It seems that there were two ending versions for this movie. I was unlucky because I saw the smooth version, not the harsh one, as I expected to, especially for this period, early seventies, not for the squeamish. This western is gritty and brutal, I agree, and Jack Palance provides a performance close to the one he had in Mike Winner's CHATO'SLAND; a former Civil War officer who, once back home after the war, lead a posse against the hero. Brock Peters pulls here one of his best performances ever, so Burl Ives.
Review of The McMasters
