The Stranger and the Gunfighter

The Stranger and the Gunfighter

The fastest gun in the West joins with the most brutal hands in the East!

Directed by Antonio Margheriti

Produced by Champion Films, C. C. Champion

1974107 min5.4 / 10

A lighthearted East-meets-West action-comedy built on the unlikely partnership between a gunslinger and a martial artist on a treasure hunt, driven by absurdist humor and physical comedy.

During a hold-up in the Wild West, Dakota kills a rich old Chinese man, Wang. Later, he is captured, sentenced, and is about to be hanged - and he never profitted from Wang's death, has he buried him with the photographs of his four widows, and a few worthless papers. Meanwhile, Ho comes to America in search of his uncle's fortune, and must get Dakota free, as he his the only man who can lead him to Wang's tomb. They open the tomb, retaking the pictures of Wang's widows. It happens he reads the papers and knows that Wang had one quarter of a map tattooed in each of his women's buttocks. Now, the difficult part will really start... Treasure hunt.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Stranger and the Gunfighter sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Does The Stranger and the Gunfighter end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is The Stranger and the Gunfighter violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is The Stranger and the Gunfighter easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Is The Stranger and the Gunfighter scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

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22/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity39

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise26

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love7

How much audiences actually like it

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