A family of ex-Confederate killers, led by a fanatical patriarch, massacre a Union Army convoy in order to finance an invasion of the North. Before the clan can reignite the Civil War, they’ll have to smuggle a coffin crammed with the stolen loot across a frontier inflamed by extreme vengeance.

This fierce spaghetti western from Sergio Corbucci (Django) shows Confederate fervor as savage violence, miles away from depictions in Hollywood westerns. Starring Joseph Cotten as a hellish killer, the morally-ravished American frontier is backed by a stunning score from composer Ennio Morricone.