Below average Spaghetti/chop-socky Western in low budget with action , go riding, crossfire and fights

Inferior Spaghetti Western , it starts in Thailand , where a brave young , Tiger: Krung Srivilai , wants to keep his promise engaged to his dead friend by travelling to a foreign and far country . As Thai Tiger undertakes a dangerous trip from Thailand to America to remit to the family of his deceased American friend all his belongings , jewels and a golden Elephant earned through many years of hard work in the Asian country . In America Tiger befriends a Chinese : Kim Wong Lung and his wife , fighting against a nasty gang led by Jack Mason : Gordon Mitchell ,who attempts to take the valuable inheritance , while a sheriff : George Eastman or Luigi Montefiori attempts to deliver justice .

Lousy and ridiculously made Pasta Western in short budget , it follows in the wake of Karate sub-genre blended with Spaghetti , whose origin was " Red Sun" by Terence Young , going on "The Karate , the Colt and the Impostor" by Anthony M. Dawson or Margheritti , "Shanghai Joe" by Mario Caiano and "Return of Shanghai Joe" by Bitto Albertini . It is a thrilling and violent Italian Western with ordinary ingredients as a courageous , honest antihero searching justice and vengeance , Karate fights , duels , extreme outlaws wishing gold along with regular final confrontation . Stars two tarnished oriental actors : Krung , Wong Lung as a pair of valiant heroes who must move fast to struggle their way through unbearable risks and twisted difficulties . Along with Gordon Mitchell and George Eastman or Luigi Montefiori, both of whom played lots of Spaghetti Westerns , Terror and Peplum or Sword and Sandals movies . While remaining support cast starred by unknown actors .

It displays an anticlimatic and unattractive musical score by Alberto Baldan . As well as atmospheric cinematography with inappropriate exteriors from cameraman Giovanni Visconti , shot on location in Lacio , Rome, Italy . This appalling motion picture was embarrassedly directed by Franco Lattanzi . The latter was a dreadful director who only made three films , all off them Spaghetti Westerns starred by regular actors as William Berger , Robert Woods , Luigi Montefiori , these were the undistinguished following ones : "The Executioner of God" , "Six Bounty Killers for a Massacre" , "The Tiger from Kwai" . Rating : 2.5/10 , an abysmal , terrible production .

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