{"product_id":"spaghetti-western-double-feature-keoma-the-strangers-gundown","title":"Spaghetti Western Double Feature: Keoma \/ The Strangers Gundown","description":"\u003cb\u003eKEOMA (1976):\u003c\/b\u003e Keoma, a half-breed Indian, was raised by his white father after his mother was murdered. Bullied by his half-brothers throughout childhood, he grows up to fight for the Union during the Civil War. Returning from the battlefield, he finds his hometown in the iron grip of corrupt mayor Caldwell. A deadly plague has swept over the town, contaminating the water, but the crooked politician refuses to allow anyone to leave to get help. Allying themselves with Caldwell are Keoma's three brothers. Keoma must fight against his own brethren if the dying townspeople are to find salvation.\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered one of the last great films of the Spaghetti Western era, \u003ci\u003eKeoma\u003c\/i\u003e stars the original \"Django\", Franco Nero. As such, it was sold as a Django movie in some territories, going by the names \u003ci\u003eDjango Rides Again\u003c\/i\u003e in France and \u003ci\u003eDjango's Great Return\u003c\/i\u003e in Germany. However, since it stars Franco Nero playing a very similar character, \u003ci\u003eKeoma\u003c\/i\u003e does indeed have more in common with the original \u003ci\u003eDjango\u003c\/i\u003e that many lesser films marketed with that name. Towering former football player Woody Strode, who made several movies in Italy during this period, is known for his parts in \u003ci\u003eSpartacus\u003c\/i\u003e (1960), \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Shot Liberty Valance\u003c\/i\u003e (1962) and \u003ci\u003eOnce Upon a Time in the West\u003c\/i\u003e (1968).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eTHE STRANGERS GUNDOWN (1969):\u003c\/b\u003e During the Civil War, an entire regiment of Confederate soldiers was slaughtered after their superiors sold them out to the enemy in exchange for gold. Now one of those soldiers, returned from the dead, is hunting down and killing the men responsible. He goes by the name Django. This seeming angel of death will not rest until all those who wronged him are in the grave...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gothic Spaghetti Western with supernatural elements, \u003ci\u003eThe Strangers Gundown\u003c\/i\u003e (also known as \u003ci\u003eDjango the Bastard\u003c\/i\u003e) was the uncredited inspiration for Clint Eastwood's later \u003ci\u003eHigh Plains Drifter\u003c\/i\u003e (1973). Leading man Anthony Steffen, a veteran of the genre, delivers a career-best performance, and director Sergio Garrone's use of extreme close-ups and unique camera angles creates an overpowering atmosphere of existential dread.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alpha Video","offers":[{"title":"DVD","offer_id":45802755031190,"sku":"089218819895","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/9621\/5446\/files\/089218819895.jpg?v=1762202488","url":"https:\/\/moviezyng.com\/products\/spaghetti-western-double-feature-keoma-the-strangers-gundown","provider":"Movie Zyng","version":"1.0","type":"link"}