Revenge, revolution, and betrayal collide in a blood-soaked Mexican town.
A TOWN CALLED HELL
Vengeance's fire is raging.
A group of Mexican revolutionaries murders a town priest and a number of his christian followers. Ten years later, a widow arrives in town intent to take revenge from her husband's killers.
Quick Answer
A Town Called Hell is a 1971 United Kingdom/Spain action western directed by Robert Parrish and Irving Lerner about a widow offering a reward for her husband's killer in a violent Mexican town rife with revolution and betrayal.
Programmer's Pick
If you like your Westerns with a side of revolution and more double-crosses than a poker table at midnight, A Town Called Hell delivers. With a vengeful widow, a priest who’s no angel, and Telly Savalas chewing scenery as a tyrant, this is Spaghetti Western mayhem with a distinctly European flavor.
— SassyFlix Programmer
Overview
Why This Matters
This 1971 spaghetti Western is notable as an international co-production featuring prominent actors such as Robert Shaw, Telly Savalas, Stella Stevens, and Martin Landau, and for its retitling to A Town Called Hell in the US due to concerns over the original title's language.
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Why Cult
The film unfolds amid the violence and shifting allegiances of revolutionary-era Mexico, setting the stage for unpredictable conflict.
A widow’s promise of gold for her husband’s killer draws desperate men and fresh violence into a town already on the edge.
Robert Shaw plays a priest who’s left his cloth—and his scruples—behind, complicating loyalties and motives throughout the story.
Expect gunfights, executions, stabbings, and more—this western doesn’t pull punches when it comes to its body count.
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Questions from the Vault
When was A Town Called Hell released? +
A Town Called Hell was released in 1971.
Who directed A Town Called Hell? +
A Town Called Hell was directed by Robert Parrish and Irving Lerner.
How long is A Town Called Hell? +
A Town Called Hell has a runtime of 95 minutes.
What genre is A Town Called Hell? +
A Town Called Hell is an action western.
Where can I watch A Town Called Hell? +
A Town Called Hell is available to stream on SassyFlix.
