意大利西部片宗师瑟吉欧·莱昂的传世经典之作，继与克林伊斯威特合作「镖客三系列」之后，瑟吉欧·莱昂这部近三个小时的长篇钜作，被称之为影史上最伟大的西部片。故事叙述一名神秘客来到小镇上，被卷入一名寡妇与铁路大亨的土地抢夺战，此片最有趣的角色，是由一向形象正义的亨利方达，难得在此片中扮演一名冷面的残酷杀手，从头到尾几乎没有表情，只有嘴角偶尔小有动作，让人不寒而栗... 当年影片在美国上映时，曾因为片长过长而被片商修剪，导致故事架构含混不清，语焉不详。

Store security guard Pietro spends his days catching shoplifters, his weekends visiting his children who are in custody of his ex-wife, and his nights thinking about new ways to flirt with the store's makeup consultant. His malaise psychosomatically manifests itself in nosebleeds, outbursts of anger, visions, etc. One day, he sees a young Gypsy girl steal something from the store and lets it slide: he can't explain why, but she caught his eye. Pietro and Pabe – that's her name – warily start to hang out, knowing each other more and more, until something begins to blossom in them. Could their shared dream for a new, more compassionate life finally be at their fingertips?

A suicidal man forces his bartender to carry out his death wish through a life-defining conversation.