VividSimon Simply Perfect

Vashirdfel Simply A Masterpiece

Moustroll Good movie but grossly overrated

Arianna Moses Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

hwg1957-102-265704 Scott has a lowly job in the town of Clifton, mainly clearing up people's rubbish, and is treated with disinterest and sometimes contempt by the seemingly righteous citizens of the town. Into which town rides the mysterious Frank Talby and everything starts to be shaken up as two main plot strands emerge; the taking under his wing of Scott by Talby and Talby's efforts to get back the $50,000 dollars he claims is owing to him. It starts off slowly establishing character then moves up several gears to the gripping climax.Giuliano Gemma as Scott is good and Lee Van Cleef as the ambiguous (Is he a hero or a villain?) Talby is even better. Although playing in an Italian western was so familiar to him Van Cleef still manages to give a compellingly nuanced performance. Walter Rilla as Murph is the best of the supporting actors. The rest of the cast are typical Italian western actors in that they don't look quite right as American cowboys but have oddly fascinating faces. To bolster the film are a splendid music score by Riz Ortolani and the gorgeous cinematography by Enzo Serafin in Technicolour and Techniscope., making the landscapes particularly beautiful. Each shot could be framed as a work of art. A spaghetti western not to be missed.

tomgillespie2002 Lee Van Cleef has always been an unsung hero. Although an instantly recognisable face with those cat-like eyes and chiselled cheekbones, there will be few casual film-goers who will be able to name many films of his outside of For a Few Dollars More (1965) and The Good, The Bad and the Ugly (1966). In Day of Anger, he may not take the lead role, but his Frank Talby, the dangerous yet charismatic gunfighter who wanders into town one day, steals the screen and your attention thanks to Van Cleef's formidable presence, proving that he was one of cinema's greatest character actors.In the small town of Clifton, bastard-born street sweeper Scott Mary (Euro-western legend Giuliano Gemma) is ridiculed and bullied due to his social status. When Frank Talby strolls into Clifton on the back of his horse, he sides with Scott, and ends up shooting a man in his defence. When Frank leaves, Scott follows in the hope of being taught how to be a great gunfighter. Frank agrees, but has some brutal lessons to teach him. But they find themselves returning to Clifton in the search of money owed to Frank by Wild Jack (Once Upon a Time in the West's (1968) Al Mulock), where Frank hopes to deal some swift justice and make a mark of his own.A protégé of Sergio Leone, this was director Tonino Valerri's second movie in the chair, and he certainly knows how to shoot a western. It doesn't share the extreme close-up's of Leone's work, but builds it's fair share of tension, climaxing in an inevitable yet thrilling climax between teacher and student. The film is superbly filmed, backed by a ridiculously catchy score by Riz Ortolani from which the title song was used in Django Unchained (2012). But the film's biggest boast is in the performances of Van Cleef and Gemma, the former proving he can play as good an anti-hero as any of his peers, and the latter convincing throughout his massive character shift. Highly recommended.www.the-wrath-of-blog.blogspot.com

Milbourne Whitt Lee Van Cleef made his best movie in "Day of Anger". The worst drawback is the voices saying one thing and the lips doing something else, because they were using mostly foreign actors. As far as acting, Cleef did some fantastic stunts in the film on several occasions, and seemed to be as limber as a dishrag at the age of 43. Being dragged by horses and catching the gun thrown to him was really a good stunt. Also the street fight where he flipped over backwards while shooting at the bad guys. At then end, he was facing the man he was teaching his "10 rules of survival", and lost. The final scene where he was wounded and asked the man not to kill him, was very realistic camera work. If it was spoken in English, I would have given this movie a 10! Thanks.

von-13 In the book..."Western all' Italiana"(Bruscheni/Tentori)they think of this film as extremely touching + particularly moving. I couldn't disagree more. It could have been great though, if only the charactors were stronger and the topic more developed. Visually, it's not that good either.Tonino Valeri doesn't use the possibilities in Cleef and Gemma's faces. Ok, there is a duel of the more "exotic" kind with Cleef and his opponent riding towards eachother in full horsespeed, equipped with old muzzle loaders, which they must load while riding. Very nice indeed. And classic dialogue from Cleef's mouth is always a pleasure to lend an ear....."Alright..I'll kill you anyway you want. Tomorrow morning...(dramtic pause)...at sunrise"!!!! Seen on UK videotape in awfull fullscreen titled "Gunlaw". Running some (shortened, I believe) 81 mins