Hong Kong 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
In the crowded 1973-1975 Hong Kong release window, The Stranger and the Gunfighter sits at #21 of 24. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1970s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1970s in Hong Kong, 122 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Stranger and the Gunfighter premiered alongside 8 others.
Action + Western in Hong Kong
6 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Western genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Stranger and the Gunfighter itself).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 8 other Hong Kong films in 1974.
The 43rd Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Audience Engagement
19 audience reviews — more than 40% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 42th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
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 |