Chato's Land (1972)

After Pardon Chato, a mestizo, killed a US marshal in self-defense, a posse pursues him, but as the white volunteers advance deep in Indian territory they become more hunted then prey, ... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Winner

Writer:

Gerald Wilson

Stars:

Charles Bronson, Jack Palance, James Whitmore

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Charles Bronson	...	Pardon Chato
Jack Palance	...	Capt. Quincey Whitmore
James Whitmore	...	Joshua Everette
Simon Oakland	...	Jubal Hooker
Ralph Waite	...	Elias Hooker
Richard Jordan	...	Earl Hooker
Victor French	...	Martin Hall
Sonia Rangan	...	Chato's woman
William Watson	...	Harvey Lansing
Roddy McMillan	...	Gavin Malechie
Paul Young	...	Brady Logan
Raul Castro	...	Mexican scout
Lee Patterson	...	George Dunn
Roland Brand
Peter Dyneley	...	Ezra Meade

Storyline

After Pardon Chato, a mestizo, killed a US marshal in self-defense, a posse pursues him, but as the white volunteers advance deep in Indian territory they become more hunted then prey, leading to internal strife. They rape Chato's woman, and are hunted down to the last man by the unrelenting warrior.

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Plot Keywords:

rape | posse | desert | rape victim | cigar smoking | 

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Taglines:

What Chato's land doesn't kill, Chato will.

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Genres:

Western

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

30 June 1972 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Chato

Filming Locations:

Almería, Andalucía, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

Scimitar Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film is one of Charles Bronson's 70s westerns. His westerns made during the 1970s include Chino, Red Sun, Chato's Land, From Noon Till Three, Breakheart Pass and The White Buffalo.

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Goofs

As Captain Whitmore walks down the street in the opening sequence, the direction of his shadow changes from behind him and to his right to in front of him and to his left.

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Quotes

Joshua Everette: All we got here is a handful of nothing... dirt and dry mouths.

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Connections

Referenced in The Embalmer (1996)

User Reviews

counterculture era western which is PRO NATIVE AMERICAN

In this film by Michael Winner the native american factions are portrayed as heros while the westward drunk cowboys are the villians which is a far cry from the JOHN WAYNE/ ROY ROGERS tradition. A gritty western I suppose one could say DEATH WISH gone sagebrush, the film features bronson as a native american survival expert who gets revenge on drunken cowboys who destroy his family. Set in the civil war/aftermath era the film is a good production which does not get overblown with effects and daring do like past esterns have. Not HOW THE WEST WAS WON, the film derives it's own identity off it's original story and production values. If you liked HOMBRE, DEATH WISH, and SOUTHERN COMFORT this will be up your alley.