Navajo Joe (1966) *** [Italian Western Quadruple Feature Pt. 1]

Released the same year as his classic Django (1966) (as well as two other films, one of which is another Italian Western that I have yet to see), Sergio Corbucci's Navajo Joe is not nearly as good, but it's an entertaining, well-shot film with a stellar Morricone score (those main titles!) and a great standoff during the finale. There's no deep characterization, but, provided you're not offended by Burt Reynold's bronzed, unconvincing portrayal of a Native American, or the fact that he's basically referred to as "that damned Indian" every five minutes or so, the film delivers what you'd expect in an Italian Western—brutality, machismo, gunfights and revenge.

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