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Joe Kidd (1972)

PG 88 min  -  Western  -   14 July 1972 (USA)
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An ex-bounty hunter reluctantly helps a wealthy landowner and his henchmen track down a Mexican revolutionary leader.

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John Sturges
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Clint Eastwood ...
Robert Duvall ...
Frank Harlan
John Saxon ...
Luis Chama
Don Stroud Don Stroud ...
Lamarr
Stella Garcia Stella Garcia ...
Helen Sanchez
James Wainwright James Wainwright ...
Mingo
Paul Koslo ...
Roy
Gregory Walcott Gregory Walcott ...
Mitchell
Dick Van Patten ...
Hotel Manager
Lynne Marta Lynne Marta ...
Elma
John Carter John Carter ...
Judge
Pepe Hern Pepe Hern ...
Priest
Joaquín Martínez ...
Manolo (as Joaquin Martinez)
Ron Soble Ron Soble ...
Ramon
Pepe Callahan Pepe Callahan ...
Naco
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Storyline

Joe Kidd is a former bounty hunter and all-around tough-guy in the American Southwest. When a band of Mexicans find their U. S. land claims denied and all relevant records destroyed in a courthouse fire, they turn to force of arms. Louis Chama is their charismatic leader, spouting revolutionary rhetoric and demanding land reform. A wealthy landowner with interests in the disputed area, Frank Harlan, decides to settle things his own way. He hires a band of killers and wants Joe Kidd to help them track Chama. Initially, Kidd wants to avoid any involvement, until Chama makes the mistake of stealing Kidd's horses and terrorizing his friends. Written by Tad Dibbern <DIBBERN_D@a1.mscf.upenn.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Mexican | Land | Landowner | Bounty Hunter | Horse  | See more »

Taglines:

If you're looking for trouble - - - he's JOE KIDD

Genres:

Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Sinola See more »

Box Office

Gross:

SEK 1,179,440 (Sweden)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Writer Elmore Leonard certainly did know something about classic firearms. From Frank Harlan's Custom Savage 99 (1899), Olin Mingo's Remington-Keene sporter (1880) in .45-70, Lamarr Simms Mauser C-96 (1896) broomhandle and Joe's Cased Ross Rifle sporter model M-10 (1910) in .280 Ross. Leonard took special care to ensure all weapons (even the optics) were period accurate for that movie, being set in pre-statehood New Mexico territory (1912). See more »

Goofs

Plot holes: When Harlan's gang returns to Sinola, Roy tells the desk clerk at the hotel that there is eleven of them. However in the gunfight, we see the deaths of seven (including Harlan) and the surrender of two more. Two have disappeared. See more »

Quotes

Joe Kidd: [With Lamar pointing a gun at him] Lamar, I gotta dollar here says I can break your neck 'for you get that rig moved a half inch.
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Connections

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