Monday, August 31, 2020

DUEL IN THE ECLIPSE 1968 (SINISTER CINEMA)

Interesting Spaghetti western from the late 60's.

Lang Jeffries stars as Ross Logan/Django in this bizarre tale. This is also known as "Requiem For A Gringo" and even though it's a Euro western, it has a distinct Euro horror flavor it it some of the time.

Logan returns home after some military service and finds that his brother has been murdered by a gang of outlaws. This sets him on the trail of revenge. Logan is no ordinary man, he has an uncanny ability to predict and sometimes control the weather. This talent is never explained, but it is unique.

After much searching and gunplay Logan finds Porfirio Carranza (Fernando Sancho) and his gang. They are the ones who killed his brother, and everything leads to an epic shootout in a huge courtyard.

There is plenty of action for and Spaghetti Western fan and if that ain't enough you always have the incredibly sexy Femi Benussi as Alma, the main squeeze of Carranza. Benussi has always been a favorite of mine and I enjoy anything with her in it.

The print from Sinister is very good, but I do wish it was in widescreen as it was intended to be see. However, don't let that detract you from seeing a very unusual and entertaining Euro Western. By the way, the title does fit the end of the film.

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