In the aftermath of the American Civil War, a former Confederate soldier returns to his hometown to find that his property has been confiscated and his former girlfriend is now married to another man who fought for the North. He accidentally kills the new owner of his former house. The townspeople agree to send for a gunfighter to kill him.
It seems that this film eschews realism in a deliberate way for characters and situations which put in evidence some historical themes which in turn have lingering social repercussions in America to the days in which the film was released. The result is not especially insightful or entertaining, but has some degree of dramatic density which makes it watchable.
Rating: 40
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