Killer Adios | |
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Directed by | Primo Zeglio |
Starring | Peter Lee Lawrence |
Music by | Claudio Tallino |
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Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Killer Adios (also known as Killer Goodbye, Winchester Justice and Winchester One of One Thousand) is a 1968 Italian Spaghetti Western directed by Primo Zeglio.
Film Mese noticed how the film functioned largely as a detective film, and praised the sensual representation of actresses Solinas and Neri. [1] Lexikon des Internationalen Films wrote: "Relatively bloodless, average spaghetti western". [2] Christian Kessler recommended the film as a highly enjoyable experience, even if you have already seen the ingredients of the story in other titles. [3]
Wild East released this on a limited edition R0 NTSC DVD alongside Killer Calibre 32, also starring Peter Lee Lawrence, in 2011.
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