The last of the Red River

Movie
German title	The last of the Red River
Original title	The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1969
length	91 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Burt Kennedy
script	Ronald M. Cohen , Dennis Shryack
production	Ronald M. Cohen, Dennis Shryack
music	William Lava
camera	Harry Stradling junior
cut	Howard Deane , Otho Lovering
occupation
Robert Mitchum : Marshal Jim Flagg George Kennedy : John McKay Martin Balsam : Mayor Randy Wilker David Carradine : Waco Tina Louise : Carmel Douglas Fowley : Grundy Lois Nettleton : Mary John Carradine : Ticker Dick Peabody : Harold Boyle John Davis Chandler : Deuce Phil Vandervort : Simms Jimmy Murphy : Buckshot Dorothy Adams : Mrs. Pierce Nick Dennis : Engineer Kathleen Freeman : Mrs. Stone Marie Windsor : Polly

The Last of the Red River (Original title: The Good Guys and the Bad Guys ) is an American feature film from 1969 by Burt Kennedy . The script was written by Ronald M. Cohen and Dennis Shryack . The leading roles are starring Robert Mitchum , George Kennedy , Martin Balsam and David Carradine . The work had its world premiere on September 9, 1969 in the USA. The first time the film was seen in Germany was on January 9, 1970.

action

Old Marshal Jim Flagg found out there was a formerly notorious railroad robber looming in the area. Because a money transport is imminent in the next few days, he rightly fears an attack. But Randy Wilker, the town's mayor, does not want to know anything about it shortly before the upcoming election, but above all he wants to keep the population away from unrest and uncertainty. For this reason he unceremoniously relieves Flagg, who persistently demands the use of a vigilante group . Flagg now goes off on his own, meets the old crook John McKay, who is no longer taken seriously by the young members of the gang and their leader Waco, takes advantage of the situation by allying himself with him, and saves after one adventurous train ride the money.

production

The outdoor shots were shot in the small town of Chama, New Mexico, and elsewhere in this US state, as well as in Thousand Oaks , California and in Silverton , Colorado , the indoor shots in the studios of the film and television company Warner Bros. Entertainment . The costumes are from Patricia Norris .

Reviews

The Protestant film observer comes to a rather positive verdict overall: “A humorous western spectacle that, not without self-irony, mockingly mocked westerns and western heroes of the great old days. Undemanding entertainment for ages 14 and up. "The lexicon of international films says:" Burt Kennedy's western, which is also formally outstanding, deals with problems of aging and the obligation of conscience in a comically cheerful and somewhat tragic way as part of its adventurously entertaining plot. "

Web links

• The latest from the Red River in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Pictures from the film at Cinema.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Source: Evangelischer Filmbeobachter , Evangelischer Presseverband München, Review No. 32/1970, p. 36.
2. ↑ Lexicon of International Films , rororo-Taschenbuch No. 6322 (1988), p. 2238.