Blue (1968)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Silvio Narizzano

Writers:

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

Release Date:

10 May 1968 (USA)

Genre:

Romance | Western

Tagline:

The Rio Grande runs red when Blue changes sides.

Plot:

A Mexican bandit, part of a gang led by his father, goes on a raid into the U.S. He falls for a beautiful...

Plot Keywords:

Mexican | Mexican Border | Doctor | Haunted By Past | Outlaw Gang

Cast

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

Runtime:

USA:113 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | West Germany:12 (f: fr,16) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Colorado River, Moab, Utah, USA

Company:

Kettledrum Productions

Trivia:

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

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Featured in Fade-In (1968) (TV)

Blue is worth seeing

Although it has been castigated by the critics, this movie still has a lot going for it and is definitely worth seeing. Given a big budget for its time, it has outstanding photography, beautiful scenic vistas, a very good music score and great stunt work by the legendary Yakima Cannutt. It also has Terence Stamp, who is always worth watching, no matter what he does (if we skip Priscilla, Queen of the Desert). Yes, it is not hard to tell that he is an Englishman playing an American raised by Mexicans, but his lines are few and far between, and who cares anyway? If we can have Englishmen and Australians playing Roman gladiators without critical comment, let's give this one a break. I admit that, although the plot line intended to contrast a violent past with the power of love, a complete lack of tenderness in the love scenes was laughable. But overall, this movie beats most of John Wayne's westerns by a mile.