Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "spaghetti Western"

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The Desperados ** (1969, Vince Edwards, Sylvia Syms, Benjamin Edney, Jack Palance, Sheila Burrell, George Maharis, Kate O’Mara, Christian Roberts) – Classic Movie Review 11,810

The generic but tolerable 1969 Technicolor 35 mm US Civil War paella Western film The Desperados stars Vince Edwards, Sylvia Syms and Jack Palance. Director Henry Levin’s generic but tolerable 1969 American Technicolor 35 mm […]

Dec, 23

Compañeros [Vamos a matar, compañeros] **** (1970, Franco Nero, Tomas Milian, Fernando Rey) – Classic Movie Review 10,852

Director Sergio Corbucci’s 1970 Technicolor and Techniscope spaghetti Western film Compañeros [Vamos a matar compañeros] stars Franco Nero, Tomas Milian, Jack Palance and Fernando Rey. It is one of Corbucci’s esteemed and much admired classics, […]

Jan, 31

A Man Called Sledge *** (1970, James Garner, Dennis Weaver, Claude Akins, John Marley, Laura Antonelli) – Classic Movie Review 10,835

‘Savage. Ornery, Beautiful! When SLEDGE hits town it stays hit!’ The actor Vic Morrow co-wrote and directed the very violent 1970 Spaghetti Western film A Man Called Sledge, starring James Garner as an outlaw man […]

Jan, 27

Scalawag ** (1973, Kirk Douglas, Mark Lester, Neville Brand) – Classic Movie Review 10,252

Kirk Douglas directs himself in the 1973 adventure film Scalawag as Pete, a ‘yo-ho-ho’ one-legged pirate searching for hidden treasure in Mexico. Scalawag is an unsubtle reworking of Treasure Island, with decent sets, costumes and […]

Sep, 01

The Big Gundown [La resa dei conti] **** (1966, Lee Van Cleef, Tomas Milian, Walter Barnes) – Classic Movie Review 9830

Western cult stars Lee Van Cleef and Tomas Milian give great workouts for their practised, long-polished turns in director Sergio Sollima’s tough-toned 1966 European Western film The Big Gundown [La resa dei conti] about a […]

May, 27

One More Train to Rob ** (1971, George Peppard, Diana Muldaur, John Vernon) – Classic Movie Review 9761

The 1971 Western film One More Train to Rob, about the aftermath of an assault on a trainload of gold ending up with the hero being framed and sent to prison, features a star turn […]

May, 13

Showdown ** (1973, Rock Hudson, Dean Martin, Susan Clark – Classic Movie Review 9698

Director George Seaton’s 1973 film Showdown is a generic, standard Western with solid if uninspired performances from Rock Hudson and Dean Martin as Chuck Jarvis and Billy Massey, boyhood friends estranged by their chosen careers […]

May, 01

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