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Overview

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Director:
Richard Brooks
Writers:
Richard Brooks (written by)
Frank O'Rourke (novel)
Contact:
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Release Date:
2 November 1966 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Western more
Tagline:
It Captures The Flavor Of A Brawling Lusty Mexico! more
Plot:
An arrogant Texas millionaire hires four adventurers to rescue his kidnapped wife from a notorious Mexican bandit. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 5 nominations more
User Comments:
A Classic more (57 total)

Cast

  (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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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for violence and nudity.
Runtime:
117 min | UK:123 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Spanish
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #21227) (original rating) | New Zealand:PG | 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)
Filming Locations:
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
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. more
Quotes:
Bill Dolworth: Relax. The stuff you're handling is safe. These beaded sticks are the tricky ones. It's the heat. Makes 'em sweat. Nitro. When they're dry and cool, they're safe and obedient. We'll leave these sweaty ones behind. Ventilate 'em. Cool 'em. Then maybe they'll behave.
Jake Sharp: Right now, I don't know if it's me or the dynamite that doin' all that sweatin'.
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23 out of 33 people found the following comment useful.
A Classic, 8 June 2004
Author: Terence Allen from Atlanta, Georgia

This is one of those great, all-star movies where what happens is almost inconsequential because getting there is so much fun. Marvin and Lancaster give sharp-edged, self-assured performances, Palance is delightful as always, and the rest of the cast does their job in yeoman fashion. It has the edge and cynicism that marked the decline of western movie production, but it has enough fun with the audience, and itself to stand out from other westerns made at the same juncture. Richard Brooks deserves a lot of credit for keeping the genre going because few westerns made around this time were or are memorable. This movie is not always mentioned with the all-time great westerns...but it should be.

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