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Johnny Hamlet (1967)

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Original title
Quella sporca storia nel west
Directed by
Enzo G. Castellari
Genre
Spaghetti Western
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
16
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 24 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A cowboy returns to his family ranch after his father's death. He suspects his uncle of murder and wrestles with taking revenge.

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What happens

Johnny Hamlet (Italian: Quella sporca storia nel West, lit. 'That Dirty Story in the West') is a 1968 Italian film directed by Enzo G. Castellari. The film is a Spaghetti Western version of William Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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