Filmmaker Franco Giraldi [without his common Frank Garfield alias] began as an assistant director to Sergio Leone (for FISTFUL OF DOLLARS). He then teamed with notable scripter/director Fernando Di Leo to write this quirky Spaghetti Western.

Hunt Powers plays Tom Cooper, a renowned government special agent, who is now tapped to solve the mystery of Snake Valley. Just after the Civil War, a regiment of 130 Union sharp-shooting solders disappeared without a trace outside of that town in New Mexico. The United States government receives a ransom note a year later. The kidnappers are demanding a million dollars in gold or they threaten to slaughter the soldiers. Disguised as a doctor, agent Cooper goes to Snake Valley to investigate.

For genre fans, this is a significant film underscored by the starring role of gypsy Soledad Miranda. She later became the on-screen obsession of cult director Jess Franco, starring in his films VAMPYROS LESBOS, COUNT DRACULA, SHE KILLED IN ECSTASY (MRS. HYDE) and EUGENIE DE SADE, before meeting death in a car accident at age 27 in 1971. For other pre-Franco films starring Soledad, see SOUND OF HORROR, FURNISHED STUDIO P2 and BEACH OF FORMENTOR.

An Italian film in English Language; widescreen (16:9), (100 minutes) in DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC, playable on any American DVD machine; Extras include various Spaghetti Western trailers..

   

Sexual Assault/Violence
For Mature Audiences