{{short description|1968 film by Eugenio Martín, José Luis Merino}} {{Infobox film | name = Requiem for a Gringo | image = Requiem_for_a_Gringo.jpg | caption = Spanish theatrical release poster | director = [[Eugenio Martín]]<br /> [[José Luis Merino]] | writer = Enrico Colombo <br /> Giuliana Garavaglia | starring = [[Lang Jeffries]] | music = [[Angelo Francesco Lavagnino]] | cinematography = Mario Pacheco | editing = [[José Antonio Rojo]] | studio = Hispamer Films<br>Prodimex Film | distributor = [[Variety Distribution]] | released = {{Film date|df=y|1968|08|23|Italy|1969|04|28|Madrid}} | runtime = 95 minutes<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 December 2025 |title=''Duel in the Eclipse'' (15) |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/duel-in-the-eclipse-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmta5mduz |access-date=31 December 2025 |website=[[British Board of Film Classification]] |language=en}}</ref> | country = Italy<br>Spain | language = Italian<br>Spanish }} '''''Requiem for a Gringo''''' ({{langx|it|Requiem per un gringo}}, {{langx|es|Réquiem para el gringo}}, also known as ''Duel in the Eclipse'') is a 1968 [[Italy|Italian]]-[[Spain|Spanish]] [[Spaghetti Western]] film directed by [[Eugenio Martín]] and [[José Luis Merino]] and starring [[Lang Jeffries]], [[Fernando Sancho]] and [[Femi Benussi]]. It is most known for the gore and psychedelic elements.<ref name=spaghetti>{{cite book|last=Marco Giusti|title=Dizionario del western all'italiana|year=2007|publisher=Mondadori, 2007|isbn=978-8804572770}}</ref> It is the only western film of the [[Eurospy film|Eurospy]] and [[peplum film genre]] star Lang Jeffries.<ref name="spaghetti"/> The film is partially based on [[Masaki Kobayashi]]'s film ''[[Harakiri (1962 film)|Harakiri]]''.
==Plot== Spaghetti western starring Lang Jeffries. A man with special knowledge of the heavens looks to avenge his brother's murder. He targets a gang of Mexican bandits who have occupied a hacienda and picks the day of an eclipse to bring his plan to fruition.
==Cast== * [[Lang Jeffries]] as Ross Logan / Django * [[Femi Benussi]] as Alma (as Femy Benussi) * [[Fernando Sancho]] as Porfirio Carranza * Carlo Gaddi as Ted Corbin * Rubén Rojo as Tom Leader * Carlo Simoni as Dan * [[Aldo Sambrell]] as Charley Fair * [[Marisa Paredes]] as Nina * Giuliana Garavaglia as Lupe (as Giuly Garr) * [[Ángel Álvarez]] as Samuel
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb title|0063528}} * [https://www.varietydistribution.it/en/catalogue/duel-in-the-eclipse/ ''Requiem for a Gringo''] at [[Variety Distribution]]
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