the role, the film. Isn't have found a wider North American/cult audience.

There is a part 2 - with infinitely more humour.

Thanks for reading.
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