Beyond the Law
PG

Beyond the Law

1968 • 109 min • Western

Synopsis

A thief takes the job as a town sheriff in order to rob a silver shipment before his ex-partner can grab it.

Our family guide

Best from age 10
82
Movie Knight Score
41 reviews
  • 100 Reviewers · 1 · 57%
  • 58 Audience · 40 · 43%

An outlaw takes on the role of a town sheriff to intercept a silver shipment he plans to steal, only to find his former partner has similar intentions. This Spaghetti Western features classic elements of the genre as the two men race to outwit each other.

Violence & peril
4/10
Language
2/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking
3/10
Romance & sensuality
1/10
Scary moments
2/10

Heads up

  • Gunfights and brawls
  • Smoking and drinking

What it models well

  • Justice and fairness
  • Resourcefulness

Talk about it after

  • Moral ambiguity of the characters
  • Different interpretations of the law
  • Consequences of greed

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Top billed cast

Director: Giorgio Stegani • Crew: Inge Hilger, Giorgio Stegani, Warren Kiefer, Mino Roli, Fernando Di Leo, Warren Kiefer

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Reviewer notes

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers

If you can get past the ropey dubbing and some truly awful singing, then this spaghetti western works fine as a vehicle for the charismatic Lee Van Cleef. It’s his “Billy Joe” that is teamed up with the “Preacher” (Lionel Stander) and his own personal henchman “Al” (Al Hoosman) and they have found themselves an unique way of robbing a silver mine that uses a stagecoach to shift it’s product.…

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Details

TMDB audience
5.8/10 (40)
Age rating
PG
Status
Released

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