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Old Gringo (1989)
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When school teacher Harriet Winslow goes to Mexico to teach, she is kidnapped by Gen. Tomas Arroyo and his revolutionaries... See full summary » Director:Luis Puenzo |
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| Jane Fonda | ... |
Harriet Winslow
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| Gregory Peck | ... | ||
| Jimmy Smits | ... |
Gen. Tomas Arroyo
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Patricio Contreras | ... |
Col. Frutos Garcia
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| Jenny Gago | ... |
La Garduna
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Gabriela Roel | ... |
La Luna
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| Sergio Calderón | ... |
Zacarias
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Guillermo Ríos | ... |
Monsalvo
(as Guillermo Rios)
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| Jim Metzler | ... |
Ron
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Samuel Valadez De La Torre | ... |
Consul Saunders
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Anne Pitoniak | ... |
Mrs. Winslow
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| Pedro Armendáriz Jr. | ... |
Pancho Villa
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Stanley Grover | ... |
Gen. Saunders
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Josefina Echánove | ... |
Clementina
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| Pedro Damián | ... |
Capt. Ovando
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When school teacher Harriet Winslow goes to Mexico to teach, she is kidnapped by Gen. Tomas Arroyo and his revolutionaries. An aging American, Ambrose "Old Gringo" Bierce also in Mexico, befriends Gen. Arroyo and meets Harriet. Bierce is a famous writer, who knowing that he is dying, wishes to keep his identity secret so he can determine his own fate. Though he likes Arroyo, Bierce tries to provoke the General's anger whenever possible in an attempt to get himself killed, thus avoiding suffering through his illness. Winslow is intrigued by both Bierce and Arroyo, and the men are in turn attracted to her. She becomes romantically involved with Arroyo. When Winslow learns of Bierce's true identity (a writer whose work she has loved and respected for years), she is singlemindedly determined to fulfill his dying wish. Written by E.W. DesMarais <jlongst@aol.com>
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A woman inspired by a man of dreams swept into the arms of a general, and drawn into a worlds of danger.Parents Guide:
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$3,574,256 (USA)Company Credits
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Ambrose Bierce: I thought you didn't drink.
Gen. Tomas Arroyo: Oh, I don't drink with the living. But tonight I come to visit the dead, to celebrate with them. Do you visit your dead ones, amigo?
Ambrose Bierce: No, but sometimes they come to visit me.
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Gregory Peck was a close friend of Jane Fonda and frequently attended political rallies with her. This film was the only movie that they appeared in together. See more »Goofs
Errors in geography: At the end of the movie as Harriet Winslow is crossing the Rio Grande, the river flows from right to left. If she were actually crossing the border from Mexico to America (northward), the river would flow from left to right (eastward). See more »Quotes
Gen. Tomas Arroyo: Do you want to drink with me?Ambrose Bierce: I thought you didn't drink.
Gen. Tomas Arroyo: Oh, I don't drink with the living. But tonight I come to visit the dead, to celebrate with them. Do you visit your dead ones, amigo?
Ambrose Bierce: No, but sometimes they come to visit me.
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Connections
Featured in "American Masters: A Conversation with Gregory Peck (#15.6)" (1999) See more »
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