Barquero
A defiant ferry operator turns a remote river crossing into a savage frontier siege when an outlaw gang demands passage to Mexico.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- grim
- tense
- visceral
- classic western night
- spaghetti western marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly viewed the film as a stark, violent western that deliberately adopts the color, music, gunplay, and hard-edged mannerisms of the Spaghetti Western tradition.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The ferry river is the central tactical obstacle, separating Travis and the townspeople from Jake Remy’s stranded gang.
Travis’s barge and the river crossing structure the prolonged confrontation between the outlaws and local residents.
The reception explicitly identifies stark color, clanging music, perpetual gunfire, corpses, and murderous glares modeled on European westerns.
Travis refuses to transport the outlaw gang, while the local populace evacuates and confronts the threat together.
Films like Barquero, and why
For a Few Dollars More
stark color, gunfighter archetypes, murderous standoffs, and Spaghetti Western stylization
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
stylized western violence, terse dialogue, morally hardened outlaws, and iconic frontier confrontations
Rio Bravo
a siege-like western structure, ensemble outlaws, and escalating gunfire around a contested location
The Wild Bunch
bleak frontier atmosphere, outlaw conflict, and revisionist western brutality
Movie Details
- Director
- Gordon Douglas
- Release Date
- 1970-07-29
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (54)
Cast
- Lee Van Cleef
- Warren Oates
- Forrest Tucker
- Kerwin Mathews
- Mariette Hartley
- Marie Gomez
- Armando Silvestre
- John Davis Chandler
- Armand Alzamora
- Craig Littler
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- ScreenPix Apple TV channel, ScreenPix Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Barquero about?
- A defiant ferry operator turns a remote river crossing into a savage frontier siege when an outlaw gang demands passage to Mexico.
- What is Barquero like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Barquero as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Barquero violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Barquero as graphic.
- What did critics think of Barquero?
- Critics broadly viewed the film as a stark, violent western that deliberately adopts the color, music, gunplay, and hard-edged mannerisms of the Spaghetti Western tradition.
- Which films are like Barquero?
- Films with a similar feel include For a Few Dollars More, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Rio Bravo, and The Wild Bunch.
- How long is Barquero?
- Barquero runs 110 minutes.
- Where can I watch Barquero?
- In United States, Barquero streams on ScreenPix Apple TV channel, ScreenPix Amazon Channel .
