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Overview
Release Date:
2 November 1966 (USA) moreTagline:
It Captures The Flavor Of A Brawling Lusty Mexico!Plot:
An arrogant Texas millionaire hires four adventurers to rescue his kidnapped wife from a notorious Mexican bandit. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 5 nominations moreUser Comments:
excellent action-adventure yarn moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Burt Lancaster | ... | Bill Dolworth | |
| Lee Marvin | ... | Henry 'Rico' Fardan | |
| Robert Ryan | ... | Hans Ehrengard | |
| Woody Strode | ... | Jake Sharp | |
| Jack Palance | ... | Jesus Raza | |
| Claudia Cardinale | ... | Mrs. Maria Grant | |
| Ralph Bellamy | ... | Joe Grant | |
| Joe De Santis | ... | Ortega | |
| Rafael Bertrand | ... | Fierro | |
| Jorge Martínez de Hoyos | ... | Eduardo Padilla - Goatkeeper (as Jorge Martinez de Hoyos) | |
| Marie Gomez | ... | Chiquita | |
| José Chávez | ... | Revolutionary (as Jose Chavez) | |
| Carlos Romero | ... | Revolutionary | |
| Vaughn Taylor | ... | Banker Who Delivers $100,000 |
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Rated PG-13 for violence and nudity.Parents Guide:
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117 min | UK:123 minCountry:
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Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
USA:Approved (PCA #21227) (original rating) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | West Germany:16 | USA:GP (1970) | USA:PG-13 (re-rating: 1999)MOVIEmeter: 
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The cast and crew stayed in Las Vegas while working on this project. Actor Woody Strode wrote in his memoirs that he and Lee Marvin pulled several pranks, including shooting an arrow at the famous smiling cowboy neon sign damaging it briefly. moreQuotes:
Bill Dolworth: The cemetery of nameless men. We buried some fine friends there.Rico: And some fine enemies.
Bill Dolworth: That was one hell of a fine battle. Out-numbered and out-gunned and still we held that pass.
Rico: Yeah, but who cares now... or even remembers?
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This was an excellent movie with only one minor quibble on my part. Towards the end, when Burt Lancaster is taking on the Jack Palance and his men in the canyon, the dialog suddenly becomes REALLY annoying and at one point consists of about 15 metaphors spoken by both characters in about 2 minutes time--as well as the many clichés! What happened to the good dialog prior to this? Well, I guess any writer can have a lull.
Apart from that, the acting and writing are good. I especially like the actors they chose--I always like seeing Woody Strode, and Ryan, Lancaster and Marvin are all good as tough but professional guns for hire. And, despite Cardinale being Italian and Palance being an American, both were fine as Mexicans. Really I have no complaints about the movie except for the still scene in the canyons--WHAT occurred wasn't the problem it was just how the characters suddenly TALK and TALK and TALK--something that was thankfully avoided in the first 80% of the movie.