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A surprisingly thoughtful film, The Valdez Horses sees Charles Bronson play a half-breed rancher whose solitary life taming wild horses is upended when three people enter his life: a young runaway (Vincent Van Patten), a corrupt land owner (Marcel Bozzuffi), and his beautiful sister (Jill Ireland). Beautifully filmed in mountains of Almería, Spain, a quintessential Spaghetti Western location, Sturges’ film contrasts fist fights and shootouts with considered characterisation and an unexpectedly melancholy tone. (Powerhouse Films)
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Charles Bronson
USA
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
The Great Escape (1963)
Jill Ireland
UK
Best movies:
The Valachi Papers (1972)
Hell Drivers (1957)
Rain (1970)
Marcel Bozzuffi
France
Best movies:
Daisy Town (1971)
The French Connection (1971)
Z (1969)
Vincent Van Patten
USA
Best movies:
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979)
Chino (1973)
Ettore Manni
Italy
Best movies:
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In the Name of the Pope King (1977)
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Florencio Amarilla
Paraguay
Best movies:
Patton (1970)
El condor (1970)
Chato's Land (1972)
Corrado Gaipa
Italy
Best movies:
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather (1972)
Marco Polo (1982) (series)
Melissa Chimenti
Best movies:
Chino (1973)
Carambola (1974)
Love Slaves of the Caribbean (1978)
Fausto Tozzi
Italy
Best movies:
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
El Cid (1961)
The Deserter (1971)
Luis Rico
Best movies:
Tristana (1970)
The Price of Power (1969)
The Counsellor (1973)
Diana Lorys
Spain
Best movies:
California (1977)
Fangs of the Living Dead (1969)
Backfire (1964)
Luis Prendes
Spain
Best movies:
King of Kings (1961)
The Tall Women (1966)
Breakout (1975)
Henri Vidon
UK
Best movies:
War and Peace (1956)
Anastasia (1956)
The Battle of Austerlitz (1960)
Adolfo Thous
Best movies:
A Dog Called... Vengeance (1977)
The Dark Night of the Soul (1989)
Treasure Island (1972)
José Nieto
Spain
Best movies:
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
The Miracle of Marcelino (1955)
Falstaff (1965)
Rafael García
Best movies:
Treasure Island (1972)
Chino (1973)