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故事發生在二十世紀初的墨西哥革命中。一輛長途馬車里，高貴的先生女士們對一位沉默寡言的農民大放厥詞，然而突然農民搖身一變，顯出家庭式匪幫頭目胡安（Rod Steiger 飾）的真面目。胡安打劫后路遇愛爾蘭革命軍爆破專家約翰（James Coburn 飾），后者的爆破能力令搶劫梅薩維德銀行如探囊取物，于是胡安苦苦尾隨，不經意間卻卷入了配合維拉革命軍的梅薩維德暴動。胡安如愿與約翰搭檔洗劫銀行，但他所有的收獲卻是解放150名政治犯人。
政府軍上校剛特率軍鎮壓革命，胡安與革命隊伍付出了慘痛的代價。在逆境中，約翰與胡安產生了真正的革命情誼，二人在前往美國的路上折返阻擊剛特上校，當約翰中彈之時，這位老戰士看到了昔日在愛爾蘭的溫馨場景……本片獲1972年意大利大衛獎最佳導演獎

With classic films like The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and Once Upon a Time in the West, Sergio Leone built his reputation as a master of the Western. A key part of these film's unique style was their soundtracks, all of which were crafted by Ennio Morricone: his singular mixture of avant-garde quirks, pop instrumentation, and traditional orchestral romanticism played a crucial role in helping Leone redefine what audiences expected from a Western. Giu la Testa is the soundtrack to Leone's last foray into the genre, and as a result there is a certain bittersweet romanticism that infuses the typical quirks present in a Morricone score: the title track may have a cut-up structure and some bizarre choral vocals, but the true heart of the composition is an emotionally searing wordless solo from Edda Dell'Orso that communicates heartache far better than any lyrics ever could. The sweetly crafted heartache of that moment is further elaborated on in cues like "Mesa Verde," which uses a gentle bed of strings to cushion a fragile, sad melody built on stately horns and some Spanish-flavored acoustic guitar, and "Dopo L'Esplosione," a quietly tragic tune that layers a heart-tugging, whistled melody with subtle orchestration. However, the album isn't all somber melodicism: Giu la Testa's sense of melancholy is balanced by some playful moments like "Scherzi a Parte," a jaunty reworking of elements from the main theme that contrasts a carefree whistled melody with odd electric keyboard riffs, and "Marcia Degla Accattoni," a clever cue that tarts up its march-styled orchestral melody with quirks galore (singers croaking nonsense syllables, unexpected mandolin parts, unexpected whistle, and harpsichord breaks). The remainder of the cues mostly revisit melodic elements from the main theme, but none ever wear out their welcome thanks to Morricone's relentlessly innovative touch as an arranger. All in all, Giu la Testa represents one of the towering achievements in Ennio Morricone's catalog, because it represents the one-of-a-kind blend of romanticism and musical innovation that defines his finest work in the Western soundtrack genre.