Chino (1973)

A runaway teenager and a mixed-race horse breeder strike an unlikely friendship in the context of common hardships.

Directors:

John Sturges, Duilio Coletti

Writers:

Lee Hoffman (novel), Clair Huffaker (screenplay)

Stars:

Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Marcel Bozzuffi

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Charles Bronson	...	Chino Valdez
Jill Ireland	...	Catherine
Marcel Bozzuffi	...	Maral
Vincent Van Patten	...	Jamie Wagner
Fausto Tozzi	...	Cruz
Ettore Manni	...	Sheriff
Melissa Chimenti	...	Indian
Corrado Gaipa	...	Padre
José Nieto	...	Mexican (as Jose Nieto)
Diana Lorys	...	Indian (as Diana Loris)
Conchita Muñoz	...	Mexican (as Conchita Munoz)

Storyline

Chino Valdez is a loner horse breeder living in the old west. Partly a loner by choice, and partly because, being a 'half-breed', he finds himself unwelcome almost everywhere he goes. One day, a young runaway named Jimmy shows up at his door looking for work and a roof over his head. Reluctantly, Chino agrees to take him in and teach him the art of raising, breaking and breeding horses, until the pair finally begin to accept each other.

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Plot Keywords:

bare chested male bondage | hung by wrists | whipping | arizona territory | arizona | 

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Taglines:

They Took His Land...His Horses...His Woman...But...They Couldn't Take Chino!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Western

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

Italy Spain France USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 September 1973 (Italy)

Also Known As:

The Wild Horses

Filming Locations:

Almería, Andalucía, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

Produzioni De Laurentiis International Manufacturing Company, Coral Producciones Cinematográficas, Universal Productions France

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Fifth and final movie that star actor Charles Bronson made with director John Sturges. The earlier pictures included The People Against O'Hara (1951), Never So Few (1959), The Magnificent Seven (1960) and The Great Escape (1963), the latter two considered two great classics of cinema.

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Goofs

Chino's hat is on the counter when he knocks a man along the counter ant through the window. In the first shot from outside, the hat is nowhere to be seen, but when the sheriff comes in, he goes to the window and picks up the hat.

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Quotes

Chino Valdez: Anyway, a bunch of Indians stole my horses once. I went along and stole them back. And while they was chasing me, I came off my horse and got run over.
Jamie Wagner: Why didn't they kill you?
Chino Valdez: Hell, boy, they was my friends!

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Connections

Referenced in Johnny Firecloud (1975)

User Reviews

Before The Pants

'Chino' is a surprisingly engaging western which stars Charles Bronson as the haggard central character, trying to tame wild horses, and the young protégé which sort of falls into his lap, played by 1970's stalwart Vincent Van Patten). Bronson tries to keep his business in order, when meanwhile, a guy with an impossibly long Italian name tries to fence him in! And to make things worse, he falls in love with impossibly-named Italian guy's sister (played by Jill Ireland). Amazingly, this actually is a bit of fun, because Bronson is well, Bronson, and it's fun to see a real life couple such as Bronson and Ireland blow sparks off of each other. The ending is verrrrrry 1970's, absolutely nothing is resolved, I mean, NOTHING! It's quite an interesting movie. Check it out!