Sunscorched

Sunscorched

They walked in the shadow of a blazing sun... and a blazing gun!

1965 · 87 min · ★ 8.0 · Western

A group of four outlaws led by Abel Dragna Fraserville decide to settle in a small, civilized and peaceful town of 1,200 inhabitants in which even the sheriff, does not carry weapons. Soon the gunmen begin to make all kinds of misdeeds against the impassive gaze of the sheriff whose attitude is misunderstood by their neighbors.

Directed by Jaime Jesús Balcázar

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Cast

Mark Stevens Sheriff Jess Kinley
Mario Adorf Abel Dragna
Marianne Koch Anna-Lisa Schmidt
Vivien Dodds Nellie Kinley
Óscar Pellicer Twitch
Albert Bessler Schuhmacher
Frank Oliveras Luke
Antonio Iranzo Charlie
Luis Induni Saul
Julio Peña Reverendo Dean

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