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Director:
Henri Verneuil
Writers:
William Barby Faherty (novel)
Serge Gance (writer) ...
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Release Date:
1968 (UK) more
Genre:
Western more
Tagline:
The epic of a town that became an army [UK] more
Plot:
Leon Alastray is an outlaw who has been given sanctuary by Father John, whom he then escorts to the village of San Sebastian... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
A spaghetti western surprise more (10 total)

Cast

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Anthony Quinn ... Leon Alastray
Anjanette Comer ... Kinita

Charles Bronson ... Teclo
Sam Jaffe ... Father Joseph
Silvia Pinal ... Felicia
Jorge Martínez de Hoyos ... Felipe Cayetano
Jaime Fernández ... 'Golden Lance'
Rosa Furman ... Agueda

Leon Askin ... Vicar General
José Chávez ... Antonito
Ivan Desny ... Col. Calleja
Fernand Gravey ... Governor
Pedro Armendáriz Jr. ... Father Lucas
Jorge Russek ... Pedro
Aurora Clavel ... Magdalena
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Guns for San Sebastian (USA)
I cannoni di San Sebastian (Italy)
Los cañones de San Sebastián (Mexico)
The Guns of San Sebastian (USA) (working title)
Die Hölle von San Sebastian (West Germany) [de]
Guns for San Sebastian (Japan: English title) [en]
Kanonerna vid San Sebastian (Sweden) [sv]
San Sebastian (West Germany) [de]
San Sebastian'in toplari (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
San Sebastianin tykit (Finland) [fi]
Slaget ved San Sebastian (Denmark) [da]
Ta kanonia tou San Sebastian (Greece) [el]
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Runtime:
USA:111 min | Germany:115 min (theatrical version) | Germany:105 min (cut)
Country:
France | Italy | Mexico
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono | 70 mm 6-Track (Australia)
Filming Locations:
Durango, Mexico more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Leon Alastray: [startled by a bell, Leon runs into the church] What the hell are you doing?
Father Joseph: Christians always respond to the sound of a bell.
Leon Alastray: What Christians? Rocks? Lizards, snakes?
Father Joseph: Perhaps someone's still alive. Please - you ring the bell. I am too weak.
Leon Alastray: Here, hold this.
[hands the wine bag to Father Joseph, who stuffs it into the statue of San Sebastian]
Leon Alastray: I feel stupid.
[pulls rope a few times]
Leon Alastray: Oh, that's enough!
[walks to church door]
[...]
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Movie Connections:
Followed by Krodhi (1981) more

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14 out of 16 people found the following comment useful.
A spaghetti western surprise, 7 January 2002
8/10
Author: maisannes from United States

A spaghetti western surprise with Anthony Quinn as a "priest" and Charles Bronson as a Mestizo malcontent.

The movie has a theme, a developed plot, some actors with charisma and an Ennio Morricone score. That's more than most movies give you, regardless of genre.

I was pleased to find that Spaghettiville isn't a one-horse (Eastwood/Leone) town.

8 out of 10.

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