Chato’s Land

Year: 1972

Runtime: 100 mins

Language: English

Director: Michael Winner

WesternWesternsWild west outlaws and gunfightsWestern frontier dramas with a touch of humorGraphic violence and brutal revenge

Set against the harsh frontier of 1870s New Mexico, a half‑Native, half‑white outlaw is forced to kill a racist sheriff in self‑defense. The sheriff’s men assemble a relentless posse to track him, only to find the unforgiving desert and hidden dangers make the pursuit as perilous as the crime itself.

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