# Death Rides a Horse (1967)

> A traumatized survivor and a hardened gunslinger join forces to hunt the outlaws who destroyed their lives in a grim, operatic Spaghetti Western.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/33217

## Facts

- Runtime: 115 min
- Genres: Western
- Director: Giulio Petroni
- Cast: Lee Van Cleef, John Phillip Law, Mario Brega, Luigi Pistilli, Anthony Dawson, José Torres, Franco Balducci, Bruno Corazzari
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064208/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: grim, propulsive, operatic, classic western night, action movie marathon

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- [The Big Gundown (1967)](https://ember.film/movie/10066)
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- [The Professionals (1966)](https://ember.film/movie/13374)
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- [Massacre Time (1966)](https://ember.film/movie/25488)
- [The Great Silence (1968)](https://ember.film/movie/4384)
- [Four of the Apocalypse (1975)](https://ember.film/movie/32772)
- [The Grand Duel (1972)](https://ember.film/movie/42359)
- [Keoma (1976)](https://ember.film/movie/3616)

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