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Corbett (Van Cleef), an ex sheriff, ex casino owner cum bounty hunter n now having the ambition to run for the Senate, is famous in Texas for cleaning out the whole area of outlaws.
He is given an assurance in campaign funding by a railway tycoon in exchange for catching Cuchillo (Tomas Milian), a rape n murder accused.
What ensues is a manhunt thru the rugged landscapes wher the hunted is a machiavellian person but with moral codes.
The film begins n ends with the song Run Man Run which is packed with powerful lines n amazing music.
Morricone's music n the aesthetically pleasing landscapes r characters themselves n add to it Lee Van Cleef's towering screen presence.
In the film he is shown as a man of relentless energy and boundless ambition.
The screenplay is awesome n inspite of its dark story, it has sufficient humor n action going on n has two solid showdowns with amazin music.
The end chase is psychologically tensed as we c Cuchillo running thru the cane bushes with dogs, mercenaries n the baron hunting him like an animal.
The baron is intimidating with his looks n the Beethoven's 'Für Elise' on the piano by him makes him appear more sinister.
Milian's character in the beginning title credit is shown doing a karate pose n viewer will dig it during the final shootout.
I first saw this in the 90s on a vhs. Revisited it recently on a blu ray.
score 9/10
Fella_shibby 15 March 2019
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