Rough, tough and ready.
An arrogant Texas millionaire hires four adventurers to rescue his kidnapped wife from a notorious Mexican bandit.
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Classical in form, resolved, effortless and plot-driven.
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- effortlessdemanding
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemplativerelentless
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Cast
- Burt LancasterDolworth
- Lee MarvinFardan
- Robert RyanEhrengard
- Woody StrodeJake
- Jack PalanceJesus Raza
- Claudia CardinaleMaria
- Ralph BellamyGrant
- Joe De SantisOrtega
- Rafael BertrandFierro
- Jorge Martínez de HoyosPadilla
Crew
- Richard BrooksDirector
- Richard BrooksScreenplay
- Frank O'RourkeNovel
- Conrad HallDirector of Photography
- Maurice JarreOriginal Music Composer
- Peter ZinnerEditor
- Richard BrooksProducer
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