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:

The Rio Grande runs red when Blue changes sides.

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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

Worst casting ever

Terence Stamp is an actor of some range, but that range doesn't extend to playing naturalized Mexicans. His extreme unsuitability for his role is apparent as soon as he speaks: his first words - "I'll do that" - are delivered in what appears to be thick cockney; a little later his delivery has a Devon burr. Only when Blue gave an account of his upbringing did I realised he was meant to be American. The mystery is why, having kept their leading man silent for the first forty-five minutes, the film-makers should have allowed him to speak at all.