Il Mio Corpo Per Un Poker (aka The Belle Starr Story) (1968)

The notorious female bandit Belle Starr (Elsa Martinelli) has a hate/love relationship with a gambler outlaw (George Eastman). Their relationship as both adversaries and lovers complicate a daring jewel heist that each has plans of their own to get the jewels first. Written and directed by Lina Wertmuller (SWEPT AWAY), the movie has absolutely nothing to do with the real Belle Starr (1848-1889), who has become a popular character in the western genre in both film and TV (she's been played by Gene Tierney, Elizabeth Montgomery, Marie Windsor, Lynn Bari among many others). The film is totally fiction. Wertmuller replaced director Piero Cristofani after a few days of shooting. With Wertmuller as writer and director, no surprise, the film has a feminist  bent. Wertmuller's participation is the real reason to see the film as it's actually an average spaghetti western, however modestly enjoyable. It's notable for being directed by a woman with a female centric character, rare in the male dominated spaghetti western. In the title role, Martinelli is quite appealing. With Robert Woods and Francesca Righini.