Django the Condemned (1965)

Brilliant and touching

Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

In old Mexico, O'Brian (George Montgomery) is the right hand man and best friend of ambitious General Camargo. Camargo wishes to marry into the rich patrician family, the Rianos. A jealous young man of the Riano family is murdered and a who done it subplot begins. Some interesting politics are discussed by O'Brien and Camargo. In the meantime, a leader of a band Mexican outlaws is annoyed when ex outlaw O'Brien rejects his offer to join his band. The murderer of the young man, Alfredo Riano is finally resolved to be the uncle. A final showdown with the outlaw gang results in the elimination of the said outlaws.

DJANGO THE CONDEMNED is a dull little Spanish western that has nothing to do with the Django film series. It came out before the original DJANGO and was simply re-titled later. The original title is OUTLAW OF RED RIVER. The film itself sees George Montgomery as a small-time bandit who is also the movie's hero. You see, he's surrounded by even worse characters who think nothing of committing murder and when a prominent opponent is shot dead, Montgomery must turn detective to find the man involved.It's a sluggish plot and one which seems to deliberately test the viewer's patience throughout. There are a few action scenes but they're directed in such a typical way that the viewer can't help but to become bored during them. The characters are more caricatures and the dialogue in the English version appears written to order with no colour or insight. Regular western actor Frank Brana appears in the small role of a bandit.

The film concerns about Ray O'Brian (George Montgomery) , an outlaw from Texas accused of killing his wife . He is an underling of Camargo (Jose Nieto), a known bandit become Mexican General. Besides , there appears Riaño (Jesus Tordesillas), an emperor Maximiliano's supporter, and his two nephews named Francisca Riaño (Elisa Montes ) and Alfredo (Ricardo Valle) . Camargo is profoundly enemy of Espada who hurts to O'Brian, Camargo then revenges and executes a raid on the Espada's village , killing even a kid . Camargo wants to marry Francisca .But suddenly Alfredo Riaño appears dead by a shot . Who is the killer? . O'Brian must find the real culprit amidst various suspects. Can he find the guilty?.This Chorizo Western contains an intrigue in which the starring is the detective to investigate who is the murderer. It's one of the numerous European Westerns anterior to ¨boom¨ Sergio Leone films and follows the USA Western models . It isn't an usual Spaghetti Western ,this one is a cheap Western shot in Almeria (Spain) where during the 60s were filmed several Spanish-Italian Western or in co-production with US. There are action and shootouts but no too much but the little action sequences are effective as the raid on the small town. The protagonist is a famous actor who starred B series called George Montgomery . He was born to Ukranian immigrants and was a heavyweight boxer previously becoming an actor . Besides was a magnificent craftsman and built and designed houses, plus a self-taught artist, creating bronze busts for famed actors . He starred movies around the world and diverse genres : adventures (Watusi,Steel claw) , Warlike (Battle of Bulge, Hell of Borneo) and specially Western (Seminola uprising, Fort Ti, Last of badmen, Great duel in Durango ). The motion picture is regularly directed by Maury Dexter. Rating : Average. This Western could have been a lot worse but that's no reason to watch it.