The best Klaus Kinski’s western movies

Klaus Kinski

Klaus Kinski

18/10/1926- 23/11/1991
​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nikolaus Karl Günther Nakszyński, best known as Klaus Kinski (18 October 1926 – 23 November 1991), was a German actor. He appeared in over 130 films, and is perhaps best-remembered as a leading role actor in Werner Herzog films: Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972), Nosferatu (1979), Woyzeck (1979), Fitzcarraldo (1982) and Cobra Verde (1987). Description above from the Wikipedia article Klaus Kinski, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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For a Few Dollars More

For a Few Dollars More
8.2/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 10/05/1965
  • Character: Juan Wild - The Hunchback
Two bounty hunters are in pursuit of "El Indio," one of the most wanted fugitives in the western territories, and his gang.

Winnetou: The Red Gentleman

Winnetou: The Red Gentleman
6.5/10
Forester, a ruthless oil baron, wants to create a war between the native American tribes and the white men. Old Shatterhand, Winnetou and their sidekick Castlepool try to prevent this.

A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot

A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
6.2/10
Three rogues set out to rob $300,000 from an Indian-hating cavalry major.

The Great Silence

The Great Silence
7.7/10
  • Genre: ActionWestern
  • Release: 21/02/1968
  • Character: Loco (Tigrero)
A mute gunslinger fights in the defense of a group of outlaws and a vengeful young widow, against a group of ruthless bounty hunters.

A Bullet for the General

A Bullet for the General
7/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 06/12/1966
  • Character: El Santo
El Chuncho's bandits rob arms from a train, intending to sell the weapons to Elias' revolutionaries. They are helped by one of the passengers, Bill Tate, and allow him to join them, unware he is an assassin working for the Mexican government.

Timestalkers

Timestalkers
5.6/10
History professor Scott McKenzie makes an anachronistic discovery in a photograph from the Old West and he is soon joined by beautiful time-traveler Georgia in a time-skipping adventure to stop her colleague from the future from erasing her from existence.

If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death

If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death
6.3/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 14/08/1968
  • Character: Morgan
After a stagecoach is robbed and the passengers murdered, a long and tangled series of surprise attacks and murderous double-crosses, leaves the coach's strongbox in the hands of the killer Lasky. It is up to the legendary hero Sartana to track down the missing money and determine just who is ultimately behind the grisly robberies and killings.

A Noose Is Waiting for You Trinity

A Noose Is Waiting for You Trinity
5.6/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 14/12/1972
  • Character: Scott
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 plot. George Martin returns as Clint (renamed Trinity in some countries), an ex-gunslinger desperately wanting to be forgiven and accepted by his family that he abandoned years earlier. One major differences in the plot when compared to the first film is the addition of Klaus Kinski as a ruthless bounty hunter. The bounty hunter tracks Clint down and forces him to return to his violent ways to protect himself and his family.

Twice a Judas

Twice a Judas
5.4/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 01/09/1969
  • Character: Dingus
Luke Barrett, having lost his memory due to an accident, does not realize that Dingus had killed his wife and brother to take possession of the Barretts' land and money. At first Luke trusts him, but while looking for his forgotten identity he discovers the truth.

Black Killer

Black Killer
5.4/10
The town of Tombstone is overrun by Ramon, Pedro, Miguel, Ryan and Slide -- five outlaw brothers who are taken on by gunslinger Burt Collins and a deadly lawyer.

And God Said to Cain

And God Said to Cain
6.7/10
An innocent man sentenced to ten years in prison for a crime he did not commit, is released from jail, promising to seek revenge on the guilty.

Sartana the Gravedigger

Sartana the Gravedigger
6.5/10
  • Genre: MysteryWestern
  • Release: 20/11/1969
  • Character: Chadeau / Holden / Hot Dead
Sartana is falsely accused of robbing a bank, and must find the real robbers and clear his name.

Coffin Full of Dollars

Coffin Full of Dollars
5.1/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 01/04/1971
  • Character: Dan Hagen / Slander
There's a frontier feud on the border of Mexico. Outlaw Hagen's brothers have been killed by Nevada's Kid's family.

The Beast

The Beast
5/10
Foul, twitchy, and deranged sex maniac Johnny Laster comes up with a plan to abduct a lovely young heiress in order to obtain her considerable inheritance.

Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead

Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead
6.2/10
Dan Hogan and his gang have held up a bank for $100,000 in gold bars. They meet up at Jackal's Ranch, a weigh station for stage coaches. While waiting for the gold to arrive they encounter a stranger, John Webb, who wants half the gold in exchange for guiding them safely to Mexico. Reluctantly, Dan agrees and they set across the brutal desert for a race to the border with the Rangers hot on their tail. Is John who he says he is? Is he really after the gold or does he have an ulterior motive?

The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe

The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe
5.7/10
  • Genre: ActionWestern
  • Release: 28/12/1973
  • Character: Scalper Jack
A Chinese immigrant, recently arrived in America, fights to free Mexican slaves from their cruel master.

Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold

Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold
5/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 13/08/1971
  • Character: Virgil Prescott
After witnessing the brutal murder of his entire family by Native Americans as a child, Jeremiah Bridger becomes a merciless Indian-killer and scalp hunter. After saving the life of a beautiful Native American girl named Tune, however, the lone and silent gunman slowly reconsiders his hatred. He starts to doubt his former persuasion, that it was really Indians, who killed his family, and soon has to find out that a greedy and unscrupulous landowner usually blames Native Americans for his own crimes.

The Ruthless Four

The Ruthless Four
6.5/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 09/02/1968
  • Character: Brent il Biondo
This superior Spaghetti western scrutinizes the greed and paranoia that afflict four men as they struggle among themselves to unearth a fortune in gold from a remote Southwestern mine without falling prey to each other's bullets.

The Last Ride to Santa Cruz

The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
4.6/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 28/03/1964
  • Character: Jose
A former sheriff begins to persecute the gang led by Pedro Ortiz, after his wife is taken away.

Pride and Vengeance

Pride and Vengeance
5.9/10
A Spanish army officer, Don Jose (Nero), stationed in Seville, meets and begins a relationship with a mysterious gypsy, Carmen (Aumont). After he discovers she has cheated on him with his Lieutenant, he kills the officer and flees the city with Carmen. He recovers from his wounds and is forced to begin the life of a bandit.

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