Blue (1968)

A Mexican bandit, part of a gang led by his father, goes on a raid into the U.S. He falls for a beautiful woman and decides to leave his life of crime and settle down with her. Eventually ... See full summary »

Director:

Silvio Narizzano

Writers:

Ronald M. Cohen (screenplay), Ronald M. Cohen (story),

Stars:

Terence Stamp, Joanna Pettet, Karl Malden

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Terence Stamp	...	Blue
Joanna Pettet	...	Joanne Morton
Karl Malden	...	Doc Morton
Stathis Giallelis	...	Manuel
Sally Kirkland	...	Sarah Lambert
Robert Lipton	...	Antonio
Ricardo Montalban	...	Ortega
Sara Vardi	...	Inez
James Westerfield	...	Abe Parker
Kevin Corcoran	...	Rory Calvin
Ivalou Redd	...	Helen Buchanan
Dorothy Konrad	...	Alma Wishoff
Helen Kleeb	...	Elizabeth Parker
Michael Bell	...	Jim Benton
Anthony Costello	...	Jess Parker

Storyline

A Mexican bandit, part of a gang led by his father, goes on a raid into the U.S. He falls for a beautiful woman and decides to leave his life of crime and settle down with her. Eventually his father and the gang come back for him, and he finds himself torn between his love for the woman and his loyalty to his father and his fellow gang members.

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Plot Keywords:

mexican | moral transformation | outlaw gang | haunted by the past | rancher | 

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Taglines:

To escape his past, he had to destroy it.

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Genres:

Romance | Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 May 1968 (USA)

Also Known As:

Inferno am Fluß

Filming Locations:

Seven Mile Canyon, Utah, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kettledrum Productions, Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Average Shot Length = ~5.1 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~4.7 seconds.

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Quotes

Blue: I'm tired, Mr. Parker... particularly of you.

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Connections

Featured in Fade-In (1968)

User Reviews

Beautiful cinematography wasted on routine, talky, overlong western

In spite of a somewhat interesting premise, this turned out to be completely routine, similar to many westerns of the 1960's. British actor Terence Stamp is completely miscast in the title role, playing a Mexican-raised white bandito (gringro) who is cast into American society after stopping one of his compatriots from raping a woman during a raid. The rest of the cast includes some excellent actors (Karl Malden, Ricardo Montoblan, & Sally Kirkland), but they're stuck in cliché roles and can only go through the motions. The beginning and end of this film feature the usual shootouts and horseback chases, while the middle section is mostly the supporting cast talking. And boy do they talk, and it's the kind of talk you've heard in every western ever made. However, Stanley Cortez's color photography is lovely and it takes full advantage of the scenery. In the romantic lead, Joanna Pettet is also very beautiful, but her romance with Stamp's character is unconvincing. It's hardly worth two hours of melodrama and clichés. I'd call this strictly for hard-core fans of westerns.