This Spaghetti Western was the third teaming of popular duo Terence Hill and Bud Spencer; the previous two were also in the same genre and directed by Colizzi. Unfortunately, its muddled plot line of gold-prospecting and claim-jumping (shades of the Rex Beach venerable "The Spoilers") is rendered even less intelligible in the budget DVD edition I watched by the rampant panning-and-scanning throughout which cramps the on screen action so much that what remains is virtually a succession of disconnected close-ups! The only original touch here is the fact that the heroes are aided in their struggle against the villainous exploiters by a troupe of traveling circus performers; one other point in its favor is a solid supporting cast, which includes not only familiar genre presences such as George Eastman but a clutch of Hollywood veterans namely Lionel Stander, Woody Strode, Eduardo Ciannelli and Victor Buono (as the outwardly respectable chief baddie).
Review of Boot Hill
