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6.6/10   843 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Fred Freiberger (story) and
William Tunberg (story) ...
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Release Date:
9 July 1954 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Takes you beyond the land of the Black Sand!
Plot:
A trio of American adventurers marooned in rural Mexico are recruited by a beautiful woman to rescue her husband from Apaches. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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Gary Cooper ... Hooker

Susan Hayward ... Leah Fuller

Richard Widmark ... Fiske
Hugh Marlowe ... John Fuller
Cameron Mitchell ... Luke Daly

Rita Moreno ... Cantina Singer
Víctor Manuel Mendoza ... Vicente Madariaga
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Additional Details

Runtime:
100 min | USA:96 min (FMC Library Print)
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.55 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints) | Mono (Western Electric Recording) (35 mm optical prints)
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Fun Stuff

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Factual errors: The film is set in Mexico and the Indians are being called Apaches. However, they are dressed as Northeastern American Mohawks. In addition, the men of the Apache nations were traditionally long-haired. In this film, the "Apache" Indians are sporting Northeastern Mohawk haircuts. more
Quotes:
Hooker: A cross isn't a bad thing to see...it can be beautiful. And everybody has one. more
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A Moving Parable, 21 February 1999
10/10
Author: anonymous from Columbia, South Carolina, USA

Filmed on location in the volcanic deserts and banana jungles of central Mexico, this film quickly escapes Western routine through its effective use of complex characterization and unusual scenery. The sweeping musical score and other worldly backgrounds establish an epic atmosphere. The background painting used in the opening credits and again in the "gold mine" sequences strongly recalls the paintings of Frederick Churchward. Mysterious and unattainable Susan Hayward leads an odd assortment of morbidly pensive adventurers in a mortal quest. As the characters' hidden pasts unravel, they sacrifice themselves, one by one, to assure the party's escape from hostile Indians. We are reminded that a society's least wanted members may be its most most willing defenders. Beneath the big screen Western flash, this is a film about loyalty and responsibility. Cooper's ending speech says it all.

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