Action/Adventure.
1976,
Color, 98:00
Starring: Charles Bronson, Vincent Van Patten and
Jill Ireland.
It is 1880 in the U.S. Territory of New Mexico.
CHINO Valdez (CHARLES BRONSON) owns a horse ranch in this vast
country, his lonely life being interrupted by a 15 year old
runaway, Jamie Wagner (VINCENT VAN PATTEN), who seeks food and
shelter, and stays on. CHINO faces innumerable fights and hardships
of the West, only to land in jail on Christmas Eve, with Jamie
alone, tending the ranch. Upon his release from prison, he plans
to marry Louise (JILL IRELAND), his investment partner's younger
sister, only to be attacked by her brother, who opposes the
marriage. When he tries to drive CHINO off his ranch, CHINO
sends Jamie away, stampedes his horses into the wilderness,
sets his own ranch afire, shoots his way out of an ambush, and
leaves for a new life in a new land. A Dino de Laurentis Film,
Directed by John Sturges |