Director:
Sam PeckinpahGuión:
Albert Sidney FleischmanCámara:
William H. ClothierMúsica:
Marlin SkilesReparto:
Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith, Steve Cochran, Chill Wills, Strother Martin, Will Wright, Chuck Hayward, Riley HillSinopsis(1)
A rebel soldier named Turk (Chill Wills) attempted to scalp his wounded sergeant during the Civil War; and now the retired sergeant, Yellowleg (Brian Keith), is obsessed with tracking his attacker. Eventually he locates Turk and his partner Billy (Steve Cochran) and persuades them to go in on a bank heist in Gila City. But when they get there, the trio stumbles upon a group plotting to loot the same bank. A shoot-out transpires, and Yellowleg accidentally kills the young son of beautiful dance hall hostess Kit Tilten (Maureen O'Hara). Full of remorse, Yellowleg forces his partners to accompany him through Apache territory to Siringo, where the boy will be buried next to his father. Along the way, Billy attacks Kit and Yellowleg throws him out of their camp - Turk flees. All three eventually come face to face in Siringo, where Yellowleg learns that Turk and Billy have gone through with the bank robbery on their own, and a deadly confrontation ensues. (texto oficial de la distribuidora)
(más)Reseñas (1)
The town lacks a church, so the pastor preaches in a pub where he has to hide pictures of naked women for the duration of Sunday Mass, stop pouring booze and tip his hats (although no one really knows if it's Sunday)... Yes, it's a Peckinpah western. The main "heroes" who are not good guys, a shootout during which a small child dies... Typical Sam again. It's a pity that this promising start is followed by an hour or so of more or less boredom. Yet the subject matter is very promising, and the reason why one man, one woman and one coffin are stumbling across the desert to somewhere neither of them knows it is bluntly attractive. If any western deserves a remake, it's this one. Three stars. A successful film that marked the beginning of a great career.
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