- The Appaloosa
Infobox Film | name =The Appaloosa
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director =Sidney J. Furie
producer = Alan Miller
writer =James Bridges Roland Kibbee
starring =Marlon Brando Anjanette Comer
John SaxonEmilio Fernández Miriam Colon
music =Frank Skinner
cinematography =Russell Metty
editing =
distributor =Universal Pictures
released =1966
runtime = 98 min.
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budget =
imdb_id = 0060120"The Appaloosa" (a.k.a.: "Southwest to Sonora") is a 1966 American
western film (set in the 1870's) fromUniversal Pictures starringMarlon Brando ,Anjanette Comer andJohn Saxon (actor) , who was nominated for aGolden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of a Mexican bandit. The film was directed bySidney J. Furie , shot in Mexico.Plot
The title character is a beautiful horse (a breed, the
Appaloosa ) of Matt Fletcher (Marlon Brando ), a Mexican-American buffalo hunter returns home only to have his beloved horse stolen by a powerful bandit, Chuy Medina (John Saxon ) with the help of the bandit's girlfriend, Trini (Anjanette Comer ). Trini was sold to Chuy at the age of 15, but now, is brutalized and soon to be discarded.Matt begins to hunt down the bandit to recapture the horse, but finds matters more complicated than expected when he meets the girlfriend of the bandit. Fletcher is subjected to torture and humiliation by Saxon and his minions. A later foray into Medina's camp results in a brutal wrestling match between Fletcher and the bandito. Again left to die, Fletcher is rescued by Trini, who despises her "lover", Chuy, and prefers Fletcher's company. During the violence-laden climax, Fletcher is forced to choose between Trini and his beloved Appaloosa.
This film has been called "Brando's
spaghetti western ." It was released as "Southwest to Sonora" in the United Kingdom.The rifle Brando uses in the beginning is a
Sharps Buffalo Rifle.External Links
TCM [http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=67526]
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