What may interest a number of viewers about this spaghetti western is that Dario Argento is given credit as one of the writers, though reports state that he actually had nothing to do with this movie. Whether he was involved or not, the end results are really strange. There is some good stuff here - the movie has a great deal of atmosphere, from the ghost town set to even the interior of saloons. The musical score is also well done, whether the scene calls for something loud or something more subdued. However, the script needed a lot more work before shooting began. The story, what there is, moves at an incredibly slow pace. Also, the story is frequently confusing right from the start, leading to a number of moments when you wonder what exactly is going on. If you are a spaghetti western fan of great patience, the movie does have some rewards, but even then you'll see that it could have been a lot better.

"Cemetery Without Crosses" has plenty of crosses in the cemetery. This is what I would call a minimalist "spaghetti western". Simple revenge kidnapping story, with minimal dialog. I really would have liked to see the characters and screenplay developed a bit further. The editing, which is rather choppy, makes this seem more like loosely connected vignettes. The stunt work is some of the most unconvincing I have ever seen, and the blood looks like nothing more than red paint. A downbeat ending was somewhat of a surprise, but overall "Cemetery Without Crosses" must be considered as nothing more than a slightly better than average "spaghetti". - MERK

I'm certainly the first one not to join the incredible chorus of praises.But seriously folks !Robert Hossein's forte has always been the thriller,the film noir, and several of his efforts are really worthwhile ,particularly " Toi Le Venin" "Le Jeu De La Vérité" and "La Mort D'Un Tueur";westerns are a different matter.Just before this spaghetti-western (it's rather a French fries western ,by the way) ,he and his star Michèle Mercier hit the big time with the five "Angélique Marquise Des Anges" movies ."Une Corde Un Colt" is a bad idea gone wrong;in France it got unanimous thumbs down .The cast is essentially French and (for a French),it's impossible to believe in their "characters" .The production is the poorest of all Hossein movies ,being thin and lacking any real positive (or negative) energy.A "visual " western it may be (with a dozen of lines),and they even hire "Angélique"'s cameraman ,Henri Persin,but there's nothing really visually beautiful to film.André Hossein,Robert's brother ,provides the score,as usual,and it's rather nice,although a bit anachronistic ,sounding late fifties/early sixties

Cemetery Without Crosses: a film that I have been chasing for a number of years for my DVD collection...never saw it previously. Well worth the wait...a film that stands up extremely well against the better non-Leone spaghetti westerns (Great Silence, Big Gundown, Bullet for the General, Day of Anger,Face to Face, etc) and at least as well against a Fistful of Dollars. Beginning: sepia toned, without any dialogue, three men on horseback are being chased by about 10-15 men...from the beginning, it is obvious one of the three being chased will not make it...then titles, credits, and color to the movie... A third into the movie, we come to a ghost town where our protagonist dwells...he plays roulette against himself...a former flame comes to the town and asks for his help in obtaining a measure of revenge...don't do it, he cautions... In the middle of the movie, our protagonist sits and eats with the family and employees of the men doing the chasing in the beginning of the movies...silence...knowing glances...something is about to happen... Two thirds into the movie: a woman is kidnapped and raped...tries to escape...the remaining two men who were chased in the movie are kidnapped themselves, beaten... End of Movie: the final, obligatory shoot-out... Questions abound...symbolism heavy...stayed with me a few days...well worth the journey...oh, the photography is excellent, as is the music, and there is a cameo performance by Sergio Leone himself... Very underrated film...