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β 8.5 Β· 1966 Β· 161m Β· Western
While the Civil War rages on between the Union and the Confederacy, three men β a quiet loner, a ruthless hitman, and a Mexican bandit β comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox containing $200,000 in stolen gold.
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