Face to Face Italian Faccia a faccia , Spanish title Cara a cara is a 1967 Italian Political Spaghetti Western film written and directed by Sergio Sollima. The film stars Gian Maria Volont and Tomas Milian, and features a musical score by Ennio Morricone.
During the American Civil War, Brad Fletcher retires from his position as History Professor at Boston University due to suffering from tuberculosis and retreats to Texas, believing the warmer climate will improve his health. The sexually repressed Fletcher is a wellmeaning and earnest, if somewhat conceited, liberal who opposes violence and human suffering. While taking a siesta, a stagecoach carrying several lawmen and the captured criminal Solomon Beauregard Bennet stops by Fletchers hotel. When Fletcher tries to give Bennet a drink of water, he is taken hostage, and they escape on the stagecoach before becoming lost in the desert. Under Bennets instructions, Fletcher takes him to a hideout in the forest, where Bennet recovers from his wounds. During this time, Bennet teaches Fletcher how to fire a revolver.Charlie Siringo, a mysterious outlaw, encounters Fletcher and Bennet, convincing the latter to reform his gang, Bennets Raiders. Bennet agrees, and he convinces Fletcher to return to Boston. While staying in a hotel in Purgatory City, awaiting a train to the East Coast, Fletcher finds Bennet again, who has been hired by local authorities to dispatch a group of outlaws in exchange, Aaron Chase, a Raider, will be freed from prison. A gunfight between Bennet and the outlaws ensues, and Fletcher saves Bennets life by killing one of them. Later, as Fletcher prepares to board his train, he changes his mind and decides to follow Bennet and Aaron they are soon joined by fellow Raiders Vance and Jason. ........
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