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The Hellbenders

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The Civil War is over and the South has fallen, but Col. Jonas (Joseph Cotten) has a plan to revive the Confederacy. He raids a Union Army detail and walks away with valuable treasure that he intends to put to use raising another rebel army. Jonas needs to keep the treasure safe during shipment, so he places it in a coffin and forces saloon girl Claire (Norma Bengell) to play widow. Claire is unwilling to do her part, however, and puts herself in danger by opposing the dangerous Jonas.

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Nathanael Hood Unseen Films Though ostensibly just a piece of violent Western pulp, Corbucci inadvertently revealed the rot at the heart of Confederate revisionism: they really were that twisted and evil. Rated: 9/10 Apr 24, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Dane W it better then navajo joe Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 12/19/23 Full Review david f This spaghetti Western has all the stereotypes and plot twists appropriate to the genre, from the ex-Confederate soldier family trying to steal a coach full of money to restart the Confederate States of America, to barroom gamblers and Mexican bandits. Entertaining if generic. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member lousy with cringe-worthy tropes that plague the genre Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member Joseph Cotton is awesomely menacing in this grim portrayal of the post-Confederate frontier. It fearlessly depicts the utter cruelty of former Confederate soldiers in what is certainly one of the harshest, albeit less graphic, spaghetti westerns about the subject. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/11/20 Full Review Audience Member good little spaghetti Western from 1967. Not an all time classic, but any fan of the Western genre should like it. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Another great lesser known Corbucci spaghetti, Joseph Cotten played one mean guy! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The Civil War is over and the South has fallen, but Col. Jonas (Joseph Cotten) has a plan to revive the Confederacy. He raids a Union Army detail and walks away with valuable treasure that he intends to put to use raising another rebel army. Jonas needs to keep the treasure safe during shipment, so he places it in a coffin and forces saloon girl Claire (Norma Bengell) to play widow. Claire is unwilling to do her part, however, and puts herself in danger by opposing the dangerous Jonas.
Director
Sergio Corbucci
Screenwriter
Albert Band
Production Co
Alba Cinematografica, Tecisa
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 10, 2017
Runtime
1h 32m
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