Too Much Gold for One Gringo / La caza del oro / Lo credevano uno stinco di santo (Juan Bosch, 1972)

Phil_H · January 18, 2009, 6:48pm

Ahh, those ones.
Yes, they were definitely on show

autephex · January 18, 2009, 6:57pm

Hahahah

YourPallbearer · January 19, 2009, 1:49am

Not cool

ENNIOO · January 19, 2009, 2:20am

Never thought they were that big.

LankyFellow · June 13, 2009, 8:39am

It’s really entertaining.Steffen made a good job in his ‘last’ western,considering that only ‘Tequila’ and ‘Dallas’ came after that.They’re not worth mentioning.
Yes,the movie looks older than 1972 and Steffen is not as much trashed as in some movies before.
This time only the character he plays is called Trash and he’s beating only once and not as intense as usual.Thanks god !
The great score i’ve heard before in ‘Copperface’ for example.

chuck_connors_brother · July 17, 2009, 7:59am

I loved this one, probably my favourite Steffen performance, he’s pretty tough in this role (maybe because he’s dubbed by the guy who usually dubs Maurizio Merli).

alk0 · July 17, 2009, 8:31am

It’s an OK movie for me. Entertaining and never gets boring. It seems that Juan Bosch could make some nice movies without any real budget. 6/10

Bluntwolf · July 4, 2010, 4:58pm

Entertaining movie without beeing anything really special. Steffen gives one of his better performances in this one, I think.

“…slightly comedic in tone but fortunately no slapstick stuff going on…” You’re right about that BL. This flic is quite lighthearted in places but doesn’t drift into sillyness which saves the movie.

p.pereira · October 4, 2011, 11:45pm

Very average film from the post-Trinity years. Very sloppy in my opinion but Sancho’s few minutes are refreshing, his role surely deserved to be bigger.

[i]Para os lusófonos, eis a minha resenha:
http://por-um-punhado-de-euros.blogspot.com/2011/10/la-caza-del-oro-1972-realizador-juan.html[/i]

sartana1968 · October 5, 2011, 1:46pm

is available anywhere even in funmade dvdr??

p.pereira · October 5, 2011, 3:28pm

The database refers an italian release. I’ve found a divx file at CG.

Handcuffs68 · October 6, 2011, 4:05pm

Never saw this one, always thought it was all comedy. Being a A.Steffen fan, i must find a copy somewhere.

p.pereira · October 6, 2011, 4:50pm

Try Cinemageddon.

Handcuffs68 · October 27, 2011, 4:35pm

Thanks to a Fellow member for his generosity in providing me with a dvdr copy, I finally got a chance to watch this one. I found it to be ok, not a gem but good enough entertainment in my opinion. Steffen and Martin were particularity good. Also, that young actress that plays a mexican girl she showed some nice cleavage, what a nice pair of breasts, yummy!

kit_saginaw · January 21, 2015, 10:19am

I enjoyed it immensely. The script was realistic, with plenty of inventive moments. I’d rate it as highly-rewatchable.

morgan · March 14, 2017, 9:21pm

I have added a review of it to the film’s page, see:

https://www.spaghetti-western.net/index.php/La_caza_del_oro_review

candela · October 12, 2017, 7:41pm

dutch Beta tape cover scan

The_Man_With_a_Name · June 13, 2019, 10:39pm

One of the better spaghetti westerns for me. Very enjoyable with plenty of action.

Mickey13 · November 14, 2022, 2:57pm

Copied from the Spagvemberfest 2022 thread:

Spagvemberfest 2022 - the legend continues

The recycled score from Go for Broke and cheap locations attest to the low budget, nevertheless, this is where the cheapness ends. Though there is nothing particularly original about the whole entry, every element is balanced perfectly well and Bosch’s rendition turns out quite splendid. There is not a single tedious moment, the whole composition has a really consistent flow to it, the photography exhibits some fine regularity as well as forethought and the mixture of humor as well as action-oriented content works really well here.

The recycled music, which constitutes one of the best scores among the lesser-known soundtracks of the genre, is turned to good account here, as the director knows where to put each piece without introducing any confusion into the action. Anthony Steffen turns in a surprisingly amusing performance, his role is successfully contrasted with the part of the Mexican played by Daniel Martín and lastly, there is quite a bit of chemistry between the two, which makes the entire configuration even more effective. Despite there being nothing out of the ordinary here, all the pieces simply fit, everything just works and there is not a whole lot to complain about here. The most entertaining cheapo of the of the season so far, a pleasant surprise.

I_love_Cat_Stevens · February 27, 2023, 7:30pm

I’m absolutely in love with this film for some reason. The movie is entertaining with a banger title song and the characters are good. I especially like the main trio, José, Carver and Trash Benson. There’s also a Mexican bandit leader who’s played by Fernando Sancho
Anthony Steffen as Trash Benson is just amazing: He looks super good in this and is perfect for the role. Trash may not seem that special as a character but he isn’t a boring protagonist either. Let me summarize it to you:

-Trash is a feared gunslinger (outlaw too?), but he isn’t completely evil. He can be intimidating if he wants but he’s not a creep nor a psychotic killer.
-Greedy son of a bi**h, but he has honor
-intelligent and knows what he wants
-Is often seen with a cigar in his mouth but smokes only when he’s feeling down.
-Also, don’t disturb Trash when he sleeps or he’ll get angry