Synopsis: Mexico. An evil farmer kidnaps all the men in the nearby villages, prompting the wife of one of them to ask the help of a gunfighter named Chris, who had helped her village in the past. Chris rounds up a posse of seven men.
Appraisal: There are some good plot ideas in this film, like the Marxist justification used by the bad guy to enslave the peasants - he has always fought the peasants' oppressors and the peasants reaped the benefits without ever raising a finger to help. This, and several characters' backstories, are exposed solely in dialogue. The big problem of this film is that it lacks visually exciting sequences. All the riding and shooting become a little boring, especially without a juicier dramatic conflict on which to focus our attention.
Rating: 31
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