this film be actually shot and make in 1987 but it do not hit the theater until 1990. a i watch this film i could see the good intention that it have but i be afraid there wasn not much talent or experience behind the camera to make it work . story take place in california in the 1890 and some italian immigrant who own vineyard be tell they have to leave their land so a railroad can come through . dennis hopper play william berrigan who have offer money for the land but have be turn down . giancarlo giannini be sebastian collogero and he be to proud to leave and ask the other farmer to stand up and fight to keep their land . berrigan grows impatient and hire a bunch of thug to force everyone to vacate . these thug be head by a man name andrew ( burt young ) and he doesn not hesitate to kill anyone who give him problem . andrew and his men kill collogero one night and his son marco ( eric robert ) vow to seek revenge and get the land back for everyone . marco blow up the bridge that the railroad be go to need and they also destroy a tunnel and this set back the project for several month and berrigan now start to get heat from other investor . this film be direct by peter masterson and besides the trip to bountiful he have at best a spotty career in direct . he a fine actor but here he seem to be in over his head . this be a film that desperately need more attention to detail and it easy to see that it do not occur . robert hairstyle be perfect for the 1980 but this be suppose to be 1890. the cinematographer be toyomichi kurita who end up be a good cameraman but this be only his fourth film and he certainly have not learn everything at that time . it not a sharp look film at all and i notice in several shot during the day that the sun would be glare off of something and the scene just do not have the crispness that would have help the overall look . the script be just a revenge story and no surprise take place during the course of the film . we know giannini be go to get it and it seem just a matter of time . the cast be top notch and they do their best but the whole film come across a uninspired . this be promote a julia robert film debut but i be not sure that be correct . she might have appear in a film call firehouse before this .