Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970)

Director:

Don Siegel

Writers:

Budd Boetticher (story)
Albert Maltz (screenplay)

Release Date:

16 June 1970 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | War | Western

Tagline:

CLINT EASTWOOD...the deadliest man alive...takes on a whole army with two guns and a fistful of dynamite!

Plot:

Set in Mexico, a nun called Sara is rescued from three cowboys by Hogan, who is on his way to do some reconnaissance...

Plot Keywords:

French | Nun | Reconnaissance | Cowboy | Mexico

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Shirley MacLaine	...	Sara
Clint Eastwood	...	Hogan
Manuel Fábregas	...	Col. Beltran (as Manolo Fabregas)
Alberto Morin	...	Gen. LeClaire
Armando Silvestre	...	1st American
John Kelly	...	2nd American
Enrique Lucero	...	3rd American
David Estuardo	...	Juan
Ada Carrasco	...	Juan's mother
Pancho Córdova	...	Juan's father (as Poncho Cordoba)
José Chávez	...	Horatio (as Jose Chavez)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
José Ángel Espinosa 'Ferrusquilla'		(as José Ángel Espinoza)

Also Known As:

Dos mulas para la hermana Sara (Mexico)

Runtime:

116 min

Country:

USA | Mexico

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Canada:G (Quebec) | USA:M (original rating) | USA:PG (re-rating) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | West Germany:16 (nf) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | South Korea:12 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Cuaútla, Morelos, Mexico

Company:

Malpaso Company, The

Trivia:

Shirley MacLaine did not get along during the shoot either with Clint Eastwood or with director Don Siegel, with whom she openly fought.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The story takes place during the European intervention in Mexico which lasted from 1861 to 1867. Hogan is using a Colt Peacemaker pistol, which did not come into use until 1873.

Quotes:

Hogan: In any army I ever knew, a colonel commands a full regiment.
Col. Beltran: Yes, in a parade. But not with the fighting we've been through.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That (2005) (TV)

I Loved it

This movie was definitely worth seeing. I only heard of it once on this site for a Shirley MacLaine movie, but when I saw it in the store, I immediately baught it. Then I came home and watched it, and I LOVED IT! The scenes are both funny and somewhat heart-warming at the same time (if you consider "Sober up! You better sober up you b*****d or I'm going to kill you!" heartwarming.) Clint Eastwood was terrific as the "no good Atheist" drunk cowbody and Shirley MacLaine was even better as the "nun gone wrong". I highly recommend this movie to those who want to laugh and admire the romance. A perfect 10.