Catlow (1971)

An outlaw tries to avoid interference as he journeys to pull off a $2-million gold robbery.

Director:

Sam Wanamaker

Writers:

Louis L'Amour (novel), Scott Finch,

Stars:

Yul Brynner, Richard Crenna, Leonard Nimoy

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Yul Brynner	...	Catlow
Richard Crenna	...	Cowan
Leonard Nimoy	...	Miller
Daliah Lavi	...	Rosita
Jo Ann Pflug	...	Christina
Jeff Corey	...	Merridew
Michael Delano	...	Rio
Julián Mateos	...	Recalde (as Julian Mateos)
David Ladd	...	Caxton
Robert Logan	...	Oley (as Bob Logan)
John Clark	...	Keleher
Dan van Husen	...	Dutch
Cass Martin	...	Sanchez
José Nieto	...	General (as Jose Nieto)
Ángel del Pozo	...	Vargas (as Angel Del Pozo)

Storyline

Marshall Cowan and the mercenary Miller are both separately hunting the outlaw Catlow. During the Civil War both Cowan and the always smiling Catlow were comrades. Catlow helps Cowan, when he is wounded in the right leg by an arrow from the Apaches, despite Cowan hunting him. Catlow escapes with help of his gang. Catlow then robes a Mexican gold shipment, worth $ 2,000,000. Catlow flies with the stolen gold through the dangerous territory of the Apaches who besides of Miller, Cowan and the Mexican cavalry, are hunting for him and his gang of outlaws.

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Plot Keywords:

gold | outlaw | apache | escape | canteen | 

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Taglines:

Everyone Wants Catlow Dead and Buried

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Genres:

Comedy | Western

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for western action violence

Details

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

1 October 1971 (USA)

Also Known As:

Aresztuje cie przyjacielu

Filming Locations:

El Buho, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sam Wanamaker replaced Peter R. Hunt.

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Goofs

Shortly after Cowan is given a beautiful Palomino (light brown horse with an ample blond mane) as a gift from Christina to replace the horse he lost while saving her brother's life, he rides off into the desert in pursuit of Catlow on a (dark brown) Quarter Horse.

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Quotes

Catlow: You know, for a smart boy like you, Rio, you're just plain dumb.

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Connections

Referenced in Hammer (1972)

User Reviews

Leonard Nimoy - naked!

Yes, you read that right - Nimoy does a nude scene! (Though it might be a body double.) If you can get past that, you find a really entertaining western. Yul Brynner is great - it's nice to see him have a role that gives him a chance to do some comedy. Kudos to the rest of the cast as well, though Nimoy is mostly wasted in a role that just has him pursuing Brynner (and not much else.) Fast-paced, plenty of smiles and laughs (though a number of serious scenes that work as well), and plenty of action - what more do you want?