Rent MacKenna's Gold (1969)
3.4 of 5 from 62 ratings
2h 3min
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- Synopsis:
Gregory Peck and Omar Sharif battle to find a legendary cache of gold in this spectacular Wild West adventure. In the Arizona Territory of the 1870s, Marshal Sam Mackenna (Peck) is the only living person who knows the tortuous route to the fabulous "Canon del Oro." During his journey, Mackenna is captured by Colorado (Sharif), a brutal Mexican bandit who has long sought his death. But, if Mackenna is to lead the cut-throat gang to the lost treasure, Colorado must keep him alive. En route, Mackenna and the outlaw band are joined by renegade soldiers, vengeful Indians, cold-blooded killers and "gentlemen from town. " As they near the golden canyon, all but Mackenna are swept by a sudden fever - the naked greed for gold. - Actors:
- Gregory Peck, Omar Sharif, Telly Savalas, Camilla Sparv, Keenan Wynn, Julie Newmar, Ted Cassidy, Lee J. Cobb, Raymond Massey, Burgess Meredith, Anthony Quayle, Edward G. Robinson, Eli Wallach, Eduardo Ciannelli, Dick Peabody, Rudy Diaz, Robert Phillips, Shelley Morrison, Robert Porter, David Garfield
- Directors:
- J. Lee Thompson
- Voiced By:
- Robert Rietty
- Narrated By:
- Victor Jory
- Writers:
- Heck Allen, Carl Foreman
- Studio:
- Columbia Tristar
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics
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Reviews (1) of MacKenna's Gold
Excellent Western Adventure Yarn from 1969 - MacKenna's Gold review by PV
I loved this film when I watched it on TV as a kid in the late 70s so thought I'd watch it again - and loved it. Yes, it's dated in a way - but so what? Some so-called progress in movies such as CGI or pc quota casting is often not progress at all.
Lots of stars here - Gregory Peck. Tele Savalas, Anthony Quale. And loads of wonderful Apache who these days would not pass the pc censorship test as the actors who play them are not real Native Americans! See what I mean about 'progress' - it's ACTING, for goodness sake. The nonsense of so-called 'authentic casting' now does not recognise that!
The music is pretty awful and by the great Quincy Jones who, less than 15 years later, was writing and producing THRILLER with Michael Jackson.
If you like a good Western and some good old hokum about finding gold with goodies and baddies, then you'll like this; If you demand CGI, quick edits and pc casting, you won't.
But I give it 4.5 stars rounded up. It's one of the best cowboys and Indian movies ever.
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