Western

Guns for San Sebastian

- The epic of a town that became an army

Leon Alastray is an outlaw who has been given sanctuary by Father John, whom he then escorts to the village of San Sebastian. The village is deserted, with its cowardly residents hiding in the hills from Indians, who regularly attack the village and steal all their supplies. When Father John is murdered, the villagers mistakenly think the outlaw is the priest. Alastray at first tells them he is not a priest, but they don't believe it, and an apparent miracle seems to prove they are correct. Eventually, he assists them in regaining their confidence and defending themselves.

Release Date : 1968-03-20

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Filmes CinematograficaCompagnie Internationale de Productions Cinématographiques (CIPRA)Producciones Enríquez S.A.Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Country : FranceItalyMexico

Alternative Titles : Guns for San Sebastian

Cast

Character Name : Leon Alastray

Original Name : Anthony Quinn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Teclo

Original Name : Charles Bronson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Golden Lance

Original Name : Jaime Fernández

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vicar General

Original Name : Leon Askin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kinita

Original Name : Anjanette Comer

Gender : Female

Character Name : Père Joseph

Original Name : Sam Jaffe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Félicia

Original Name : Silvia Pinal

Gender : Female

Character Name : Felipe Cayetano

Original Name : Jorge Martínez de Hoyos

Gender : Male

Character Name : Agueda

Original Name : Rosa Furman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Antonito

Original Name : José Chávez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Col. Calleja

Original Name : Ivan Desny

Gender : Male

Character Name : Governor

Original Name : Fernand Gravey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Father Lucas

Original Name : Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pedro

Original Name : Jorge Russek

Gender : Male

Character Name : Magdalena

Original Name : Aurora Clavel

Gender : Female

Character Name : Diego

Original Name : Julio Aldama

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kino

Original Name : Pancho Córdova

Gender : Male

Character Name : Renaldo

Original Name : Enrique Lucero

Gender : Male

Character Name : Capt. Lopez

Original Name : Noé Murayama

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bishop

Original Name : Francisco Reiguera

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

The Dam Busters. Guns for San Sebastian is directed by Henri Verneuil and adapted to screenplay by James R. Webb from the novel "A Wall for San Sebastian" written by William Barby Faherty. It stars Anthony Quinn, Charles Bronson, Anjanette Comer, Sam Jaffe and Silvia Pinal. Music is by Ennio Morricone and cinematography by Armand Thirard. An outlaw on the run is mistaken for a priest by peasant villagers who are at the mercy of bandits and Yaqui Indians. Something of a multi euro Western, Guns for San Sebastian latches onto the Spaghetti Western coat tails whilst attempting to put something new in the wardrobe. Undeniably the critics who said it's pedestrian in pace are absolutely right, the first two thirds of the piece asks for a great deal of your patience, whilst simultaneously demanding you buy into the various themes trundling away. With a surreal sub-plot at play, a jokey romance and some atrocious dubbing, it's not hard to dismiss it as purely fun cannon fodder. Yet there's some strengths in the piece, literary wise and from a thrilling stand point as the last third brings the thunderous siege - cum battle stations. Quinn throws in a good turn, the Durango locale is superbly photographed, and Morricone offers up one of his tonally astute scores. It's all very Magnificent 7 et al, but nothing wrong with that, that is on proviso you can get through the labours of the first hour or so. 7/10