A Town Called Hell (1971)
"A Town Called Bastard" (original title)

A group of Mexican revolutionaries murders a town priest and a number of his christian followers. Ten years later, a widow arrives in town intent to take revenge from her husband's killers.

Director:

Robert Parrish

Writers:

Richard Aubrey (screenplay), Richard Aubrey (story),

Stars:

Telly Savalas, Robert Shaw, Stella Stevens

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Telly Savalas	...	Don Carlos
Robert Shaw	...	The Priest
Stella Stevens	...	Alvira
Fernando Rey	...	Old blind man
Michael Craig	...	Paco
Martin Landau	...	The Colonel
Al Lettieri	...	La Bomba
Aldo Sambrell	...	Calebra
Dudley Sutton	...	Spectre
Paloma Cela	...	Paloma
Maribel Hidalgo	...	La Perla
Cass Martin	...	Jose
Antonio Mayans	...	Manuel
Francisco Marsó	...	Julio
John Clark	...	Quiet American

Storyline

A group of Mexican revolutionaries murders a town priest and a number of his christian followers. Ten years later, a widow arrives in town intent to take revenge from her husband's killers.

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Plot Keywords:

revolutionary | widow | priest | mexican | revenge | 

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Taglines:

Vengeance's fire is raging.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Drama | Western

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Spain UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

1972 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Town Called Hell

Filming Locations:

Almería, Andalucía, Spain

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 21,766,657 (Spain)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Benamar-Zurbano Productions, Benmar Productions, Zurbano Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Michael Craig is dubbed by Robert Rietty.

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Connections

Featured in Hells Bells Presents (2009)

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Soundtracks

"El Águila"
Composed by Waldo de los Ríos

User Reviews

"Then let me welcome you to Bastardo"

When I see a late night film with 'bastard' in the title, I'm inclined to tape it and find out what it's about. (I've taped this twice and lost both, found it on DVD, seem to have lost that too). Yes it was listed as "A Town Called Bastard" by the BBC.

If you're one of those people who think a good Western needs Mexicans (e.g. The Wild Bunch) this has plenty: sombreros, moustaches, guns, tortilla-preparation, cruel laughter etc. A lot of these Mexicans die, perhaps somewhat gratuitously. So if you like guns and death in sunny Mexico, and you'd like to see Telly Savalas as the Mayor of a town called Bastardo - you'll love this.

e.g. "Who killed my husband?" demands the pale blonde: cue an old woman to shout the name from a high building - gun out, excellent shot (like shooting ducks at a fairground), another one bites the hot dry dust...

The rest has already been well covered by other user comments, worth watching if this is your sort of thing.