Death Rides a Horse

Death Rides a Horse

This is revenge... and there's nothing sweet about it!

1967 · 115 min · ★ 7.0 · Western

Bill Meceita, a boy whose family was murdered in front of him by a gang, sets out 15 years later to exact revenge. On his journey, he finds himself continually sparring and occasionally cooperating with Ryan, a gunfighter on his own quest for vengeance, who knows more than he says about Bill's tragedy.

Directed by Giulio Petroni · Written by Luciano Vincenzoni

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