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Best Western Movies of 1966 Ranked

The greatest Western films released in 1966, ranked by verified IMDb and TMDB community scores.

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Djurado Poster

#1. Djurado (1966)

★ 10.0/10 1 votes

Djurado is a gun-slinging professional gambler who struts into the small town of Silver Mine and wins half of the local saloon, the other part of which belongs to Barbara, whilst battling notorious outlaw Tucan.

The Talisman Poster

#2. The Talisman (1966)

★ 9.0/10 1 votes

Upon the aftermath of a wagon train massacre, two people are awakened by a raging thunderstorm, only to find they are the sole survivors of the mayhem. One, is a Cheyenne warrior, the other, a young white girl, both arch enemies in the present wars over territory and land.

Geronimo and the Bandit Poster

#3. Geronimo and the Bandit (1966)

★ 9.0/10 1 votes

No overview currently available.

Europa canta Poster

#4. Europa canta (1966)

★ 9.0/10 1 votes

Little Europe, a town in the American West, is chosen as the site for a European Music Festival to be internationally broadcast via television. The peace of the village is put in jeopardy when it comes to electing judges because the dormant antagonisms of the descendants of Italian, Spanish, French and Germans will be awakened, but the good sheriff easily resolves the dispute. Then the problem becomes more acute when the lawyer Betty, a comely young lady, who is late in coming to the event because she was seized by the henchmen of an industry bully who wants to influence the victory of one of his favorite songs.

The Tough One Poster

#5. The Tough One (1966)

★ 9.0/10 1 votes

The elderly O'Hara, owner of a fortune in emeralds, offers half of his estate to whoever manages to get him out of jail. The adventurer Don Casey arrives in the town of Guaynas, ruled by the tyrant Villarde, to fulfill that wish.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Poster

#6. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

★ 8.5/10 9,907 votes

While the Civil War rages on between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hitman, and a Mexican bandit – comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox containing $200,000 in stolen gold.

Riacho do Sangue Poster

#7. Riacho do Sangue (1966)

★ 8.0/10 1 votes

No overview currently available.

Where the Buffalo Roam Poster

#8. Where the Buffalo Roam (1966)

★ 8.0/10 1 votes

Poor Willy’s mind has been warped by too many Westerns. He sees gunfighters on every corner, even though he’s in 1960s Swansea. Some think Billy’s simple. His Auntie just thinks he’s creative. But he’s on a dark path as his vivid imaginings grow wilder, and the world in his head comes roaring out into reality.

And Now Miguel Poster

#9. And Now Miguel (1966)

★ 8.0/10 1 votes

A boy longs to be a shepherd in New Mexico but is repeatedly told he is too young.

Behind the Mask of Zorro Poster

#10. Behind the Mask of Zorro (1966)

★ 8.0/10 1 votes

A Spaghetti western styled adventure of Zorro.

The Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones Poster

#11. The Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones (1966)

★ 8.0/10 2 votes

A dying marshal deputizes a drifter to deliver the two killers in his custody to prison. However, the new deputy must elude a pair of bounty hunters who want to deliver the prisoners themselves to collect the reward and would think nothing of killing the deputy to get them.

Kill Johnny Ringo Poster

#12. Kill Johnny Ringo (1966)

★ 8.0/10 3 votes

Brett Halsey stars as Texas Ranger Johnny Ringo, who goes to the town of Eagle Pass to investigate a counterfeiting ring.

Kid Rodelo Poster

#13. Kid Rodelo (1966)

★ 8.0/10 1 votes

An embittered ex-convict cowboy sets out to find the hidden gold his partner told him about.

Juan Colorado Poster

#14. Juan Colorado (1966)

★ 7.9/10 17 votes

Silvia's father wants to marry her off to Rafael who, out of jealousy, wants to finish off Juan. Silvia dresses up as Juan to save his skin.

Who Killed Johnny R.? Poster

#15. Who Killed Johnny R.? (1966)

★ 7.7/10 24 votes

An assumed-dead gangster wants to implicate a completely innocent man to pay for his crimes so he can give the slip to his avengers and persecutors.

The Tall Women Poster

#16. The Tall Women (1966)

★ 7.6/10 5 votes

Seven women are the only survivors of an Apache attack on a wagon train. They must cross the desert on foot to escape the Indians who are hunting them.

Degueyo Poster

#17. Degueyo (1966)

★ 7.5/10 2 votes

Ramon and his bandit gang launch an attack on Danger City, searching for rumoured hidden treasure and unable to find the loot either kill or take as hostage all the men, leaving only the women and children to produce the treasure or face 'Deguello' - an attack with no quarter. Four men arrive in town searching for Ramon and agree to help protect the town from the bandits.

Cisco Poster

#18. Cisco (1966)

★ 7.5/10 2 votes

El Cisco, who escaped a hanging with an exploding cigar, returns to the town of Calabasas five years later looking for the men who framed him.

Sheriff With the Gold Poster

#19. Sheriff With the Gold (1966)

★ 7.5/10 2 votes

A gunman teams up with a small time sheriff to rob a shipment of gold.

Bonanza: Ride the Wind Poster

#20. Bonanza: Ride the Wind (1966)

★ 7.4/10 5 votes

The Pony Express opens up an office in Virginia City. Despite being an investor, Ben objects to Joe signing up as a rider. Adding to his concerns, the Paiute Indians don't want the Pony Express riding across their land, and the manager's assistant, Curtis Wade, is itching to make a name for himself as an Indian fighter. The international theatrical release of the 1966 William Witney feature cowboy western movie made from two 1966 episodes of the television series "Bonanza", entitled "Ride the Wind"

An Eye for an Eye Poster

#21. An Eye for an Eye (1966)

★ 7.4/10 17 votes

A former bounty hunter teams up with a younger one, to track down and kill the wanted gang leader who murdered his wife and little boy.

El Dorado Poster

#22. El Dorado (1966)

★ 7.4/10 603 votes

Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an old friend, Sheriff J.P. Harrah. Together with a fighter and a gambler, they help a rancher and his family fight a rival rancher that is trying to steal their water.

Five Dollars for Ringo Poster

#23. Five Dollars for Ringo (1966)

★ 7.2/10 2 votes

Sheriff Lester Sands travels to Lindsborg in the hope of finding a gang of outlaws operating in the region. He suspects that they hide there because recently they raided the bank of a neighboring village. And during the robbery, the director was wounded. His daughter Miriam, accompanied by five bank guards has followed the trail of the assailants there. With this event and the attitude of the village mayor, the sheriff and his suspicions are confirmed and he expects that sooner or later he will face these gunmen.

Vitamin Pink Poster

#24. Vitamin Pink (1966)

★ 7.2/10 9 votes

On the Western frontier, the Pink Panther is a traveling vendor of pep pills. He unwittingly sells some pills to a frail criminal, who gains the strength to rob every bank in a nearby town! Thus, the panther is in as much trouble with the law as the robber and must act to apprehend the scoundrel.

Django Poster

#25. Django (1966)

★ 7.2/10 1,025 votes

A coffin-dragging gunslinger and a prostitute become embroiled in a bitter feud between a Klan of Southern racists and a band of Mexican Revolutionaries.

The Trap Poster

#26. The Trap (1966)

★ 7.2/10 37 votes

A French-Canadian fur trapper takes a mute girl as his unwilling wife to live with him in his remote cabin in the woods.

Los Cuatro Juanes Poster

#27. Los Cuatro Juanes (1966)

★ 7.2/10 18 votes

Juan Sin Fiedo (Javier Solis), Juan Colorado (Antonio Aguilar), Juan Pistolas (Luis Aguilar) and Juan Charrasqueado join their destinies during the Mexican Revolution.

A Big Hand for the Little Lady Poster

#28. A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)

★ 7.1/10 86 votes

A naive traveler in Laredo gets involved in a poker game between the richest men in the area, jeopardizing all the money he has saved for the purpose of settling with his wife and child in San Antonio.

Ringo's Big Night Poster

#29. Ringo's Big Night (1966)

★ 7.1/10 5 votes

Four masked men rob money from a stagecoach in route to a bank in Tombstone. The federal government vows to catch the culprits and recover the money. Two suspects are imprisoned - the notorious gunman Jack Bowman and a wounded bandit. The two cellmates form a partnership and the wounded man gives Bowman 3 of the 4 names of the other bandits - the outlaw Black Norton, Bailey, and Sam the sheriff. Bowman escapes and starts out after the money.

The Professionals Poster

#30. The Professionals (1966)

★ 7.1/10 355 votes

An arrogant Texas millionaire hires four adventurers to rescue his kidnapped wife from a notorious Mexican bandit.

The Magnificent Stranger Poster

#31. The Magnificent Stranger (1966)

★ 7.0/10 4 votes

Rowdy Yates is accused of murder, and has to alert the Army to a bandit assault.

Forlorn Hope Poster

#32. Forlorn Hope (1966)

★ 7.0/10 1 votes

A man's brother is killed by rogue troops following the end of World War II. He joins up with the roving band, intent on slaying them in vengeance from within their ranks

The Young Rounders Poster

#33. The Young Rounders (1966)

★ 7.0/10 1 votes

No overview currently available.

The Two Rivals Poster

#34. The Two Rivals (1966)

★ 7.0/10 18 votes

Ranchera comedy -- the hero thinks his girlfriend has another suitor... but the suitor is really she herself in man-drag.

Noon Wine Poster

#35. Noon Wine (1966)

★ 7.0/10 5 votes

A dark tragedy about a farmer's futile act of homicide that takes place on a small dairy farm in southern Texas during the 1890s. Sam Peckinpah directed this original adaptation of the Katherine Anne Porter novel for ABC, and the project became an hour-long presentation for ABC Stage 67, premiering on Nov. 23, 1966.

Johnny Tiger Poster

#36. Johnny Tiger (1966)

★ 7.0/10 1 votes

Teacher George Dean packs up his children to accept a job instructing Native American children on a Seminole reservation in Florida.

Django Does Not Forgive Poster

#37. Django Does Not Forgive (1966)

★ 7.0/10 3 votes

A halfbreed seeks revenge for the death of his sister, who kills herself after being raped by an officer of the Canadian Mounted Police. He gets involved in the historical revolt of halfbreeds and Indians led by Louis Riel in 1885 against the Canadian government.

Go with God, Gringo Poster

#38. Go with God, Gringo (1966)

★ 7.0/10 3 votes

The Cris brothers kill Gringo's brother and frame Gringo and his friend, Mexico, for a murder. They are taken to jail and along with the four bandits who are the real killers, escape and reach a village in which a fair is being held. Someone recognizes them and they must leave taking a dancer, Carmen, as a hostage. Gringo tries to protect her and is left in the desert all alone. Meanwhile the bandits rob a mail-coach and kill the escorts with Gringo hot on their trail. Source: SWDB www.spaghetti-western.net

Ruthless Colt of the Gringo Poster

#39. Ruthless Colt of the Gringo (1966)

★ 7.0/10 2 votes

Bandits kill Mr. Duvall when they try to steal the titles of possesion of the mine in that county. All the blame fall on Clark Harrison, but he is innocent. Later, after paying a penalty he did not commit and supposedly rehabilitated, he is appointed sheriff.

Time to Die Poster

#40. Time to Die (1966)

★ 6.9/10 25 votes

A man comes home after serving 18 years in jail for murder in this routine western. Although the man killed in self defense, rumors in town circulated that he murdered the victim in cold blood. The ex-con wants to get his life together, but the two sons of the slain man are gunning for the man who killed their father.

Scalplock Poster

#41. Scalplock (1966)

★ 6.8/10 3 votes

This Western is a pilot for the series "The Iron Horse," in which a dapper frontier gambler wins a railroad line in a poker game and has his hands full holding it from the clutches of various conniving bad guys.

My Name Is Pecos Poster

#42. My Name Is Pecos (1966)

★ 6.8/10 19 votes

Pecos Martinez rides into Houston looking to settle an old score with gang leader Clane, who is after the money that disappearred from a recent robbery. The hunt for the loot and Pecos' quest become intertwined with the efforts of the locals to stay alive long enough for help to arrive.

Nevada Smith Poster

#43. Nevada Smith (1966)

★ 6.7/10 195 votes

Nevada Smith is the alias of Max Sand, the son of an Indian mother and American father. When they are killed by three men over gold, Nevada sets out to avenge them. The young man is taken in by a gun merchant who shows him how to shoot, on time and correctly.

Waco Poster

#44. Waco (1966)

★ 6.7/10 8 votes

Preacher Sam Stone and his new beautiful wife Jill stand by the grave of Sheriff Billy Kelly, who died trying to bring law-and-order to Emporia, Wyoming. Among the mourners are businessman George Gates, mayor Ned West and his daughter Patricia. The mayor rejects Gates' suggestion that he release gunfighter Waco from jail to clean up the town. When Patricia is attacked by a cowboy after leaving her boyfriend Scotty Moore, the mayor finally decides it is time accept the governor;s offer of amnesty for Waco. Jill Stone's first reaction, when learning that Waco has been released, is to leave town before Waco finds out that she, his former fiancée, has married the town preacher while Waco was in jail. Town boss Joe Gore is not overjoyed, either, but Ike and Pete Jenner eagerly await the chance to shoot Waco for the death of their brother. Written by Les Adams

La mano de Dios Poster

#45. La mano de Dios (1966)

★ 6.7/10 3 votes

A dead man's brother tracks his murderer down, years later, and intercedes to prevent him from taking over a young woman's farm.

Brighty of the Grand Canyon Poster

#46. Brighty of the Grand Canyon (1966)

★ 6.7/10 3 votes

At the turn of the century in the Southwest, Brighty the wild burro accompanies his friend, a prospector named Old Timer, on a hunt for gold. A claim jumper robs the pair of their strike, killing Old Timer in the process. Brighty then sets out on a quest -- befriending a mountain lion hunter along the way -- to bring Old Timer's murderer to justice in this drama based on the best-seller by Marguerite Henry.

Smoky Poster

#47. Smoky (1966)

★ 6.7/10 3 votes

A cowboy named Clint bonds with a beautiful wild stallion that he trains, but after the two are separated and the horse ends up in a rodeo, Clint is determined to set it free.

Ringo, the Mark of Vengeance Poster

#48. Ringo, the Mark of Vengeance (1966)

★ 6.6/10 13 votes

Story of two friends who rescue bumbling bandit Fidel from a shootout. While patching him up, they discover half of a treasure map tattooed on his back. Learning that the other half is tattooed on the back of someone else, they set about trying to put the two halves together while being joined by card sharp and all round trickster who discovers their secret and wants in on the deal.

Johnny Colt Poster

#49. Johnny Colt (1966)

★ 6.6/10 7 votes

Starblack is a hero who dresses in black and his face is covered by a black scarf and he carries in his shirt a black star, which he always leaves at the scene of his enterprises, as a symbol of justice.

Gallo corriente, gallo valiente Poster

#50. Gallo corriente, gallo valiente (1966)

★ 6.5/10 4 votes

Two ranchers arrive in a small town to sell their horses. Along the way, they encounter an orphan boy fleeing from his abusive guardian and decide to take him back to their village in the hope of finding him a new family.

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