عملسال1972دورانیہ1h 35mIMDb5.0

A Town Called Hell

عملڈرامہWestern

A group of Mexican revolutionaries murders a town priest and a number of his christian followers. Ten years later, a widow arrives in town intent to take revenge from her husband's killers.

ابھی دیکھیں

ٹریلر

کاسٹ

Robert Parrish

Director

IL

Irving Lerner

Director

Telly Savalas

Don Carlos

Robert Shaw

The Priest

Stella Stevens

Alvira

Fernando Rey

Old blind man

Martin Landau

The Colonel

Michael Craig

Paco

Dudley Sutton

Spectre

Al Lettieri

La Bomba

Paloma Cela

Paloma

Aldo Sambrell

Calebra

Maribel Hidalgo

La Perla

CM

Cass Martin

Jose

Antonio Mayans

Manuel

Francisco Marsó

Julio

John Clark

Quiet American

Luis Rivera

Paco

HH

Howard Hagan

American #1

Vicente Soler

Priest #1

RA

Richard Aubrey

Writer

BF

Benjamin Fisz

Writer

تبصرے

5 تبصرے

ràchìd pòpSep 5, 2024

This film starts in spectacular fashion as a gang of rebels gun down the entire congregation of a church, young and old, including the priest. The barbaric nature of this opening continues throughout "A Town Called Hell". The majority of the movie is set in the Mexican town of Bastardo, which is under the leadership of Don Carlos (Telly Savalas). A hearse arrives at the gates, with an empty coffin and two passengers - Alvira (Stella Stevens), a blonde widower clothed in black, and her mysterious unnamed companion (Dudley Sutton). She is searching for the man that killed her husband, and offers Carlos gold if he will hand over the guilty man - who she believes to be named Aguila. The town priest (Robert Shaw), who we immediately recognise as one of the leaders of the rebels that carried out the massacre in the first scene, appears to have a knowledge of Aguila's identity. When the town is overrun by the army, also looking for Aguila, the Colonel (Martin Landau - the other rebel leader from the prologue) threatens to execute all the town unless the identity is revealed. The Colonel advises the Priest that he swapped sides, as the army provided better rewards than the rebels could ever offer. Much of the film centres on the strained relationship between Shaw and Landau's characters. Shaw's whiskey guzzling priest is particularly well played and likable, with a guarded past that is revealed throughout the film. Albeit a fairly short lived role (facing execution by one of his own men about half way through the film), Savalas' character is very enjoyable to watch, both calm but merciless. There are also small parts for Spaghetti regulars Fernando Rey and Aldo Sambrell. Whilst the film is pretty barbaric throughout, with the town's inhabitants showing little honour or mercy for their own kind (just ask Don Carlos!), it also has a dark and mysterious feel - particularly well portrayed by the widow and her mute protector. It is fair to say that I am often sceptical of a film's worth when I find a copy in a bargain bin or for £0.01 on ebay. I purchased "A Town Called Hell" for a single penny on ebay, and therefore thought it was likely to be a lesser western, and became even more sceptical when I discovered its British involvement (oh me of little faith, but I couldn't picture my homeland creating a western successfully). I was pleasantly surprised to find a well thought-out movie, with a well developed (if sometimes confusing) plot, and some great character acting. Well worth a view.

KusiNov 18, 2022

BTS ✨Nov 16, 2022

A Town Called Bastard

RimGurung2Nov 16, 2022

What a huge pleasant surprise to discover this film with this super great cast, several actors I love: Robert Shaw, Telly Savalas, Al Lettieri, Fernando Rey! And the beautiful Stella Stevens, which I fell in love with when I first saw her in Sam Peckinpah's excellent "The Ballad of Cable Hogue" (1970). Plus Martin Landau and Dudley Sutton... What a cast! But, the film is just a waste of time unfortunately. Trivial, predictable script, forced roles, incredible, all lamentable.

StephanieNov 16, 2022

When I see a late night film with 'bastard' in the title, I'm inclined to tape it and find out what it's about. (I've taped this twice and lost both, found it on DVD, seem to have lost that too). Yes it was listed as "A Town Called Bastard" by the BBC. If you're one of those people who think a good Western needs Mexicans (e.g. The Wild Bunch) this has plenty: sombreros, moustaches, guns, tortilla-preparation, cruel laughter etc. A lot of these Mexicans die, perhaps somewhat gratuitously. So if you like guns and death in sunny Mexico, and you'd like to see Telly Savalas as the Mayor of a town called Bastardo - you'll love this. e.g. "Who killed my husband?" demands the pale blonde: cue an old woman to shout the name from a high building - gun out, excellent shot (like shooting ducks at a fairground), another one bites the hot dry dust... The rest has already been well covered by other user comments, worth watching if this is your sort of thing.

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