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Western

The Hunting Party

- You're Invited to a Party... We'll Play the Deadliest Game of All... Hunting 26 Men and 1 Woman!

A ruthless rancher, and his gang, use extremely long range rifles to kill the men who kidnapped his wife.

Release Date : 1971-07-16

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Levy-Gardner-LavenBrighton Pictures

Production Country : United KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Oliver Reed

Character Name : Frank Calder

Original Name : Oliver Reed

Gender : Male

Candice Bergen

Character Name : Melissa Ruger

Original Name : Candice Bergen

Gender : Female

Gene Hackman

Character Name : Brandt Ruger

Original Name : Gene Hackman

Gender : Male

Simon Oakland

Character Name : Matthew Gunn

Original Name : Simon Oakland

Gender : Male

Mitchell Ryan

Character Name : Doc Harrison

Original Name : Mitchell Ryan

Gender : Male

L.Q. Jones

Character Name : Hog Warren

Original Name : L.Q. Jones

Gender : Male

William Watson

Character Name : Jim Loring

Original Name : William Watson

Gender : Male

G. D. Spradlin

Character Name : Sam Bayard

Original Name : G. D. Spradlin

Gender : Male

Rayford Barnes

Character Name : Crimp

Original Name : Rayford Barnes

Gender : Male

Ronald Howard

Character Name : Watt Nelson

Original Name : Ronald Howard

Gender : Male

Bernard Kay

Character Name : Buford King

Original Name : Bernard Kay

Gender : Male

Richard Adams

Character Name : Owney Clark

Original Name : Richard Adams

Gender : Male

Dean Selmier

Character Name : Collins

Original Name : Dean Selmier

Gender : Male

Sarah Atkinson

Character Name : Redhead

Original Name : Sarah Atkinson

Gender : Male

Francesca Tu

Character Name : Chinese Girl

Original Name : Francesca Tu

Gender : Female

Marian Collier

Character Name : Teacher

Original Name : Marian Collier

Gender : Female

Ralph Brown

Character Name : Sheriff

Original Name : Ralph Brown

Gender : Male

Charly Bravo

Character Name : Cowboy

Original Name : Charly Bravo

Gender : Male

Rafael Albaicín

Character Name : Mexican (uncredited)

Original Name : Rafael Albaicín

Gender : Male

Eugenio García

Character Name : Mario (uncredited)

Original Name : Eugenio García

Gender : Male

Christine Larroude

Character Name : Bit Part (uncredited)

Original Name : Christine Larroude

Gender : Male

Stephanie Pieritz

Character Name : Bit Part (uncredited)

Original Name : Stephanie Pieritz

Gender : Male

Emilio Rodríguez

Character Name : Priest (uncredited)

Original Name : Emilio Rodríguez

Gender : Male

Max Slaten

Character Name : Telegrapher (uncredited)

Original Name : Max Slaten

Gender : Male

Lilibeth Solison

Character Name : Blonde (uncredited)

Original Name : Lilibeth Solison

Gender : Male

Bud Strait

Character Name : Cowboy (uncredited)

Original Name : Bud Strait

Gender : Male

María Luisa Tovar

Character Name : Mexican Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : María Luisa Tovar

Gender : Female

Reviews

W

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

***Grim early 70’s Western with Oliver Reed, Gene Hackman and Candice Bergen*** In the Southwest, an outlaw gang led by Frank Calder (Oliver Reed) kidnaps a school teacher (Candice Bergen) so he can learn how to read. Unfortunately for them, she’s the wife of a sadistic wealthy rancher (Gene Hackman) and he’s coming with his personal posse to hunt ’em down with high-powered rifles. Mitchell Ryan, Simon Oakland and L.Q. Jones are also on hand. “The Hunting Party” (1971) treads similar terrain of two earlier Westerns: "Bandolero!" (1968) and "Macho Callahan" (1970). There are also elements of the later “The Train Robbers” (1973). But “The Hunting Party” is the least of these, although it’s not far off. It’s worth catching just to see Reed star in a Western (he’s essentially the British version of Brando), not to mention the potent sequence between Frank (Reed), Doc (Ryan) and Melissa (Bergen) in the last act. The grim climax is memorable as well. There’s a lot of Peckinpah-styled violence. One effective scene involves someone getting shot in the face with a shotgun. There are also a couple of rough adult-oriented sequences. The problem is, the characters are too shallow to care much when their lives are eventually threatened. There’s loads of quality emoting by the actors, but not enough character-defining moments, which was expertly done in “Bandolero!” Speaking of which, the issue of Stockholm syndrome rears its head. This condition occurs when a strong emotional link develops between captor and captive wherein the former intermittently abuses the other in one way or another, whether beatings, threats, intimidation or harassment. Melissa gets to know Frank & Doc and slowly discovers that they're not outright evil. They're basically goodhearted people trapped in a tough lifestyle. The film runs 1 hour, 51 minutes, and was shot in Spain (Almeria and Granada, with interior stuff done in Madrid). GRADE: B-