Desperado (TV 1987)Director:Virgil W. VogelWriter:Elmore Leonard |
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Desperado (TV 1987)Director:Virgil W. VogelWriter:Elmore Leonard |
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| Alex McArthur | ... | ||
| David Warner | ... |
Ballard, Company Police Chief
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| Yaphet Kotto | ... |
Bede
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| Donald Moffat | ... |
Malloy, Nora's Dad
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Stephen Davies | ... |
Calvin, Ballard's Henchman
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Lise Cutter | ... |
Nora Malloy
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| Sydney Walsh | ... |
Sally a Hooker
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| Robert Vaughn | ... |
Sheriff John Whaley
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| Gladys Knight | ... |
Mona Lisa
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| Pernell Roberts | ... |
Marshal Dancey
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Richard Marcus | ... |
Emmett, Deputy /
Jailer
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| Dirk Blocker | ... |
Grady, Livery Stable
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| Ed Adams | ... |
Mercenary #5
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Linda Almond | ... |
Hooker
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William Paul Brown | ... |
Mule Skinner #1
(as William P. Brown)
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I thought I saw some character development that resembled Valdez Is Coming, but didn't know why. Thanks to Wizard-8, I now realize that the same pen couldn't help but leave a few crow's feet in the characters. The youth in this one, and the fact that it was created by a director 30 years after the 1950s filmmakers, helps me to visualize the direction Westerns are taking nowadays. Thanx again, Wizard-8. I saw the story on the Encore Westerns Channel late on the Saturday of daylight savings, and got a kick out of the simplicity in which the 19th-Century protagonists lived. Directors now seem to play more with the personal side of each character, discarding the age-old idea that action and reaction are the main drives of an entertained audience. But... I guess the future is going to be even more loaded with feelings than with feelingless action. Hallmark Channel has a lot of these stories, and is happy to banner them for today's viewers. Oh, HBO's Deadwood has dealt another personal-side blow, too.