The Stranger and the Gunfighter
1974 1h 47m movie Film Hong Kong

The Stranger and the Gunfighter

El Kárate, el Colt y el Impostor

“The fastest gun in the West joins with the most brutal hands in the East!”

Synopsis

El Kárate, el Colt y el Impostor

“The fastest gun in the West joins with the most brutal hands in the East!”

During a hold-up in the Wild West, Dakota kills a rich old Chinese man, Wang. Later, he is captured, sentenced, and is about to be hanged – and he never profitted from Wang's death, has he buried him with the photographs of his four widows, and a few worthless papers. Meanwhile, Ho comes to America in search of his uncle's fortune, and must get Dakota free, as he his the only man who can lead him to Wang's tomb. They open the tomb, retaking the pictures of Wang's widows. It happens he reads the papers and knows that Wang had one quarter of a map tattooed in each of his women's buttocks. Now, the difficult part will really start… Treasure hunt.

The 1973–1975 Hong Kong Window

24 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Stranger and the Gunfighter sits at position #21.

  1. Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend
    #1

    Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend

    ★ 9.0 · 1973

  2. The Golden Lotus
    #2

    The Golden Lotus

    ★ 8.0 · 1974

  3. Five Shaolin Masters
    #3

    Five Shaolin Masters

    ★ 7.5 · 1974

  4. The Man from Hong Kong
    #4

    The Man from Hong Kong

    ★ 6.9 · 1975

  5. The Flying Guillotine
    #5

    The Flying Guillotine

    ★ 6.7 · 1975

  6. The Fate of Lee Khan
    #6

    The Fate of Lee Khan

    ★ 6.6 · 1973

  7. Disciples of Shaolin
    #7

    Disciples of Shaolin

    ★ 6.6 · 1975

  8. All Men Are Brothers
    #8

    All Men Are Brothers

    ★ 6.6 · 1975

The 1970s Hong Kong Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Stranger and the Gunfighter premiered. 122 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.

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Reception Benchmarks

5.4
TMDB Rating
19
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #718 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (14th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.9 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.

Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #458 of 516 (top 89%).

Production Details

Primary Country Hong Kong
All Production Countries Hong Kong, Italy, Spain
Original Language En
Spoken Languages English, Italian, Spanish
Production Companies Champion Films, Compagnia Cinematografica Champion, Harbor Productions, Midega Film, Shaw Brothers
Runtime 1h 47m
Release Date January 1, 1974
IMDb tt0071784

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