Lee Barton arrives in Rainbow Valley as a stranger. The townspeople mistake him for Ward Cluster, a former resident thought to have died in the Civil War. They believe Barton has come to seek revenge against the Cherry brothers, who are responsible for the death of his wife. Even Cluster's son, Sean, raised by an Indian chief named Gray Bear, thinks Barton is his father.
Tom Cherry, the most troublesome of the three brothers, is involved in dealings with the Mexican army. He is romantically interested in Deborah, a local woman married to Ive, a local drunk with a questionable reputation.
Tom is on a quest for $100,000 hidden by a Mexican general. At one point, he captures and whips Barton. Eventually, Tom kills both Deborah and Ive.
Barton teams up with a wandering sheriff from Tucson and, in a final shoot-out, kills Tom. Barton discovers the hidden money and envisions a future with Sean.
100.000 dollari per Ringo was released in Italy in November 1965 and in Spain in July 1966.[4] Thomas Weisser commented that the film was relatively unknown in the United States, but that the film was one of Richard Harrison's greatest international box office hits.[2]: 233
Box office
The film was one of the most successful Spaghetti Westerns of 1965, being one of only six to gross more than 1,236,276,000 Lira that year; and is the 32 highest grossing of all time.[5][6]
