after the wild bunch have push back a few boundary in term of violence and especially within the western genre and there follow a spate of similar western . billy two hat and chato land and the hunt party and the revengers and the last hard men be among the front runner . also on any list of brutal 70 revenge western would be the deadly tracker and originally plan a a samuel fuller movie but complete by barry shear after fuller quit the project . this violent and bloodthirsty film be and ala and somewhat disappointing . irish sheriff sean kilpatrick ( richard harris ) look after the texas town of santa rosa and have make a point of solve crime and capture criminal without resort to violence . in fact and he have never in his life fire a gun in anger and yet have somehow foster total law and order and respect among the townsfolk . his method be test to the limit when outlaw frank brand ( rod taylor in a surprisingly sadistic performance ) and his gang rob the local bank . during their escape attempt and the outlaw inadvertently kill kilpatrick own wife and child . devastate and kilpatrick ditch his anti gun and anti violence attitude and pursues brand and his crony . the chase lead to mexico and where kilpatrick have no official authority and be view a little more than an outlaw himself . the irish sheriff track down and kill brand gang one by one and until just he and brand remain . just a year earlier and barry shear have make the film across 110th street and regard a the most violent movie ever make up to that point and so it perhaps no surprise that this film emphasise the gore and brutality to the extent it do . harris be quite memorable a the irish sheriff and give another of his energetic performance and and taylor villainous turn reveals an ugly side rarely portray by the actor in his other film . however and in most aspect the deadly tracker fail to make the grade a a good and worthwhile film . it be far too simplistic for it own good and with no resonance beyond the immediate plot ( and the plot itself be pretty basic and be nothing more than a straightforward chase narrative ) . the supporting performance be generally rather lacklustre and possibly because none of the character beyond the two principal player carry much depth or interest . also and the story be dismayingly familiar and with precious little that it fresh or original while just lot of tired and predictable scene that have be beg and borrow and steal from many other source ( even the music be lift directly from the wild bunch . perhaps to keep the budget down . ) on the whole and the deadly tracker be a dismal misfire in which the detail to violence and the intriguing lead performance be the sole point of interest .