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Barquero

  • 1970
  • R
  • 1h 55m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
1.9K
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Barquero (1970)
At a river crossing, a stand-off between a gang of outlaws and local townsfolk ensues when the ferry barge operator refuses to ferry the gang across the river.
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At a river crossing, a stand-off between a gang of outlaws and local townsfolk ensues when the ferry barge operator refuses to ferry the gang across the river.At a river crossing, a stand-off between a gang of outlaws and local townsfolk ensues when the ferry barge operator refuses to ferry the gang across the river.At a river crossing, a stand-off between a gang of outlaws and local townsfolk ensues when the ferry barge operator refuses to ferry the gang across the river.

  • Director
    • Gordon Douglas
  • Writers
    • George Schenck
    • William Marks
  • Stars
    • Lee Van Cleef
    • Warren Oates
    • Forrest Tucker
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    1.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Gordon Douglas
    • Writers
      • George Schenck
      • William Marks
    • Stars
      • Lee Van Cleef
      • Warren Oates
      • Forrest Tucker
    • 28User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
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    Warren Oates in Barquero (1970)
    Lee Van Cleef and Mariette Hartley in Barquero (1970)
    Lee Van Cleef and Mariette Hartley in Barquero (1970)
    Barquero (1970)
    Brad Weston in Barquero (1970)
    Lee Van Cleef in Barquero (1970)
    John Davis Chandler and Forrest Tucker in Barquero (1970)
    Warren Oates in Barquero (1970)
    Lee Van Cleef and Marie Gomez in Barquero (1970)
    Warren Oates in Barquero (1970)
    Warren Oates in Barquero (1970)
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    Lee Van Cleef
    Lee Van Cleef
    • Travis
    Warren Oates
    Warren Oates
    • Remy
    Forrest Tucker
    Forrest Tucker
    • Mountain Phil
    Kerwin Mathews
    Kerwin Mathews
    • Marquette
    Mariette Hartley
    Mariette Hartley
    • Anna
    Marie Gomez
    Marie Gomez
    • Nola
    Armando Silvestre
    Armando Silvestre
    • Sawyer
    John Davis Chandler
    John Davis Chandler
    • Fair
    Craig Littler
    Craig Littler
    • Pitney
    Ed Bakey
    • Happy
    Richard Lapp
    • Poe
    Harry Lauter
    Harry Lauter
    • Steele
    Brad Weston
    • Driver
    Thad Williams
    • Gibson
    Armand Alzamora
    Armand Alzamora
    • Lopez
    Frank Babich
    • Roland
    Terry Leonard
    Terry Leonard
    • Hawk
    Bennie E. Dobbins
    • Encow
    • (as Bennie Dobbins)
    • Director
      • Gordon Douglas
    • Writers
      • George Schenck
      • William Marks
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    • Trivia
      Robert Sparr was originally set to direct, but he was killed in a plane crash while scouting locations in Colorado. Gordon Douglas was hired to replace him.
    • Goofs
      When Remy removes a rifle from the wagon to show his gang, the rifle looks as though he has just removed it from a saddle scabbard. Brand new rifles being stored and/ or transported would be coated in rifle grease and wrapped in some type of waxed paper to prevent rust.
    • Quotes

      Remy: [to prostitute during gun battle] You live in a lousy neighborhood, you oughta move.

    • Crazy credits
      Thanks in the final credits are given to the "Colorado Games, Fish and Parks Commission". Should have been the singular "Game"
    • Connections
      Featured in Warren Oates: Across the Border (1993)

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    7/10
    Underrated and forgotten but classic Western
    Lee Van Cleef had already become an international star late in his career, following his success in the Sergio Leone Spaghetti Westerns, when he starred in "Barquero", made in 1970. The film is clearly influenced by the Spaghetti tradition, most clearly displayed in the drugged-up, psychotic villain, Jake Remy, who bares similarities to the character of Indio in "For a Few Dollars More". However "Barquero" is far superior to the many "Spaghetti" imitators and deserves to stand on its own as a great Western.

    The plot is fairly simple, beginning with the massacre and plundering of a peaceful town by Jake Remy and his crew of assorted bandits. Their only escape from capture is to cross the river to safety but the only person who can help them is the Barquero, played by Lee Van Cleef, who refuses, and a violent stand-off ensues.

    The film is aided immeasurably by the performance of Warren Oates as Jake Remy, in one of his best roles. Remy makes even most the evil Western characters look saintly in comparison, as he kills and butchers anyone who gets in his path (check out the scene in which he sleeps with a woman and then casually kills her) and his only redeeming feature is his loyalty to his men. This is perhaps the only Western in which the bad guy is given more screen time than the hero and is one of the most complex villains ever seen on screen. Remy has a past which he is haunted by, and is slowly driven mad by his determination to cross the river and by the stubbornness of the Barquero.

    The film does not really have a hero, as the only two characters to resemble this are the Barquero and Mountain Phil, a truly bizarre character, excellently played by Forrest Tucker. The Barquero is prepared to help the endangered townsfolk against Remy, but only because he wants to bed one of the women and Mountain Phil does not help out of kindness but more so because he is slightly insane.

    "Barquero" was directed by the undistinguished Gordon Douglas, although he did direct the classic 1954 Sci-Fi/horror "Them". Fans of Sam Peckinpah will be pleased to see the villainous pairing of Warren Oates and John Davis Chandler, although Van Cleef fans may be disappointed as he is given little to do, besides having to wear one of the worst shirts ever committed to film.

    "Barquero" should be seen by anyone who is serious about Westerns and is required viewing for fans of the great Warren Oates.
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    • Apr 23, 2002

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    • Release date
      • June 20, 1970 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Barkuero
    • Filming locations
      • Buckskin Joe Frontier Town & Railway - 1193 Fremont County Road 3A, Canon City, Colorado, USA
    • Production company
      • Aubrey Schenck Productions
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $135,381
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 55 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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