# Barquero (1970)

> A defiant ferry operator turns a remote river crossing into a savage frontier siege when an outlaw gang demands passage to Mexico.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/20184

## Facts

- Runtime: 110 min
- Genres: Western
- Director: Gordon Douglas
- Cast: Lee Van Cleef, Warren Oates, Forrest Tucker, Kerwin Mathews, Mariette Hartley, Marie Gomez, Armando Silvestre, John Davis Chandler
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065451/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: grim, tense, visceral, classic western night, spaghetti western marathon

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- [The Wild Bunch (1969)](https://ember.film/movie/457)
- [A Fistful of Dollars (1964)](https://ember.film/movie/313)
- [Duel at Diablo (1966)](https://ember.film/movie/935)
- [Ride Lonesome (1959)](https://ember.film/movie/16706)
- [The Grand Duel (1972)](https://ember.film/movie/42359)
- [The Last Hard Men (1976)](https://ember.film/movie/24246)
- [Rio Lobo (1970)](https://ember.film/movie/15883)

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