Il ritorno di Clint il solitario

Il Ritorno di Clint is a mediocre western, George Martin ain't so charismatic but you get to see Kinski in a part that is mirroring his Loco arch-character of Il Grande Silenzio. Long blonde hair and coolness of a bounty hunter that is not evil incarnate but helps our hero. A typical vengeance western and I liked to think that this is the Kinski from Silenzio trying to be more human now, as he is out of the white hell. The Morricone contribution is by the numbers, as he did three tons of music those years. As for the alternate title, the movie was sold of course as one of the Trinity and Ringo series, like Django, they have nothing to so with anything in between. I have not seen the original (from which you have flashbacks), the other comment is right, Kinski and Morricone are the two reasons to see this film,though Martin (who also directs) is quite cool too. There are similarities with High Plain Drifter, not only the character's name with that of the star of the above mentioned.

a very moving film, strongly influenced by Shane. the hero (played by George Martin) returns to his family 6 years after avenging his brother's murder. he agrees to put down his guns and become a rancher. meanwhile, some baddies (very bad) threaten his family and the local ranchers. Klaus Kinski, as a bounty hunter stalks the hero to claim a $5,000 reward. great performances and a powerful ending. a beautiful Morricone score. apparently, only available in DVD in a Best Entertainment German Pal 0 release (it played on my DVD player).

Passable Tortilla/Spaghetti Western co-produced between Balcázar Producciones Cinematográficas and Doria . The film packs father-son relationship , violence , thrills , crossfire and turns out to be decent . Afonso Balcazar directs the Spanish Jorge Martin and the German Kinski in this tale of revenge and forgiveness about a bounty hunter named Scott (Klaus Kinski , he steals the show as a relentless Pistolero) who sets out in pursuit an outlaw (Jorge Martin , renamed Trinity in some countries) . As Trinity is a gunman who goes back to his little town he leaved years earlier to find that his wife and children have moved away from his bad reputation . In order to make amends Trinity tries to rekindle their love for his spouse (Marina Malfatti) . As Scott looks for the pursued bandit with a reward on his head . Meantime , Slim (Daniel Martin) and his band rob a bank , but there unfortunately appears Arnold McKinley (Luis Induni) and he his blamed for robbing , being detained by the Sheriff (Gaspar Indio Gonzalez) and led to gallows . The bounty hunter Scott tracks Trinity down and forces him to return to his violent ways in order to protect himself and his family . Meanwhile , Trinity attempts to be accepted by his family that he abandoned years earlier .

¨ Il Ritorno Di Clint Il Solitario " stunningly starred by George Martin who goes back as Clint , an ex-gunslinger desperately wanting to be forgiven his previous crimes and misdemeanours . It is an exciting Chorizo or Tortilla western that contains a story full of violence , good dramatic pace and slick direction . This sequel to the popular spaghetti western "Clint the Stranger" was released four years after the success of the first film and essentially uses the same screenplay . Agreeable Butifarra-Spaghetti Western mostly produced by Spain and Italian secondary participation ; it follows the Sergio Leone wake , including close-up , zooms , choreographic duels and no being proceeded in American style . All in all, this film is predominantly a Spanish film rather than an Italian one. It's a two country co-production but is clearly dominated by the Spanish contingent and the traditional leanings of the Spanish producers of the time have their stamp on the entire proceedings . The Spanish westerns of this era were far more likely to try and emulate their American source material than cultivate a distinctive style of their own the way the Italians were doing but their product, though here is developed in violent Spaghetti wake . The film packs action , shootouts , drama , high body-count and it's fast moving , being quite entertaining and approaching increasingly Leone Italian style , but keeping some details that make it special in this particular genre . It's a thrilling western with spectacular scenes and breathtaking confrontation among protagonist George Martin and heartless enemies as Daniel Martin . It's a middle-budget film with good actors , technicians, production values and pleasing results . Charismatic performance for whole casting . The notorious Spaghetti actor , George or Jorge Martin is good in his usual tough role , here as Trinity , an ex-gunslinger desperately wanting to be forgiven and unfortunately for him , a ruthless bounty hunter is on his trail. Jorge worked much for Alfonso Balcazar's factory such as ¨Clint the strange¨, ¨The return the Clint¨, ¨Oeste Nevada Joe¨, Thompson 1880¨ , ¨Taste of killing¨, ¨A pistol for Ringo and this ¨The return of Ringo¨ . Nice acting by always great Klaus Kinski who gives his ordinary twisted acting . One major differences in the plot when compared to the first film is the addition of Klaus Kinski as a ruthless bounty hunter . Kinski performed a lot of Spaghettis as A as Z style . In the film appears familiar faces from Tortilla or Spaghetti Western such as Daniel Martin , Gaspar 'Indio' González , Marina Malfatti , Manuel Muñiz Pajarito , Mara Krupp and Luis Induni . Evocative cinematography by Jaume De Casas , but a correct remastering being necessary . Being mostly filmed in a Western village located in ¨Splugues De Llobregat¨ , it resulted to be the location where were shot lots of Western produced and directed by Catalan people as Alfonso Balcazar , J.J. Balcazar , Jose Antonio De La Loma , Juan Bosch, Ignacio F. Iquino , Jose Maria Zabalza and Julio Buchs , among others , because Almeria was too far and the landscapes bear remarkable resemblance . There are many fine technicians and nice assistant direction and excellent production design by the usual Juan Albert Soler , he creates a good scenario . Very enjoyable musical score by maestro Ennio Morricone , including catching leitmotif .

¨Ël Retorno De Clint El Solitario¨ or ¨"A Noose Is Waiting for You Trinity" or "The Return of Clint the Stranger" or "There's a Noose Waiting for You Trinity!" was professionally directed by Alfonso Balcazar , though with no originality ; he managed to make a fluid and passable SW , though sometimes mediocre . Alfonso alongside his brothers Juan Jose Balcazar and Francisco Balcázar produced and directed a lot of Chorizo or Butifarra Western , most of them starred by Jorge Martin or George Martin , Luis Davila , Daniel Martin or Robert Woods ; such as 1972 The return of Clint , 1972 Judas... ¡Toma Monedas! , 1968 Sartana no Perdone or Sonora , 1967 With Death on Your Back, 1966 Dinamita Jim , 1965 Doc , Manos De Plata , 1965 Viva Carrancho , 1965 Five Thousand Dollars on One Ace . Rating : 5'5/10 . Average though some moments acceptable . If you like traditional Spaghetti westerns remains watchable .

This is the sequel to "Clint el solitario" (1967), again with George Martin and done by director Alfonso Balcázar (who also uses the synonym "George Martin" sometimes).

It's a mediocre italo-western with a typical american family-western storyline: Clint who killed the murderer of his brother in the first movie and therefore was imprisoned escapes from there and wants to get back to his family. His wife and the 2 children had to flee from their home and live on a farm in Texas now. She accepts Clint as a helping hand on the farm just if he lays down his weapons and swears off violence. But soon unscrupulous gangsters want to force them to sell their land and farm. And a headhunter is coming for Clint. So, here it goes...

If you don't like children as important characters of a movie because it often makes them childish, stay away. The acting is second stage professional, nothing special, everything mediocre... But this is more the american style of western, mainly because of the storyline. I can't stand heroes of a Western who don't have a gun on their belly all the time (better: out of their belly). And here you have this family- and farm-crap most of the time. And the wife demanding "No Violence! - or you cannot stay!" - Phhaaa!

Of course it's a trashy italo-version of it with a cheap and dirty setting, really evil and disgusting baddies, some bloody senseless killing and some good punch-fights. And there are some cool blood-red flashbacks to the first part. AND - YOU - HAVE: KLAUS KINSKI - of course he is great, the 100% uncaring headhunter, an invidious mien, but always above everything, long blond hair, smoking cigar permanently - cool as always! In this movie his character has quite a leading role. And I bought this DVD - which was released as "Ein Einsamer kehrt zurück" in Germany - because I love Italo-Western and Klaus Kinski. So it was o.k.! The atmosphere as you could expect it from an Italo-Western is nothing special, most of what you can describe as atmosphere is done by Klaus Kinski. Everything's mediocre - except Klaus Kinski of course!

I was wondering no one commented this movie as it has Klaus Kinski in a leading role and Ennio Morricone did the music.

Unless of course you want to see something like this. "Return Of Clint The Stranger" tries to combine these two sub-genres in one movie. Instead it actually combines problems that have plagued both genres and in the end what we get is a half-baked unpolished film mixed with the already over-used "American dream" type story.

"Return Of Clint The Stranger" is a story about a man named Clint whom after avenging the death of his brother and sister-in-law is forced to leave his family and go into hiding. He returns 5 five years later to them in the hopes that he can once again be accepted. Of course no story is complete without the villains and here we have them in the form of a greedy banker who is trying to drive Clint's family off their own lands.

I can almost guess what director Alfonso Balcázar was trying to do. He wanted to deviate from the established persona of the Italian western. He was trying to give this movie a bigger sense of depth, by adding more developed characters. The problem is, they are not particularly interesting in fact they are annoying clichés of the same characters you might see on any of the pre-Leone era American western. Clint himself is a very uncharismatic protagonist. We see that through his actions when he is trying to protect his family. At one point he tries bribing several of the henchman hired by the banker, but instead he gets hit in the head and they steal his money. He also unknowingly helps in causing the death of one his son's friends. And while some of these faults could have helped creating a more complex, filled with guilt character Balcázar fails to tap on them. Instead he continues to present the story in a monotonous way, Clint shows no visible regret of his actions and remains in the same passive mood. The entire story is mash of ideas that lack a proper realization. Klaus Kinsky's character for example could have been more strongly implemented into the plot instead of just throwing him this shallow role of a bounty hunter. The story's conclusion wasn't particularly memorable, the showdown between Clint and the banker's men wasn't all to great lacking the ingenuity of the better Italian westerns.

This movie can't brag about production values either. It's cheap, sleazy and while that could be forgiven in most westerns of the genre simply because they aim to entertain, here it helps to booster every other weak point in the film. This tried to be something more than pure entertainment. Tried and failed. I will pass on commenting on the acting simply because the version I watched was dubbed in Bulgarian. The music is a total lackluster, it lacks the punch of some of Morricone's earlier work and there is no doubt he did the score only for the money.

"Return Of Clint The Stranger" is not a good movie. It tries to add something new and fresh to the genre but it fails. It fails so much that it becomes hardly watchable on any standard.