Second viewing; previously viewed between 1983 and 1986.
In late 19th century Montana, a rancher hires an assassin to take care of cattle and horse thieves. The romance between the leader of a gang of horse thieves -- who buys a ranch next door the aforementioned rancher -- and the latter's unmarried daughter is one of the subplots. The assassin's suspicion, and subsequent persecution, of the gang is another. An incursion into Canada by the other gang members, who want to steal horses from the Mounties, makes up the remainder of the stuff this film is made of.
Artistically made Western, with a completely unbelievable plot (an outlaw who chooses a risky place to live just for a silly revenge is something you will not see in real life) and a completely anachronistic romance. The outlaws are nice people here, the honest folks are disgusting, and the "justice system", in the person of the hired gun, is psychopathic.
Rating: 66 (unchanged)
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