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Mackenna's Gold (1969)

128 min  -  Romance | Western   -  10 May 1969 (USA)
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The gangster Colorado kidnaps Marshal McKenna. He believes that McKenna has seen a map which leads to a rich vein of gold in the mountains and forces him to show him the way... See full summary »

Director:

J. Lee Thompson

Writers:

Heck Allen (novel), Carl Foreman (screenplay)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gregory Peck ...
Mackenna
Omar Sharif ...
Colorado
Telly Savalas ...
Sergeant Tibbs
Camilla Sparv Camilla Sparv ...
Inga
Keenan Wynn ...
Sanchez
Julie Newmar ...
Hesh-Ke
Ted Cassidy Ted Cassidy ...
Hachita
Lee J. Cobb ...
The Gentleman from Hadleyburg - The Editor
Raymond Massey Raymond Massey ...
The Gentleman from Hadleyburg - The Preacher
Burgess Meredith ...
The Gentleman from Hadleyburg - The Storekeeper
Anthony Quayle Anthony Quayle ...
The Gentleman from Hadleyburg - Older Englishman
Edward G. Robinson ...
The Gentleman from Hadleyburg - Old Adams
Eli Wallach ...
The Gentleman from Hadleyburg - Ben Baker
Eduardo Ciannelli Eduardo Ciannelli ...
Prairie Dog
Dick Peabody Dick Peabody ...
Avila
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Storyline

The gangster Colorado kidnaps Marshal McKenna. He believes that McKenna has seen a map which leads to a rich vein of gold in the mountains and forces him to show him the way. But they're not the only ones who're after the gold; soon they meet a group of "honorable" citizens and the cavalry crosses their way too - and that is even before they enter Indian territory. Written by Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>  

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Plot Keywords:

Gold | Marshal | Cavalry | Rope Bridge | Squaw  | See more »

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A GIANT OF A MOVIE

Genres:

Romance | Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Carl Foreman's Mackenna's Gold See more »

Filming Locations:

Arizona, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

The film was originally planned to be shown in single lens Cinerama with reserved seat roadshow engagements, but Columbia execs changed their minds and pulled the plug on that idea. The film was drastically cut down from nearly three hours plus an intermission to just over two hours. Although most of the film was photographed on 65mm stock, to save a buck, a handful of scenes were filmed in 35mm anamorphic and then optically blown up with disastrous results. The blown-up scenes are exceedingly grainy and have bad color. See more »

Goofs

Plot holes: The shadow is the key to the location of the canyon, but it will only point to that precise spot a few days each year. See more »

Quotes

The Preacher: It can work for the lord as well as the devil!
Colorado: Ai chihuahua.
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Connections

Referenced in The Mummy (1999) See more »

Soundtracks

"Old Turkey Buzzard"
Music by Quincy Jones
Lyrics by Freddy Douglass (as Freddie Douglas)
Performed by José Feliciano See more »