Duel of the gringos
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Duel of the gringos |
| Original title | The Last Challenge |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1967 |
| length | 96 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Richard Thorpe |
| script |
Albert Maltz Robert Emmett Ginna |
| production | Richard Thorpe |
| music | Richard Shores |
| camera | Ellsworth Fredericks |
| cut | Richard W. Farrell |
| occupation | |
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Duel of the Gringos is an American western from 1967 written by Richard Thorpe. The script is based on the novel Pistolero's Progress , written by screenwriter Albert Maltz under his pseudonym John B. Sherry.
action
The southwestern town of Suwora in 1877. Lot McGuire, a young gunslinger, rides into town to challenge Marshal Dan Blaine. He meets the marshal out of town and becomes friends with him, despite his intention to convey to Blaine. Blaine is a former gunslinger who spent ten years in prison showing remorse in the process. He sees in McGuire a reflection of himself as a young man. He tries unsuccessfully to dissuade him from his intention.
When McGuire shoots cardsharps Calloway, Blaine's friend, dancer Lisa Denton, hires Ernest Scarnes to kill McGuire. McGuire fatally injures his assassin and learns from the client. He promises Lisa that he will not reveal anything to Blaine when he learns that Lisa wants to help Blaine. Lisa is afraid for her boyfriend and now wants to shoot McGuire herself. But Blaine can stop them. He faces the duel with his young challenger. Blaine wins. The next day he throws his revolver at the coffin of McGuire, who is being buried, and leaves town. Lisa looks after him with tears in her eyes.
Reviews
The lexicon of the international film about the film: "Somewhat awkward and lengthy staged Western, which hardly brings the inner drama in the story into the picture".
The cinema magazine Cinema found that the film was “despite the splendid cast, nothing more than a mixed-up western. Conclusion: a duel with a lot of missed shots ”.
The “TimeOut Filmguide” describes the film as “worth seeing thanks to the solid performance of the actors, but also as rather overloaded”.
The Protestant film observer , on the other hand, is full of praise : “Well-balanced staged westerns whose consistent treatment of the topic demands respect. Unsuitable for younger visitors, but definitely recommended from the age of 16. "
background
The film premiered in Japan in September 1967. In Germany it first appeared in cinemas on December 22nd of the same year. In the US, it didn't come out until another five days later.
The film is Richard Thorpe's last directorial work.
Web links
- The Last Challenge in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Duel of the gringos. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Cinema. Accessed August 8, 2010
- ↑ Evangelical Press Association Munich, Critique No. 4/1970