Rio Conchos (1964) - Richard Boone, Stuart Whitman, Anthony Franciosa & Jim Brown
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- In 1867, after the Civil War, a craggy ex-Confederate States Army officer, Jim Lassiter (Richard Boone), has set out for revenge against Apache Indians who massacred his family. He kills some Apaches with a U.S. Army repeating rifle.
A patrol headed by Army Captain Haven (Stuart Whitman) and Buffalo Soldier Sergeant Franklyn (Jim Brown) is sent to investigate the theft of 2,000 rifles from a U. S. Cavalry command. The trail leads to Lassiter, who owns one of the stolen rifles, but he refuses to reveal the name of his contact, and is jailed with a knife-wielding womanizing Mexican prisoner, Rodriguez (Tony Franciosa), a murderer. Haven plans to take a wagonload of gunpowder to Mexico, hoping to use it as bait for those who stole the rifles.
The U.S. Army offers Lassiter an exchange for his freedom if he leads a small, clandestine scouting unit into Mexico consisting of Captain Haven, Sergeant Franklyn, and Rodriguez, to Pardee, the man from whom he obtained the rifle. Lassiter feels that the Apaches have proven formidable with lesser weaponry, and has a cause for concern should they become equipped with such superior firepower, and finally agrees.
Captain Haven and his patrol have skirmishes with Indians and bandits. Danger, mistrust and hostility are their only companions. Along the way they pick up a young Apache Indian woman warrior, Sally (Wende Wagner). Lassiter, who hates Indians because they killed his family, wants to kill her, but they learn from her that Pardee is about to sell the rifles to Apaches.
After blasting their way through bandits and Apaches, they discover another former ex-Confederate rebel soldier, megalomaniacal Colonel Pardee (Edmond O'Brien). Pardee was Lassiter's commander during the Civil War, and is still fighting the war from Mexico. Pardee has set up a new Confederate headquarters in Mexico, and is selling guns to the Apaches, including the ones who slaughtered Lassiter's family.
The traitorous Rodriguez escapes, but Lassiter finds and kills him. Lassiter begins talks with Pardee, but when the Indian who killed his family, Bloodshirt (Rodolfo Acosta), appears, Lassiter goes berserk and attacks him. Pardee imprisons Lassiter, Haven, and Franklyn, but Sally frees them, saving their lives, while Pardee negotiates with Bloodshirt. So, Lassiter puts aside his hatred.
While holding off Pardee and his men, Lassiter and Franklyn sacrifice their lives to ignite the gunpowder wagon, destroying the camp and killing everyone, to save Captain Haven and Sally, who return to Texas.
A 1964 American Western film directed by Gordon Douglas, produced by
David Weisbart, screenplay by Joseph Landon and Clair Huffaker, based on Clair Huffaker's novel "Guns of Rio Conchos" published in 1958, cinematography by Joseph MacDonald, starring Richard Boone, Stuart Whitman, Anthony Franciosa, Edmond O'Brien, and Cleveland Browns halfback Jim Brown makes his screen debut. He gave up his football career, at its peak, to try acting. Wende Wagner also makes her screen debut, in a black wig, and has no English dialogue, later to enter pop culture history as the loyal assistant to "The Green Hornet" on TV.
A CinemaScope production filmed in De Luxe Color from 20th Century Fox. MacDonald's photography and Douglas' use of the scenery make the landscape the big character here. Douglas' long shots reveal miles of vistas, then knows when to pull in close to envelope the characters to give off the feeling of mental claustrophobia.
Huffaker's novel is reminiscent of the John Wayne films "The Comancheros" (1961), another Fox movie that also starred Stuart Whitman for which Huffaker co-wrote the screenplay, and "The Searchers (1956).
Pardee (Edmond O'Brien) explains his war tactics in a way that foreshadows Colonel Kurtz in Francis Ford Coppola's "Apocalypse Now" (1979). Pardee admires the enemy's ruthlessness and plans to create an army like that of his own.
This story about two men who won't let go and keep seeking vengeance was released while Franciosa was starring on an ABC sitcom called "Valentine's Day." To help publicize the picture, Franciosa comedically re-created his Rodriguez character in one episode. Both the feature and the series were produced by 20th Century-Fox.
When the US Government commenced its war against the Comanches after the American Civil War, the "Comancheros" supplied firearms and ammunition to the tribes. In the winter of 1874-1875, US Army troops under General Ranald Mackenzie attacked and defeated five camps of Comanches in Palo Duro Canyon. This defeat caused the last band of the free-roaming Comanches, the Kwahada under Quanah Parker, to surrender, and brought an end to the 100 year old Comanche and Comanchero trade relationship.
This rugged western film was considered groundbreaking as the two leads were both Jewish. Gritty and well written, one of the last of the "Great Action Westerns" with enough action to satisfy the biggest western fans around. This is a must-see!
You can’t beat a good Richard Boone western 🤠
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Boone was kick-ass
Rio Conchos is a 1964 American Cinemascope Western film directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Richard Boone, Stuart Whitman, Anthony Franciosa, Edmond O'Brien, and in his motion picture debut, Jim Brown, based on Clair Huffaker's novel "Guns of Rio Conchos" published in 1958.
Huffaker's novel is reminiscent of the John Wayne films The Comancheros (for which Huffaker co-wrote the screenplay) and The Searchers. The main female role, played by Wende Wagner in a black wig, has no English dialogue. Rio Conchos was filmed in Moab, Utah, though the Conchos River and most of the action of the film takes place in Mexico. ~ Thank You~ Great Cavalry Classic! ~ Be Safe out there folks - Peace & Health to Us All.
Viva Viva Jim Brown he was the best in football college the NFL & he did just as good as a actor and civil and human rights activist Rest in Power Maestro 🙏🏿🏈
I wished I could have met him and shook his hand but I have met a couple of Celebs such as Tough guy Jack Palance and the late Great Ossie Davis! Stay well & stay safe
Great movie, Great actors, Great story !!! What more do you want ??? A classic western that i like !!! THANK YOU, TO GIVE MY YOUTH BACK !!! L.M.
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Great movie. Very realistic. Good acting. Clear visual and sound. Thanks for the upload.
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Stuart Whitman brilliant great actor no matter what kind of film he's stars in
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Very underrated western from the 60's!!😢😮
Have an 11"×17" poster for it in my man cave!!❤❤
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Always liked this-un .Boone , Franciosa, Whitman ,Brown debut , I think ? Strong cast , direction ,editing , decent music . Not too long. great staff of people around the rest.
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I don’t always know what’s going on but I do enjoy watching the actors. If I do understand one ☝️ thing it’s that Lassiter is one tough man and you don’t want to mess around with either him or Jim. 😅😅😅
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Great movie, This the REAL WEST.. LOVE, FROM KOLKATA, WEST BENGAL INDIA
🙏🙏🙏.. Sorry to say that I am a Senior citizen 😅
Great movie. Richard Boone at his finest along with legendary Jim brown etc.
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Agreed! RIP Jim.
And don't forget that was a coveted proud gay man.
Whose idea was it to change the theme music??!!😮😅
Boone is one of the greatest at delivering his lines.
Like in Big Jake before he died when he asked John Wayne his name.
And Boone said,
" I thought you were dead"
RIP Jim Brown one of my favorite actor and football player😂
Greatest football player who ever lived!
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BIG Jim Brown !
Splendid movie, Great actors, thrilling story.
A little bit to much advertising in between.
But thanks for presenting this film.
One of the many great Jerry Goldsmith western scores he did for Fox in the 60s.
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This is the second movie on UA-cam where I have noticed the opening main theme was dropped for an arbitrary and dreadful opening theme and music. Goldsmith’s main title has been replaced. Any idea why?
I have this movie with what I think is a better music score. This score is good but the original soundtrack was better and more moving.
Great music, great actors.
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Never seen that one before, great movie thank you
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Terrific action movie. When it comes to generic films, Gordon Douglas is the finest director.
I like Richard Boone period sorry he's gone now. This is one of his best
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Stuart Whitman was nominated for best actor for "The Mark"(1961). He lost to Maximilian Schell for Judgment at Nuremberg. Anthony Franciosa was nominated for best actor for George Cukor's Wild is the Wind (1957) but lost to Alec Guinness for Bridge on the River Kwai.Richard Boone was never nominated for a goshdarn thing as far as I know.
Nice flick,debut for Jim brown was good definitely worth watching
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Like the extended nighttime scene, seems unusually long and authentic looking
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Rip
Jim brown
Great actor
Surely missed😢😢❤
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Thankyou for the great movie 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
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Nice opening.
The Music is hauntingly good.
Love it so far.
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Boone The Great! Powerful fabulous Actor Performer. The Norman loyal Bodyguard House Carl Bors. The Warlord. A Legendary Great actor of time.
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Been bingeing on Westerns...and ALL of the 60 or so I've watched...ITA ALLWAYS WHISKEY they ask for ...Always...One Saloon ONLY served WHISKEY 🙃...You better like WHISKEY in the West 😂
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I never met a man that didnt like whiskey ;)
@@Greensiteofhell we haven't met.......
@@kwakagreg Thats what Im saying.. hehe
The horrors of war greed betrayals and finally justice GM fantastic as always ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
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I love old westerns....what a terrible ending....
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Rio conchos good movie
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Great movie 5 stars 🌟
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Great movie thank you ❤
I like Stuart Whitman. Not only is he a good actor he’s a beau good looking guy. I like Richard Boone’s looks to. I don’t like guy’s with pretty 😍 boy looks like Rock Hudson and Cary Grant. I like Gregory Peck though. He’s not a pretty 😍 boy looking man. That dark quirky left eye 👁 brow still sends shivers down my spine and I’m a 79 year old woman. That sad look he gave Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck in the movie 🍿 Roman Holiday the movie as Audrey Hepburn walked away from him and knowing that he would ever hold or kiss 😘 her again nearly broke my heart ♥️ and made me cry 😢.
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Not a bad movie. The ending left a lot of unanswered questions.
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Like it. Great actors.
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From the Golden Age of Westerns. Great Movie!
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shot on location. NoCG. The print is a lttle dark. Lot's of stars to watch. Wow.
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As far as Wende Wagner movies go, this one's better than Destination Inner Space and Out Of Sight.
Should have been a classic but somehow falls short. The ending in particular is a throw away and is almost an afterthought folliwing the long and epic chase for the bad guys
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Love Jim Brown and Richard Boone. Never liked Stuart Whitman that much. Always seemed kind've dull and wooden to me, and looked like a discount David Janssen (much better actor)
Probably a nice guy though. Nothing personal Stuart.
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Have gun will travel Richard Boone
Yep one of my favorites
Starting watching it in the early 90s
Pretty good western series 👌
@@angelbelmont2190 i watched it on cable TV when I was a child
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Richard Boone and Anthony Franciosa - invariably great actors. Stuart Whitman wooden as always!
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Great movie !!
Great use of on location scenery.Stuarts 1st movie was uncredited in When Worlds Collide.1951.
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Well done.
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Many famous actors in this movie but editing and directing needs improvement. But still enjoyable movie.
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I like Anthony franisiasos character.
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@24:49, that "bandito" is carrying a muzzloader, but is wearing bandoliers with cartridges?
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It's an outrage, that's what it is! I think you oughta demand your money back!
wester bagual,como não se faz mais,pena não ser legendado,bagual demais
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get up on your feet; stand up; get up; rise; lock him up; who was in command of that detail; commanded in charge of;
That grand white house standing tall up there is familiar to me. I’ve seen it in other movies 🍿. 😅😅😅
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Excellent!
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Rotten version of this great movie without the original movie soundtrack….
Timothy Carey popping up as a chubby, shady barkeep was a surprise.....always good in a crazy sorta way
Best. Mexican. Bandito. Ever. @23:10
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The best "Bandito" ever, is Eli Wallach.
ie Tuco
" Blondie you know what you are....?
You're a dirty SOB"😅
Can't get any better than that
Wonder if Capt Haven made general? 🤔🤔🤔😅😅😅???
Good question. "Bueller?... Bueller?... Bueller?... Bueller?..."
لطفا زبان فارسی را هم اضافه کنید.
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I agree with Redce989
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It's a good movie except the screen goes dark and you can't see what they're doing at the end so we wouldn't want you again cuz she couldn't see the ending the screen so dark you couldn't see the people
CSA commander says "a superior cause" ..."a code of honor" - "insufficiently ruthless" - ??????
One scorpion was killed in the making of this movie 🦂
Is there a RIO CONCHOS STARTING FRANK SINATRA
Richard Boone is the greatest RIP
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Amazing film! VERY dark for its time: a dead baby, a drunken threesome, and ritual torture.
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So many cliches in one movie. Cringeworthy stuff. ! And Tony Franchise as a
Mexican ....?!?
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Honestly no bad guys in this western they should have just chilled with the general in Mexico
Jim brown dirty dozen!
I’m giving this movie a thumbs down because I think that it was much too long. 😱😱😱😳😳😳😡😡😡
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pelo menos a legendas a sim fica ruim
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Richard Boone kind of reminds me of Waylon Jennings.
Brown only had a minor role
He hadnt hit the big time
Until dirty dozen
It was a boone movie
Grizzled and mean
Crashing the glass object on the indian chiefs head!
I want 100raepuls film jimbroun all film amey and train
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Borchers. The Down Under, Dallas opals?
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Now we khow where the REDWOOD`s soundtrack come from
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What a lousy dark ending.
Grand film. Jim Brown, not Muhammed Ali, for all his greatness, was not the greatest
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🎉🎉🎉
En castellano hablado 😡😈🇨🇱
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I always skip a Tony franciosa movie. Terrible actor.
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Really, really bad 🦨 🦨
WHY!!!!!!
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@idiot - Nothing 'really,' 'really' bad about it !