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You Can't Win 'Em All (1970)
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24 July 1970 (USA) moreTagline:
Two soldiers of fortune matching wits and guns against the armies of two nations!Plot:
Two former U.S. Army soldiers, Adam Dyer and Josh Corey, join a band of Turkish mercenaries in 1922 Turkey whom are hired by Osman Bey... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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It could easily be worse more (6 total)Cast
(Credited cast) | Tony Curtis | ... | Adam Dyer |
 | Charles Bronson | ... | Josh Corey |
 | Michèle Mercier | ... | Aila |
| Grégoire Aslan | ... | Osman Bey |
| Fikret Hakan | ... | Col. Elci |
| Salih Güney | ... | Capt. Enver |
| Patrick Magee | ... | The General (Attaturk) |
 | Tony Bonner | ... | Reese |
| John Acheson | ... | Davis |
| Horst Janson | ... | Wollen |
| Leo Gordon | ... | Bolek |
| Reed De Rouen | ... | U.S. Navy CPO |
| Paul Stassino | ... | Gunner major |
| Henia Halil | ... | Madam |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| John Alderson | ... | U.S. Army major |
| Yüksel Gözen | ... | Papadopoulos |
| Suna Keskin | ... | Girl in cafe |
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France:U | West Germany:12 (f) (re-rating) | West Germany:16 (f) (original rating) | USA:PG (re-rating) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | USA:GP (original rating)Fun Stuff
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Anachronisms: The movie is set in 1922, but a contemporary Canadian flag appears on the wall in the tavern. In 1970, when the film was made, the Canadian flag shown had only existed for five years. moreSoundtrack:
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Another reviewer has called this "better than it had to be", which I think is right on the money. This is not a history lesson, nor is Shakespeare, but it uses an obscure period of history to tell an adventure story without insulting anyone's intelligence.
It is a remake of "Vera Cruz", the 1952 Western with Gary Cooper and Burt Lancaster. Except Curtis' character is much wittier than Cooper's, and Bronson's character is not a psychopath. Both changes make it easier to watch, although not as dramatic. Both movies have anachronisms, but I think many of the anachronisms in "You can't Win 'em All" are sardonically recognized.
There are easy parallels between the chaos of 1867 Mexico and 1922 Turkey. In both there were uncertain loyalties at the end of an Imperial rule and a major conflict had ended nearby, leaving a pool of unemployed killers. In both a nationalistic regime replaced the Old Order, and neither Juarez nor Attaturk were choirboys. But the movie is neither history lesson nor moral polemic, just a cheerful adventure story.