100 Rifles
| 100 Rifles |
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| Directed by |
Tom Gries |
| Produced by |
Marvin Schwartz |
| Written by |
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| Starring |
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| Music by |
Jerry Goldsmith |
| Cinematography |
Cecilio Paniagua |
| Editing by |
Robert L. Simpson |
| Studio |
Marvin Schwartz Productions |
| Distributed by |
20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) |
26 March 1969 |
| Running time |
110 min. |
| Country |
United States |
| Language |
English |
| Budget |
$3,920,000[1] |
| Box office |
$3.5 million (US rentals)[2] |
100 Rifles is a 1969 western directed by Tom Gries. The film stars Jim Brown, Burt Reynolds, Raquel Welch, and Fernando Lamas. The original music score was composed by Jerry Goldsmith.[3]
Plot
Set in 1912 Mexico, an Arizona lawman named Lyedecker (Brown) travels to a remote village looking for Yaqui Joe (Reynolds), a half-Indian, half-white bank robber who has stolen $6,000 (in Arizona) to buy rifles for his people who are being repressed by the government.
Lyedecker isn't concerned with Yaqui Joe's cause of helping his tribe, and all he cares about is getting the money returned to a Phoenix bank within his jurisdiction.The two men escape to the hills where they are joined by Sarita (Welch), a beautiful Indian revolutionary. They eventually become allies and fight for the Indians. Taking over the leadership of the Yaquis, Lyedecker ambushes Verdugo's train while Sarita distracts the attention of the soldiers on board by taking a public shower.
Cast
Locations
Filmed in Almeria, Spain.
References
- ^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0810842441. p255
- ^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0810842441. p231
- ^ Clemmensen, Christian. Jerry Goldsmith (1929-2004) tribute at Filmtracks.com. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
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