Wizard-8 I have found that spaghetti westerns that chose to film in Israel instead of the usual stomping grounds of Spain tend to have some very interesting touches to them even if they don't work overall. But "Black Jack" is one example that works very well for the most part. It is an incredibly dark and bleak spaghetti western in many aspects, not just with the amoral bad guys, but also with a "hero" who doesn't seem to be any better than the men he hunts down in a quest for revenge. The scenes of revenge are very memorable, having violence and brutality that will make viewers wince at least a little. Even when the movie is not showcasing violence or revenge, the atmosphere is dripping with dread, in part due to the dusty and haunting Israeli desert backdrop. Robert Woods acts appropriately mean-spirited for the most part, though he does overact a few times when his character gets into a bout of insane laughter. Another quibble is that the movie takes a long time (almost half of the running time, as a matter of fact) to set everything up before Woods starts on his path of vengeance. And the pacing does remain kind of slow at times in the second half of the movie. Also, it's not made clear how Woods' character manages to track down his former criminal partners. But those minor shortcomings should not prevent spaghetti western fans from enjoying this western. Though considering the REALLY harsh tone of the movie, maybe I should pick a better word than "enjoying".(Note: Watch the movie on YouTube instead of DVD, because as one other IMDb user pointed out earlier, the ending on the DVD has been edited in a way to be pretty incomprehensible.)

tcaramela Black Jack 1968 starring Robert Woods was a fascinating SW and I agree with other posters it belongs on a top 20 list. I saw a full screen DVD copy of it with the edited ending and then saw on youtube the unedited ending. If you watch the edited version you will say "WTF" at the ending and then feel cheated like when you order fast food after seeing a commercial showing a hug full hamburger then you go in the drive thru and its half the size like that lol. Okay back to the flick... I like this movie because there is no hero only a bad guy, who gets wronged by his crew because he is greedy and double crosses them only to get hunted down and those closest to him gets hurt and murdered being left for dead Black Jack sets out for revenge badly maimed and is half crazed. It really is a great revenge flick and with amazing ending. Robert Woods really has grown on me since seeing My name is Pecos and Black Jack he is really a great character actor for the genre. The directing was great even though Baldenello is considered not a very good director but he did impress me with this one.

spider89119 This is an awesome spaghetti western that deserves more recognition from fans of the genre.The story is a classic tale of revenge. The "Hero" is a villain himself, in true spaghetti fashion. He is wronged to such a severe and violent degree that one can't help cheering him on as he brutally hunts down and kills the men who betray him and leave him for dead. There isn't a single boring moment in this movie.The acting from all the cast members is above average for a Eurowestern. I especially like Robert Woods's maniacal laughing as he torments the victims of his vengeance. It's a nice touch- definitely the kind of thing that makes these Eurowesterns so fun to watch.Lallo Gori's music score is fantastic. It has a style all its own, and manages to sound great without trying to imitate Morricone. The organ music parts are especially cool.There is even a little touch of Poe at the end, as the buildings begin to crumble around the tragic characters.I really can't say enough about this movie without giving too much away, so see it for yourself if you can find it!

Wetbones I did not know a lot about this film when I finally got the chance to watch it on an old Dutch VHS tape. It turned out to be excellent.The plot concerns a band of bank robbers who decide to betray their leader, Jack. They torture and nearly kill him while his sister gets brutally raped by one of the men and is subsequently scalped (!) and murdered by an Indian who was hired by the villains. But leaving Jack alive was a grave mistake because after getting better his saddles up and goes for bloody revenge.I usually prefer Italian westerns to those from the US because most of the latter are too tame for my tastes. There is a nastiness about BLACK JACK that is quite powerful and disturbing. Even on the used VHS the cinematography was great and the same has to be said about the effective score. The acting is good for this kind of film, though Jack's grief and madness sometimes border on the comical - especially when he bursts out laughing like a loon during one fight. Still, this is powerful and effective cinema and should be of interest to anyone who likes the genre or revenge films in general. It's a pity that the film is near impossible to find at the time of this writing. I hope it will get a DVD release soon. This 35 year old gem is overdue for rediscovery.