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• Adventure
• Western

• 1966
• Richard Brooks
• 112 mins
• PG

Summary

Western starring Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin and Robert Ryan. Four soldiers of fortune are hired to rescue the wife of a cattle baron, who is being held by a ruthless Mexican revolutionary. But, after a gruelling ride across frontier country to the bandit's stronghold, the mercenaries discover their mission is not all that it seems.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Adrian Turner

Grittily shot in canyon country, bursting with violence and with pit stops for pithy philosophising, this is one of the last westerns one can call a "classic". With more than a passing nod to The Magnificent Seven, made six years earlier, Richard Brooks's action-filled addition to the genre was a box-office smash, repairing the damage that the flop Lord Jim had done to his reputation two years before. Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan and Woody Strode are the magnificent four, flawed and fearsome, hired to rescue Claudia Cardinale from the clutches of manic Mexican bandit Jack Palance. Prolific film composer Maurice Jarre provides a suitably evocative score while Conrad Hall's smashing lenswork earned one of the film's three Oscar nominations.

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rolenameHenry Rico FardenLee MarvinBill DolworthBurt LancasterHans EhrengardRobert RyanJacob SharpWoody StrodeCaptain Jesus RazaJack PalanceMaria GrantClaudia CardinaleJW GrantRalph BellamyOrtegaJoe De SantisFierroRafael BertrandPadillaJorge Martinez de HoyosChiquitaMarie Gomez

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English | English | Spanish

Guidance

Violence, sexual references.

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