DramaWar

Behold a Pale Horse

- Of suspense, pursuit and courage...

Manuel Artiguez, a famous bandit during the Spanish civil war, has lived in French exile for 20 years. When his mother is dying he considers visiting her secretly in his Spanish home town. But his biggest enemy, the Spanish police officer Vinolas, prepared a trap at the hospital as a chance to finally catch Artiguez.

Release Date : 1964-08-14

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Highwood-Brentwood ProductionColumbia Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Manuel Artiguez

Original Name : Gregory Peck

Gender : Male

Character Name : Viñolas

Original Name : Anthony Quinn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Francisco

Original Name : Omar Sharif

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carlos

Original Name : Raymond Pellegrin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pedro

Original Name : Paolo Stoppa

Gender : Male

Character Name : Zaganar

Original Name : Mildred Dunnock

Gender : Female

Character Name : Rosana, Mistress of Vinolas

Original Name : Daniela Rocca

Gender : Female

Character Name : Zaganar

Original Name : Christian Marquand

Gender : Male

Character Name : Paco Dages

Original Name : Marietto Angeletti

Gender : Male

Character Name : Maria, Hussy

Original Name : Perrette Pradier

Gender : Female

Character Name : Luis, Guide of Paco

Original Name : Zia Mohyeddin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Teresa, Wife of Vinolas

Original Name : Rosalie Crutchley

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hospital Nurse

Original Name : Molly Urquhart

Gender : Female

Character Name : Father Esteban

Original Name : Jean-Paul Moulinot

Gender : Male

Character Name : Celestina

Original Name : Laurence Badie

Gender : Female

Character Name : Priest

Original Name : Martin Benson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lt. Sanchez

Original Name : Alain Saury

Gender : Male

Character Name : Horse Dealer

Original Name : José Luis de Vilallonga

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cafe Girl

Original Name : Elisabeth Wiener

Gender : Female

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-11-22

Although this does definitively conclude, there is something almost unfinished about this story based around the aftermath of the Spanish Civil war. We start with "Miguel" (Gregory Peck) joining a long line of defeated republican freedom fighters leaving their country to exile in France. Meantime, his nemesis - police captain "Viñolas" (Anthony Quinn) is scheming up ways to entice him back... An opportunity occurs when the man's mother becomes seriously ill, and so every effort is made to get a message to her son to tempt him back. What now ensues is quite a poignant story that Peck, Omar Sharif as the priest "Francisco" and an effective Raymond Pellegrin as the young and vengeful "Carlos" deliver strongly. Fred Zinnemann take his time to develop the characters and the relationships, to illustrate the manipulation and betrayal - as well as the love, honour and loyalty. There's a little bit of police brutality and religious conflict and the writing leaves us enough space to come to our own conclusions about this developing scenario. Peck was good in these sort of loner, brooding roles, as was Quinn in the rather sinister ones and this is an enjoyable to watch meeting of two character actors making the best of a solid story.