Vengeance's fire is raging.. A group of Mexican revolutionaries murders a town priest and a number of his christian followers. A group of Mexican revolutionaries murders a town priest and a number of his christian followers. In this charming yet swearword-laden settlement we create videos for all kinds of gaming goodness. Director Robert Parrish"s 'A TOWN CALLED HELL' aka 'A TOWN CALLED BASTARD' aka ''UNA CIUDAD LLAMADA BASTARD'- 1971 has a stellar cast in Robert Shaw, Telly Savalas, Martin Landau, and Stella Stevens but , unfortunately, lacks heart and soul making the violence that occurs merely window dressing to a complicated plot. A Town Called Hell aka A Town Called Bastard [Blu-ray], Robert Shaw, Stella Stevens, Telly Savalas, Martin Landau, Fernando Rey. Director. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. 757329 numaralı 23.976 fps 720p release, bigo58 çevirisi Robert Shaw Stella Stevens Martin Landau. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Quite an unusual mix of top-class actors, and all the ingredients needed for a perfect western, ie. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 21, 2020. I think they're all supposed to be Mexican, apart from Shaw himself "The Priest" who's Irish. I had to turn on closed captions which I hate to do and even those are poorly done… Nevertheless, the film was curious to watch. Ten years later, a widow arrives in town intent to take revenge from her husband's killers. Featuring. Year. Director Robert Parrish"s 'A TOWN CALLED HELL' aka 'A TOWN CALLED BASTARD' aka ''UNA CIUDAD LLAMADA BASTARD'- 1971 has a stellar cast in Robert Shaw, Telly Savalas, Martin Landau, and Stella Stevens but , unfortunately, lacks heart and soul making the violence that occurs merely window dressing to a complicated plot. The Count goes after the descendants of Van Helsing. George Armstrong Custer's love of the heroic traditions of the Calvary and his distaste with the coming of industrialization leads him to his destiny at the Little Big Horn. Some would argue it is a difficult plot to follow at the best of times without sections of soundtrack only! Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. (1971). 5 of 11 people found this review helpful. Countries. nufs68. Parrish directs in a lack lustre style making the actors go through the motions as they fill the images of cinematographer Manuel Berengeur. Like Tepepa, it is more somber than the earlier Zapatas. Robert Parrish. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Chantrell's image was later re-jigged for the American one-sheet version of its front-of house advertising campaign and the movie's title was re-named A TOWN CALLED HELL for its subsequent USA release (as they felt uncomfortable about using the word BASTARD). Sadly, too many Hollywood movies pander to these numb-skulls. It has a problem with its DTS soundtrack fluctuating from loud to a soft whisper and a slight hiss on its track. The music soundtrack by Waldo De Los Rios is mediocre at best and but I was totally taken aback at hearing Sandy Shaw's "THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS' in a bar room flashback making it seem like I was viewing another film entirely. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. The stunningly beautiful, Stella Stevens (The Nutty Professor) hauntingly dressed in black arrives in town on a hearse, accompanied by a deaf-mute gunman (Dudley Sutton, The Devils) and in search of her husband s killer... also arriving in town is a small platoon of soldiers and their Colonel, Martin Landau (They Call Me Mister Tibbs) looking for the legendary revolutionary leader, Aguila. Fou rodada a Madrid i protagonitzada per Robert Shaw, Telly Savalas, Stella Stevens i Martin Landau. There's a problem loading this menu right now. London: Benmar Productions, Circa 1971. Unable to add item to List. The police follow him to a house owned by an eccentric scientist. Greed and violence explode as a dual manhunt reaches it terrorizing climax and the Town becomes like a fiery hell as it s held hostage. I have three versions, two VHS, one DVD, and all are terribly cropped, so badly that it looks as if buildings are having conversations with each other. This star-studded British/Spanish co-production looks great, what you can see of it. Having been broken out of prison by bank robbers, an amnesiac is joined by three other convicts in a visit to his hometown, where he is caught in a feud between his family and the father of one of the robbers. It was shot in Madrid with Robert Shaw , Telly Savalas , … Genres. Crime Western Drama. Pity the distributors had to be boring and rename the town "Hell". Fiction. ", Title: View production, box office, & company info. Enter Stella Stevens into the mix as a widow who is offering a $20,000 ransom for the murderer of her husband and you have the gist of the story. Released in 1971 and directed by Robert Parrish, "A Town Called Hell" (originally titled "A Town Called Bastard") is a Euro Western about a Mexican town in 1915, which is more of a stone fortress than a conventional Western town, where everyone is seeking a man called Aguila, a mysterious revolutionary who massacred members of the town a decade earlier. I will seek the widescreen version and make my decision then. A Town Called Bastard (U.K.) | Una ciudad llamada Bastarda (Spain) | De hængtes by (Netherlands) | Les brutes dans la ville (France) | Les auventuriers de l'Ouest sauvage (France) | Kein Requiem fur San Bastardo (Germany) | Eine Stadt nimmt Rache (Germany) | Una città chiamata bastarda (Italy) | Pokoli város (Hungary) | Bastard -Kuolemaantuomittu kaupunki (Finland) Martin Landau, A Town Called Bastard (1971) Film ČSFD.cz, Martin Landau filmy ČSFD.cz, filmografie z ČSFD.cz ATCB Gaming. A Town Called Bastard. A Town Called Hell I feel sorry for people who can't sit still for more than half-an-hour, and need a lot of flashy special effects, explosions, quick short edits to keep their attention, and get bored with dialogue. On the plus side, the location is great, a huge old ruined fortress with Escher-style stairs leading nowhere, some nice scenery-chewing by Robert Shaw, and good performances by Stevens, Landau, Lettieri, and Telly Savalas as Telly Savalas. This is one of the most complex and intriguing of all the movies to come from this European cinematic movement. Welcome to A Town Called Bastard! Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2019. AKA: A Town Called Bastard. Spain United Kingdom. ALSO WAS NOW ABLE TO VIEW THIS FILM IN A RESTORED PRINT THANKS TO KINO LORBER VIDEO. Together the medallions form a puzzle whose solution points to gold. An ex-soldier turned priest, Robert Shaw (Figures in a Landscape) shares a brutal town with Telly Savalas (The Scalphunters), a bandit with a bloodthirsty gang of sadistic killers. Few films suffer as badly from pan and scan as this one, as director Robert Parrish seems to have been so enamored with the widescreen process that he tended to use both sides of the screen at once, neglecting the middle. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! A little disappointing on the spec front but nonetheless a good movie for its day. Ten years later, a widow arrives in town intent to take revenge from her husband's killers. Don Carlos has no idea where Aguila is or what Aguila looks like but he's prepared to do anything in order to collect the gold reward offered by Alvira. Gallery of 14 movie poster and cover images for A Town Called Bastard (1971). Each was wearing a medallion when he died. Mexican Revolution 1910 - 1920. A hitman finds himself embroiled in the middle of a Mafia war between the Sicilians and the Calabrians. Rating : 4.9/10 based on 571 user ratings. An ex-soldier turned priest, Robert Shaw (Figures in a Landscape) shares a brutal town with Telly Savalas (The Scalphunters), a bandit with a bloodthirsty gang of sadistic killers. On yıl sonra bir dul, eşinin katillerinden intikam almak için şehre It boasts a few big names including Martin Landau and Telly Savalas. Thank you, Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2015, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 22, 2013. intrigue, Mexican soldiers, bandits, gold, bizarre characters, murders, and atmospheric music. A Town Called Bastard (original title) R | 1h 35min | Action, Drama, Western | 1972 (USA) A group of Mexican revolutionaries murders a town priest and a number of his christian followers. We never find out why Shaw has become a priest (if he really is), we never find out what happens to Don Carlos (Savalas) although I suspect he was called home to star in Kojak, as his departure seems arbitrary. Clearly, it’s presented in the wrong aspect ratio. Runtime: 94 min. Some would argue it is a difficult plot to follow at the best of times without sections of soundtrack only, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 30, 2016. There is now (Spring 2016) a blu-ray version for around £15. This FAQ is empty. Tweet. A Town Called Bastard. The movie itself is mediocre (with a wasted cast) but no excuse for this poor quality release, Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2016. For Western completists only. I don't necessarily mind a mediocre western but I'd like to know what they're saying. Ten years later, a widow arrives in town intent to take revenge from her husband's killers. The film is peppered with great faces including Aldo Sambrell, Fernando Rey, Michael Craig and the great character actor Al Lettieri who played Salozzo the Turk in Director Francis Ford Coppola's 'THE GODFATHER' -1971 and who succumbed to a heart attack at age 47 in 1975. She Left Prostitution only to find Murder! With hindsight, I checked out some of the reviews lower down the list and found the 'if only I had read these first' comments. MCU fans, here are some streaming picks to watch while you wait for the next episode of "The Falcon and the Winter Solider. Revised Draft script for the 1971 Spanish/UK Western, here under the original release title A Town Called Bastard. The film takes place during the Mexican Revolution in a town taken over by Mexican Bandit Don Carlos (Savalas) . A Town Called Bastard 23.976 fps türkçe altyazı. The picture freezes on a number of occasions but the soundtrack continues. Film, Action and adventure. Jump to navigation Jump to search. A Town Called Bastard (1971) Tweet. It's not a great Western by any means and wastes the talents of many. (New English Library Pub #019041) Filmed as = A Town Called Hell // PHOTO front & back covers; MOVIE tie-in edition; the Film Starred; Robert Shaw, Stella Stevens, Telly Savalas & Martin Landau; by TERRY, William (pseudonym for Terry William Harknett; **Also Writes as; Frank Chandler, David Ford, George G. Gilman, Adam Hardy, Jane Harman, Joseph Hedges, William M. … Pray For Death (Special Edition) [Blu-ray], Terror in a Texas Town (Special Edition) [Blu-ray]. I saw this western in the cinema when it first came out. Here we have a British/Spanish collaboration lensed to compete with the Euro Westerns which were being cranked out with a rapid rate during the late Sixties. Also known as. Alternative titles. Its well dated and the stars are really there for the fun it seems. I didn't really like this film, but I haven't exactly seen it. Talk:A Town Called Bastard. Then it was titled "A Town called Bastard", a much better title than the one it is going under now. It is hard to judge this film fairly since the copy I watched on Amazon Prime is in terrible shape. After Dan Hogan and his gang rob a bank, they hire a mysterious man to guide them across the Mexican border in return for half of the loot. I saw this film when it was called "A Town called Bastard", Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 20, 2012. The word "Excalibur" is burned onto the picture on the right hand side of the screen throughout. In Tuscosa, New Mexico, the Governor offers amnesty papers to all outlaws but gunfighter Clay McCord's appearance triggers a violent confrontation between the local marshal, McCord, and other outlaws. Off The Shelf – Episode 61 – New DVD & Blu-ray Releases For Tuesday, August 25th 2015, Viva La Revolucion ! Unholy Four, The (1970) aka Chuck Mool (Ciakmull - L'uomo della vendetta) [Blu-ray], Kill Them All and Come Back Alone (Special Edition) aka Ammazzali Tutti E Torna Solo [Blu-ray], The Big Gundown (Blu-ray + DVD + CD) Combo, The Mercenary - aka A Professional Gun (Il mercenario) [Blu-ray], Fort Yuma Gold & Damned Hot Day of Fire - Double Feature [Blu-ray], A Fistful of Dynamite aka Duck, You Sucker [Blu-ray], The Hellbenders (Special Edition) aka I Crudeli aka The Cruel Ones [Blu-ray], A Minute To Pray, A Second To Die [Blu-ray]. What he doesn't know is that five years before, two Mexican revolutionaries (Shaw, Landau) already graced its walls having Shaw becoming the priest of the town and Landau a General in search of a bounty ransom for Savalas. Genres: Western, Exploitation. Kino Lorber releases its Blu-Ray on 1920x1080P with a 2.35 aspect ratio with the negative becoming a bit darker towards the climax. In fact, too much action, and noise can be just as tedious as inaction. It is all anchored by a fascinating central performance from Robert Shaw. A Town Called Hell, or a Town Called Bastard as it's also known, is a European Western about the Mexican revolution. This is still in the form that takes a wide screen movie and Butchers it to fit a TV from the 70's. Genres : Action, Comedy, Drama, Western A group of Mexican revolutionaries murders a town priest and a number of his christian followers. Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2015, Good quality of the DVD and prompt delivery. First off,the transfer was beyond bad(almost unwatchable)you could hardly hear the movie.Secondly,according to the cover Telly Savalas was the main star.He was in the movie for a total of 15 minutes maybe.From what i could hear,the movie was allright but not worth spending any money on. A Town Called Hell subtitles. Estudios Madrid 70, Daganzo, Madrid, Spain. The quality of the transfer is not as good. 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