Texas Addio / Adiós, Texas

Texas Adios
Goodbye Texas / The Avenger / Django, der Rächer

Italy / Spain 1966
produced by
Manolo Bolognini, Carlo Giovagnorio (executive) for B.R.C.Produzione/Estela Films
directed by Ferdinando Baldi
starring Franco Nero, Cole Kitosch (= Alberto Dell'Acqua), José Suárez, José Guardiola, Livio Lorenzon, Hugo Blanco, Elisa Montés, Luigi Pistilli, Antonelly Murgia, Gino Pernice, Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia, Silvana Bacci
written by Ferdinando Baldi, Franco Rossetti, cinematography by Enzo Barboni

review by
Mike Haberfelner

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Sheriff Burt Sullivan (Franco Nero) runs an orderly Texas town, and he won't even let boutnyhunters shoot their prey, instead sees to it that every criminal gets his fair trial. However, one day he decides to ride off to Mexico, where he thinks he will be able to find the killer of his father, Cisco Delgado (José Suárez), and despite his objections, his younger hotheaded brother Jimmy (Cole Kitosch) comes with him.

In the Mexican town they think to find Cisco Delgado though they soon run into trouble, as they villagers - out of fear - seem to form a wall of silence, and the Alcalde Miguel (Livio Lorenzon) seems to be more than happy to drive them out. Only a rundown lawyer who wants to start a revolution and a barmaid (Silvana Bacci) seem to be willing to help them ... but the barmaid soon pays with her life for it.

Finally, Burt and Jim make it to Delgado's ranch, but Delgado, having been forwarned, immediately wins the upper hand, and has the 2 of them trapped ... but not only that, he also tells Burt (not Jim though) that he himself is Jim's father, and after years of neglect, he wants to finally fulfill his duties of father ... not only will he let Jim stay by his side, he also offers Burt a job in his gang ... but Burt refuses, his only purpose being to bring Delgado back to Texas - alive - and have him stand trial.

Delgado of cozurse refuses, and he has -Jim incarcerated while he orders the Alcalde to throw Burt out of Mexico for good ... which almost works too, wouldn't the lawyer's revolutionary army save him at the last minute ... Burt however refuses to join the bunch of wannabe-revolutionaries, but gives them sound advice as how to not walk into a trap set by Delgado, instead involve Delgado's guards in a shootout so Burt himself can deal with Delgado ... again though Delgado seems to win the upper hand as he has Jim as hostage ... but he hasn't taken into account that Jim might hate him even though he's his father ... and in the final shootout, Jim is shot by one of Delgado's man, while Burt has to shoot Delgado in self-defense, thus spoiling his plans to bring him to justice alive a bit ...

Very solidly directed and beautifully photographed spaghetti Western that - do wonders not cease - actually makes a point about its main character wanting to exact his revenge by bringing the main villain to justice alive instead of killing him ... and this point is even made repeatedly. In the end it doesn't work out when the lead has to shoot the villain after all, but that's somewhat besides the point.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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