The Big Gundown

Mar 3, 1967

1h 51m

★ 7.3

Mr. Ugly comes to town!

Overview

Unofficial lawman John Corbett hunts down Cuchillo Sanchez, a Mexican peasant accused of raping and killing a 12-year-old girl.

Genres

Western

Production Companies

Tuillo DeMichelli

PEA

The Big Gundown Trailers

Cast

Jonathan Corbett

Lee Van Cleef

Manuel 'Cuchillo' Sanchez

Tomas Milian

Brokston

Walter Barnes

Baron von Schulenberg

Gérard Herter

Rosita, Cuchillo's wife

Manolita Barroso

Capt. Segura

Fernando Sancho

'The Widow'

Nieves Navarro

Jess

Benito Stefanelli

Widow's ranch hand

Frank Braña

Brother Smith & Wesson

Antonio Casas

Sheriff Jellicol

Roberto Camardiel

Hondo

Nello Pazzafini

Jack Beauregard, an aging gunman of the Old West, only wants to retire in peace and move to Europe, but a young gunfighter known as "Nobody" who idolizes Beauregard wants him to go out in a blaze of glory. So, he arranges for Jack to face the 150-man gang known as The Wild Bunch and earn his place in history.

6.4

The Work and the Glory II: American Zion

Oct 21, 2005

Divided by their diverse reactions to a nascent ideology, the Steeds struggle to hold together as the strength of their convictions and their filial bonds are tested. The stirring narrative of the faith that led a persecuted people to Missouri and beyond is one of the most poignant untold tales of American history. It is the account of a valiant struggle to exercise the rights promised by a fledgling nation.

6.2

Any Gun Can Play

Sep 26, 1967

A gang robs a gold shipment from a train. A so called bounty hunter is sent to track down the robbers and decides to let them lead him to the gold.

5.2

China 9, Liberty 37

Aug 4, 1978

Gunslinger Clayton Drumm is about to be hanged when he is given a chance to live if he agrees to murder Matthew, a miner who has steadfastly refused to sell his land to the railroad company. Matthew’s refusal is a major obstacle to the railroad’s plans for expansion.

5.9

Texas, Adios

Aug 28, 1966

A Texan sheriff and his younger brother travel across the border into Mexico to confront the man who killed their father.

6.2

Cremaster 2

Oct 13, 1999

CREMASTER 2 is rendered as a gothic Western that introduces conflict into the system. On the biological level it corresponds to the phase of fetal development during which sexual division begins. In Matthew Barney's abstraction of this process, the system resists partition and tries to remain in the state of equilibrium imagined in Cremaster 1.

1.0

Cotter

Jan 1, 1973

A rodeo rider is killed because Cotter is too drunk to distract the raging bull.

6.3

Cemetery Without Crosses

Jan 25, 1969

A melancholic gunfighter is drawn into a vengeful and tragic kidnapping plot by his widowed ex-lover.

7.5

The Great Silence

Nov 22, 1968

A mute gunslinger fights in the defense of a group of outlaws and a vengeful young widow, against a group of ruthless bounty hunters.

7.6

They Call Me Trinity

Dec 22, 1970

The simple story has the pair coming to the rescue of peace-loving Mormons when land-hungry Major Harriman sends his bullies to harass them into giving up their fertile valley. Trinity and Bambino manage to save the Mormons and send the bad guys packing with slapstick humor instead of excessive violence, saving the day.

5.6

Dig Your Grave Friend... Sabata's Coming

Apr 2, 1971

Steve McGowan has proposed to avenge the death of his father, murdered by one of the followers of Chief Miller. This engages the services of a famous gunslinger called Sabata and instructs him to kill Steve. The fate joins Steve and the Mexican bandit Leon Pompero, and together they decide to defeat the murderous gunman.

6.2

Navajo Joe

Nov 25, 1966

The sole survivor of a bloody massacre vows revenge on his attackers and on the men who killed his wife.

5.7

The Specialists

Nov 25, 1969

Hud Dixon returns to his hometown when his brother is killed by a lynch mob.

6.9

Keoma

Nov 25, 1976

Half-breed Keoma returns to his border hometown after service in the Civil War and finds it under the control of Caldwell, an ex-Confederate raider, and his vicious gang of thugs. To make matters worse, Keoma's three half-brothers have joined forces with Caldwell, and make it painfully clear that his return is an unwelcome one. Determined to break Caldwell and his brothers' grip on the town, Keoma partners with his father's former ranch hand to exact violent revenge.

5.6

Blindman

Nov 15, 1971

A blind, but deadly, gunman, is hired to escort fifty mail order brides to their miner husbands. His business partners double cross him, selling the women to bandit Domingo. Blindman heads into Mexico in pursuit.

6.6

Cut-Throats Nine

Oct 23, 1971

A group of ruthless convicts is led to prison through an inhospitable mountain range by a small cavalry detachment commanded by Sergeant Brown, who is accompanied by his young and beautiful daughter.

5.0

The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe

Dec 28, 1973

A Chinese immigrant, recently arrived in America, fights to free Mexican slaves from their cruel master.

6.7

3 Godfathers

Dec 31, 1948

Three outlaws on the run discover a dying woman and her baby. They swear to bring the infant to safety across the desert, even at the risk of their own lives.

5.9

Gunmen and the Holy Ghost

May 6, 1972

The authorities of Springfield ask Spirito Santo/Holy Ghost, which in turn will require the help of Diego of Habsburg and his colourful gang, to eliminate the threat constituted by an elusive masked bandit – and arms dealer – known as Solitario.