Summary
Mexico, 1743. Pursued by government troops, the bandit
Léon Alastray seeks sanctuary in a Franciscan church. When
Father Joseph refuses to hand over Alastray to the authorities, he is
banished to San Sebastian, a small village situated in Indian
territory. Alastray has no choice but to accompany his
benefactor, dressed in the habiliments of a monk. The two men are
surprised to find the village practically deserted, most its
inhabitants having been killed or driven away by hostile Indians.
After Father Joseph is shot dead by an Indian, Alastray takes his place
and helps the remaining villagers to defend themselves against further
Indian attacks...
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Credits
- Director: Henri Verneuil
- Script: William Barby Faherty, Serge Gance, Miguel Morayta, Ennio De Concini, James R. Webb
- Photo: Armand Thirard
- Music: Ennio Morricone
- Cast: 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), Júlio Aldama (Diego), José Ángel Espinosa ’Ferrusquilla’ (Luis), Pancho Córdova (Kino), Enrique Lucero (Renaldo), Chano Urueta (Miguel), Noé Murayama (Capt. Lopez), Guillermo Hernández (Timoteo), Francisco Reiguera (Bishop), Carlos Berriochea (Pablo), Armando Acosta (Pascual), Guy Fox (Villager), Rico López (Villager)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 105 min
- Aka: Guns for San Sebastian; The Guns of San Sebastian
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