China 9, Liberty 37

About China 9, Liberty 37

Gunslinger Clayton Drumm is about to be hanged when he is given a chance to live if he agrees to murder Matthew, a miner who has steadfastly refused to sell his land to the railroad company. Matthew’s refusal is a major obstacle to the railroad’s plans for expansion.

China 9, Liberty 37 is a 1978 western film directed by Monte Hellman. Released in August 1978, it runs 105 minutes.

Fabio Testi stars as Clayton Drumm, Warren Oates as Matthew Sebanek, Jenny Agutter as Catherine Sebanek, and Sam Peckinpah as Wilbur Olsen. Written by Douglas Venturelli and Jerry Harvey.

Shelv files it under ranch, spaghetti western, hired killer, and hanging. In the United States it streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Best Westerns Ever Amazon Channel.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, and Eastern Promises make useful companions to China 9, Liberty 37, all filed under hitman and prostitute. It carries a R rating.