Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold (1971): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1971, Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold is a western film directed by Pasquale Squitieri, running about 97 minutes.

What it’s about. After witnessing the brutal murder of his entire family by Native Americans as a child, Jeremiah Bridger becomes a merciless Indian-killer and scalp hunter. After saving the life of a beautiful Native American girl named Tune, however, the lone and silent gunman slowly reconsiders his hatred. He starts to doubt his former persuasion, that it was really Indians, who killed his family, and soon has to find out that a greedy and unscrupulous landowner usually blames Native Americans for his own crimes.

Who’s in it. Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold stars Leonard Mann as Jeremiah / Jim Bridger, Ivan Rassimov as Judge Perkins, Klaus Kinski as Virgil Prescott and Elizabeth Eversfield as Tuniah / Tena / Tune, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.4/10, Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold page.

If you liked it. Fans of Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold tend to enjoy The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Django Unchained, Once Upon a Time in the West and For a Few Dollars More.