El Condor (film)

El Condor
Directed by John Guillermin
Produced by André De Toth
Screenplay by Larry Cohen
Steven Carabatsos
Story by Steven Carabatsos
Starring Jim Brown
Lee Van Cleef
Patrick O'Neal
Marianna Hill
Iron Eyes Cody
Music by Maurice Jarre
Cinematography Henri Persin
Edited by Walter Hannemann
William H. Ziegler
Distributed by National General Pictures
Release dates
  • September 23, 1970 (1970-09-23)
Running time
102 min.
Country United States
Language English

El Condor is a 1970 western film directed by John Guillermin.

Jim Brown and Lee Van Cleef lead a band of Apaches (including Iron Eyes Cody) against a fortress commanded by Patrick O'Neal. The fortress is said to contain the gold reserves of Emperor Maximilian.

The movie was shot in 35mm Technicolor in Almería, Spain, and involved the construction of the huge adobe fortress set that was re-used in later films, including Conan the Barbarian (1982) and March or Die (1977)'.

El Condor was among the first movies rated R (for violence, explicit language, and nudity).

Plot

Luke, an escaped convict, and Jaroo, a loner gold prospector, team up with a band of Apache Indians in 19th century Mexico to capture a large, heavily armed fortress for the millions—or billions—of dollars in gold that are rumored to be stored within.[1]

VHS and DVD releases

The movie was released on a fullscreen VHS in 1994, and a widescreen DVD by Warner Archive in 2009.

Critical reaction

Roger Ebert's review of August 27, 1970 in the Chicago Sun-Times began: "Lee Van Cleef's last words in 'El Condor' are, 'What am I doing here?' Amen, brother."

Cast

See also

References

  1. IMDb

External links

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