So-so Spaghetti Western blends noisy action , violence , twists and high body-count

An average Western regarding a revenge story with plenty of violence ,shoot'em up , thrills and frantic action . Dealing with a postman officer , Dove Williams (Wayde Preston) , track down a group of cutthroats who have robbed a stagecoach in Texas . He faces off the dangerous leader of the nasty gang , Barnett (Rik Battaglia) , and his villainous henchmen : Manolo (Raf Baldassarre as Raf Baldwin) and the rapist Black (Aldo Berti) . Along the way, our brave , valiant hero Dove Williams teams up with a desert roguish crook , El Loco (Marco Zuanelli) , who rides a donkey .

It's full of action , exaggerated characters , shootouts with high body count , loads of violence , but also displays some exciting surprises in its uneven screenplay with full of thrilling as well as twisted and bloody events . It's a short budget film with usual actors , professional technicians, evocative production values and passable results . However, the environment is quite poor with dilapidated towns and a few people, a gloomy and decadent environment showing the early end of the Spagetti Western genre that a little later originated its last rattles at the Seventies . The film relies heavily on the continuous relationship between the relentless revenger played by American Wayde Preston and the resourceful rogue performed by Marco Zuanelli . "Ehi amigo... sei morto! (1970)" is an ordinary western with breathtaking showdown between the protagonist , a postman officer become a gunslinger , against his relentless enemies , an ominous band led by Barnett . Stars Wayde Preston who's a little wooden , but he ravages the screen , kills , shoots , hits and runs . As Wayde Preston playing the hunk gunfighter playing in his usual hieratic style . Here U. S actor Wayde Preston taking his turn as regular avenger , a grim but daredevil hero . Preston was briefly a U. S. TV star in the late 1950s. Preston was born in Denver, Colorado, Estados Unidos. Working for TV , he took the title role of Christopher Colt in three seasons of the Western show 'Colt .45', a spinoff from his guest appearances on the more successful 'Tenderfoot'. Like Clint Eastwood he emigrated to Italy to achieve fame and fortune, however his roles were relegated to second-class Spaghetti Westerns . As he performed : Vivo per la tua morte (1968) , L'ira di Dio (1968) , Sartana nella valle degli avvoltoi (1970) , A Man Called Sledge (1970), Ehi amigo ... sei morto! (1970). And other appearances in all kinds of genres , such as : Anónima de asesinos (1966) , Hollywood man (1976), Smokey and the judge (1980) and Captain America (1990) . Being accompanied by other Italian actors , Spaghetti regulars , such as Rik Battaglia , Marco Zuanelli, Raf Baldassarre , and Aldo Berti as a violent rapist stands out

There is plenty of thrills and run-of-the-mill action in the movie , guaranteeing some crossfire or stunts every few minutes . The film is fast moving including twists , turns and being entertaining enough but resulting to be a mediocre flick . It contains atmospheric cinematography , although somewhat dark , photographed by by cameraman Sergio D'Offizi in the Dino Laurentiis studios, Roma, and Lacio, Italia , but no Almeria . Nice score by composer Carlo Savina in Spaghetti style , including an enjoyable leitmotif and catching song . The motion picture was middlingly directed by Paolo Bianchini and he often used the pseudonym as Paul Maxwell. At this film he inclined toward violence and too much action . He made various ¨Spaghetti¨ such as Ehi Amigo... Sei Morto! , 1968 Lo Quiero Muerto , 1968 God Made Them... I Kill Them and ¨Spy genre¨ such as 1969 Devilman Story , 1968 Superargo, 1967 Hypnos Follia Di Un massacre , 1966 Il Gioco Delle Spie . Rating : 5/10 , a routine Western , though passable for some typical Spaghetti scenes.

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The spaghetti Western subgenre, primarily produced by Italian filmmakers and filmed in Europe in the mid-20th century, features a distinctive style and unique approach to the traditional Western genre. They are often characterized by their gritty and stylized visuals, unconventional storytelling, and use of Italian filmmakers, actors, and locations.

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A postman officer, Dove Williams, pursues a group of outlaws who have robbed a stagecoach in Texas.

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