Day of Anger
Day of Anger is a 1967 film from Italy and West Germany, directed by Tonino Valerii, running 114 minutes. reelscum files it under spaghetti western.
- Year
- 1967 · 1960s films
- Country
- Italy · West Germany
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Director
- Tonino Valerii
- Updated
- 29 Oct 2026
- Obscurity
- known (29/100)
- Also known as
- Gunlaw · Blood and Grit · Days of Wrath
Defined in the glossary: Spaghetti western
A gunfighter mentors a despised young man, then has to face what he created. Van Cleef at his best.
A strong mentor-and-pupil western in which an aging gunfighter takes a despised town sweeper under his wing and teaches him the killer's trade, only for the student to surpass and threaten him. Lee Van Cleef and Giuliano Gemma play the pair, and the film builds toward the inevitable confrontation between them.
Tonino Valerii, who trained under Leone, directs with real craft, and Riz Ortolani's driving score powers it. The ten rules of the gunfighter that structure the film are a nice touch. A model example of the cycle's second tier, which is a high standard.
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