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Programme Information

Grim story of revenge which begins when a powerful Mexican patriarch offers one million dollars for the head of the man who impregnated his daughter. The owner of a sleazy bar learns that the marked man has been killed in a car crash and he seeks out his grave to retrieve the head. What follows is a violent, nihilistic analysis of a man's quest for love and meaning in a nightmarish world.

Keywords:

Crime, Drama, Thriller, Movie, Film, Movies, Films, Nudity

Additional Information:

(1974) (3 Star)

Cast:

Warren Oates	.... Bennie
Isela Vega	.... Elita
Robert Webber	.... Sappensly
Gig Young	.... Quill
Helmut Dantine	.... Max
Emilio Fernández	.... El Jefe

Supporting Cast:

Kris Kristofferson	.... Paco
Chano Urueta	.... Manchot the bartender
Donnie Fritts	.... John
Jorge Russek	.... Cueto
Chalo González	.... Chalo
Don Levy	.... Frank
Enrique Lucero	.... Esteban
Janine Maldonado	.... Theresa
Tamara Garina	.... Grandmother Moreno

Directors:

Sam Peckinpah

Writers:

Frank Kowalski
Sam Peckinpah