# A Man Called Blade (1977)

> A hatchet-wielding bounty hunter enters a corrupt mining town and finds his paid mission twisted into a brutal reckoning with betrayal and family vengeance.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/12015

## Facts

- Runtime: 96 min
- Genres: Western
- Director: Sergio Martino
- Cast: Maurizio Merli, John Steiner, Philippe Leroy, Sonja Jeannine, Salvatore Puntillo, Enzo Fiermonte, Rik Battaglia, Donald O'Brien
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076360/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: bleak, gritty, foreboding, cult western night, gritty movie marathon

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