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The Desperados

  • 19691969
  • MM
  • 1h 31m
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4.7/10
549
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The Desperados (1969)
Western
During the Civil War, ex-parson Josiah Galt and his sons are Confederate raiders but they become common robbers after the war, save for son David who goes straight.During the Civil War, ex-parson Josiah Galt and his sons are Confederate raiders but they become common robbers after the war, save for son David who goes straight.During the Civil War, ex-parson Josiah Galt and his sons are Confederate raiders but they become common robbers after the war, save for son David who goes straight.
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
549
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    • Henry Levin
    • Walter Brough(screenplay)
    • Clarke Reynolds(story)
  • Stars
    • Vince Edwards
    • Sylvia Syms
    • Benjamin Edney
    • Henry Levin
    • Walter Brough(screenplay)
    • Clarke Reynolds(story)
  • Stars
    • Vince Edwards
    • Sylvia Syms
    • Benjamin Edney
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    • 19User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    Vince Edwards
    Vince Edwards
    • David Galt
    Sylvia Syms
    Sylvia Syms
    • Laura (his wife)
    Benjamin Edney
    • Pauly (his son)
    Jack Palance
    Jack Palance
    • Parson Josiah Galt
    Sheila Burrell
    Sheila Burrell
    • Emily Galt
    George Maharis
    George Maharis
    • Jacob Galt
    Kate O'Mara
    Kate O'Mara
    • Adah (his girl)
    Christian Roberts
    Christian Roberts
    • Adam Galt
    Kenneth Cope
    Kenneth Cope
    • Carlin
    Patrick Holt
    Patrick Holt
    • Haller
    Christopher Malcolm
    Christopher Malcolm
    • Gregg
    John Clark
    • Todd
    Neville Brand
    Neville Brand
    • Marshal Kilpatrick
    John Paul
    • Sheriff Lacey
    David Thomson
    • Deputy Tate
    • (as David Thompson)
    Elliott Sullivan
    • Jennison
    Ed Bishop
    Ed Bishop
    • Army Captain
    • (voice)
    Robert Rietty
    Robert Rietty
    • Deputy
    • (voice)
      • Henry Levin
      • Walter Brough(screenplay)
      • Clarke Reynolds(story)
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    • Trivia
      Jeffrey Hunter was originally signed for the George Maharis role, but died shortly thereafter.
    • Goofs
      Quantrill's Raiders, a gang of Civil War guerrillas, are using Colt Peacemaker pistols, a weapon that wasn't invented until after the Civil War had ended.

    User reviews19

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    3/10
    One of the worst movies I ever saw
    Absolutely one of the worst movies I ever seen. Unlike Plan 9 From Outer Space this movie is not one of those so bad they are funny or good flicks. Why? Because it takes itself too seriously. And the production wasn't shoddy and because of the well known actors.

    Jack Palance who is one of my favorite actors, but tends to have bouts of hammery really pours it on. He plays the father of a a marauding confederate gang, obviously a take on Quatrill raiders, but only because the are a violent gang and they are confederates. For some reason I see a resemblance with John Brown. He is bible spouting father, who is actually a Parson, the trouble between the brothers which happened with John Brown. But even though Hollywood tends to portray Brown as a madman as Jack Palance is in this movie in reality he wasn't. Because of those reasons I do think they were not really basing this gang on Quantrill raiders but on John Brown and his sons! The movie Che the other worst movie of all time was next up for Palance, what was he thinking?

    Vince Edwards is the son who decided to break off from Daddy Dearest and the Boyz. I am just going to say he pays for it. George Maharis plays one of the brothers. Both are good, as Sylvia Syms who plays Vince Edwards wife. Vince Edwards was actually very good. A very quiet and nice performance, but then Mt St Helens would look quiet next to Palance. I forgot how much I liked him and how we lost him too early. But it is Palance's performance which needs to taught in all acting and movie schools on not how to act, that is in the center of this movie and does it suffer for it.

    Lastly the music was so inappropriate it sounded like it came from another movie..a romance movie. I never heard so many flourishes in my life. It was just as bad as Palance was. I do not understand how a actor can have such bad performances but then turns right around and does work that will knock your socks off. No other actor has the knack for doing that. It is like he knows some of these flicks are stinkers and acts accordingly.

    Avoid this movie if you can. It side swiped me early one morning and I continued to watch because I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I gave it 3 stars because of Vince Edwards good performance otherwise it would of have gotten a 0.
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    • Nov 26, 2005

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    • Release date
      • February 28, 1969 (West Germany)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • La Pedriza, Manzanares el Real, Madrid, Spain
    • Production company
      • Meadway Productions
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    • 1 hour 31 minutes

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