Requiem for a Gringo is a 1968 Italian-Spanish Western about a gang of desperadoes that kill the brother of a rancher. The latter swears revenge and hunts down the bandits one by one… Also known as Duel in the Eclipse
Directed by Eugenio Martín (A Candle for the Devil; Pancho Villa; Horror Express; Hypnosis) and José Luis Merino (Orgy of the Living Dead; Tarzan in King Solomon’s Mines; Scream of the Demon Lover; More Dollars for the MacGregors) from a screenplay co-written by Enrico Colombo and Giuliana Garavaglia, based on their story with Arrigo Colombo and María del Carmen Martínez Román. Executive produced by Sergio Newman.
The Hispamer Films (Madrid)-Prodimex Film (Rome) co-production stars Lang Jeffries, Femi Benussi, Fernando Sancho, Carlo Gaddi, Rubén Rojo, Carlo Simoni, Aldo Sambrell, Marisa Paredes, Giuliana Garavaglia and Ángel Álvarez.
The soundtrack score was composed by Angelo Francesco Lavagnino (Something Creeping in the Dark; Queens of Evil; Pistol for a Hundred Coffins; Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die!; The Wild, Wild Planet; 4 Dollars of Revenge; Five Thousand Dollars on One Ace).
Reviews:
“Requiem für Django doesn’t reinvent the spaghetti Western, but it manages to make a decent contribution to the genre in terms of content and staging within well-known patterns. Straightforward revenge story meets eccentric antihero, plus plenty of gunfights and an obligatory love story.” 6 out of 10, Moviebreak [translated from German]
Trailer:
Full film – free to watch online:
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Filming locations:
Colmenar Viejo, Madrid, Spain
