Il coraggio e la sfida (1961)
Padre Keogh giunge in un paese messicano per sostituire padre Gomez, vessato dal bandito Valentino. Il fuorilegge inizia a intimidire padre Keogh per indurre anche lui ad andarsene. Nonostante ciò, un’inconfessata, ambigua simpatia fra i due fa sì che il bandito risparmi la vita al sacerdote, arrivando ad uccidere addirittura uno dei suoi per difenderlo. Fingendosi attratto dalla fede, Valentino vuole indurre il prete a lodarlo davanti ai fedeli e per far questo non esita a usare Linda, una ragazza innamorata del sacerdote. Sconvolto, padre Keogh fa arrestare il bandito in chiesa. Nella sparatoria che segue, Valentino rimane mortalmente ferito e padre Keogh, pentito, viene a sua volta colpito a morte mentre si avvicina per dargli l’estrema unzione.
Direttore:
Roy Ward Baker
Scrittore:
Nigel Balchin
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Dirk Bogarde as Anacleto Comachi |
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John Mills as Father Michael Keogh |
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Mylène Demongeot as Locha de Cortinez |
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Laurence Naismith as Old Uncle |
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John Bentley as Police Captain |
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Leslie French as Father Gomez |
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Eric Pohlmann as Presidente |
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Philip Gilbert as Phil Brown |
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Roger Delgado as Pedro de Cortinez |
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Laurence Payne as Pablo |
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Lee Montague as Pepe |
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Arthur Brough as Farmer |
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Norman Florence as Vito ( as Nyall Florenz) |
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Selma Vaz Dias as Chela |
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Jacqueline Evans as Dona Marian |
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Serafina Di Leo as Jasefa |
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Marie Devereux as Mexican Barmaid |
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Cyril Shaps as |
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Marjorie Forsyth as Senora Gonzalez (uncredited) |
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Arthur Goullet as Gonzalez (uncredited) |
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Thomas Hare as Saddler (uncredited) |
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Jan Muzurus as Police Sergeant (uncredited) |
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Patricia Plunkett as Arcelia (uncredited) |
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Frank Sieman as Marco (uncredited) |
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John Steed as Francisco Goya (uncredited) |
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Larry Taylor as Gang Member (uncredited) |
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Eileen Way as Fortune teller |
| Directing | Roy Ward Baker | Director |
| Writing | Audrey Erskine-Lindop | Novel |
| Production | Roy Ward Baker | Producer |
| Production | Earl St. John | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Otto Heller | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Roger Cherrill | Editor |
| Art | Alex Vetchinsky | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yvonne Caffin | Costume Design |
| Production | Denis Holt | Production Manager |
| Writing | Nigel Balchin | Screenplay |
| Production | Jack Hanbury | Producer |
| Sound | Philip Green | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Diana Hawkins | Publicist |
| Writing | Nigel Balchin | Writer |
