A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die

A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die

That's all McCord gives them!

R 1968 · 118 min · ★ 5.9 · Western

A famous gunman decides to change his life around and turn himself in when amnesty is declared by the new governor of the New Mexico Territory, but a vindictive sheriff sets out to stop him from reaching the Territory.

Directed by Franco Giraldi · Written by Ugo Liberatore

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