A wanted murderer, Billy John, is captured by Ben Brigade, a bounty hunter, who intends to take him to Santa Cruz to be hanged. Brigade stops at a staging post, where he saves the manager's wife from an Indian attack, and enlists the help of two outlaws to continue his journey more safely. However, the Indian attacks persist, the outlaws plan to take Billy for themselves, tempted by the offer of amnesty for his captor, and Billy's brother Frank is in hot pursuit to rescue him. But Brigade has plans of his own ...
Im so sorry that I just dont like Western. At. All.
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弗兰克（李·范·克里夫）交得都是什么朋友，几枪响过全跑了......
A wanted murderer Billy John is captured by Ben Brigade a bounty hunter who intends to take him to Santa Cruz to be hanged. Brigade stops at a staging post where he saves the manager's wife from an Indian attack and enlists the help of two outlaws to continue his journey more safely. However the Indian attacks persist the outlaws plan to take Billy for themselves tempt...
电影不长但很精悍，戏剧张力很足，一直到最后20分钟才点明主角要吊死弗兰克弟弟的意图。全片都是外景摄影，荒漠、枯木、岩壁，尽书西部片的诗意。巴德博蒂彻和安东尼曼都是50年代传统西部片的解构者，在他们的电影中，主角已经丧失了以往的道德光环，而都是来自于身边的普通人，甚至许多都不乏人格上的缺点，这也使得电影独具魅力
