"Underrated all-star western." — Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader
Directed by Richard Brooks
A group of mercenaries (Marvin, Ryan, Strode and Lancaster, as explosives expert Bill Dolworth) accepts a lucrative assignment to recover a Texas millionaire's wife (Cardinale) from a Mexican bandit (Palance). But the mission doesn't go as expected, and little about the setup is as it initially seems. A story of honor and adventure, the film features some of Richard Brooks' best dialogue delivered with relish by Lancaster. "Go to hell," instructs Cardinale's Mrs. Grant. "Yes ma'am," replies Lancaster, "I'm on my way."
Columbia Pictures. Producer: Richard Brooks. Screenwriter: Richard Brooks. Cinematographer: Conrad Hall. Editor: Peter Zinner. Cast: Lee Marvin, Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan,Woody Strode, Claudia Cardinale.
35mm, color 125 min.
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