Probably because it didnt star wayne, lancaster, marvin and co. These are films that carried screen and print credits for cinemascope but were photographed with panavision lenses. A group of four men led by exconfederate soldier major jim lassiter richard boone sets out across the desert on a secret mission to prevent an unbalanced exconfederate colonel from selling a. Joe dakota western movie, adventure, romance, english, classic american feature film full movies duration. Most of these films were from mgm though a number of columbia films used the new panavision lenses for their cinemascope films. It turns out the rifles are going to apaches who are. About 1 minute into this video one can see the rifle and the shells being fired and ejected on the grounddefinitely a 73. All movie locations are accessible with a twowheel drive vehicle. Both of these films have great casts, and the connection between them is actor, jim brown, who in rio conchos 1964 made his screen debut and is the main star power along with fred williamson and jim kelly in antonio margheritis aka. Rio conchos 1964 gordon douglas cast and crew allmovie. Rio conchos was a western i didnt see when westerns were often on tv usually bbc2. Dec 24, 2018 showdown at williams creek 1991, original title. Im thinking it was a marlin due to the fact it has a short magazine tube and what looks like cut checkering and the shells looked like they ejected from the side. The western was still a going commercial concern when gordon douglas made this decent example of the genre in 1964.
The type of movie in which entertaining action takes precedence over realism. From internet movie firearms database guns in movies, tv and video games. Two army officers, an alcoholic exconfederate soldier and a womanizing mexican travel to mexico on a secret mission to prevent a megalomaniacal exconfederate colonel from selling a cache of stolen rifles to a band of murderous apaches. Exterior work here belies the budget afforded the film, and all told its a far better movie than the bigger produced comancheros. The movie was filmed in east high school in salt lake city, murray high school, jon m. I hate westerns, which isnt the only reason i hated this movie, its just so boring and slow, i couldnt stand it. Productions filmed in utah cities and national parks. Download all yts rio conchos movies torrents for free in 720p, 1080p, 4k and 3d quality. Rio grande 1950 cast and crew lieutenant colonel kirby yorke john wayne heads a cavalry post on the texas side of the rio grande, defending settlers against apaches launching raids from the. Rio conchos 1964 hd stuart whitman, richard boone youtube. A shootout ensues, in which mcnallys man and three other rio lobo deputies are killed, with help from cordona this makes mcnally very interested in whats going on in rio lobo, and he decides.
The moab area has been a filming location since 1949. The basic story structure of the lone wolf exconfederate soldier boone who becomes forced by circumstance to confront his past was overly familiar long before. Rio conchos was filmed in moab, utah though the conchos river and most of the action of the film takes place in mexico. Rio conchos is a 1964 cinemascope western starring richard boone, stuart whitman. Rio conchos is a big, tough, actionpacked slambang western with as tough a set of characters as ever rode the sage. Rio conchos was filmed in moab, utah, though the conchos river and most of the action of the film takes place in mexico. Featuring up to the minute breaking news and the most indepth razorback, business, and. In 1949, john ford first ventured out from the iconic monument valley to film along the majestic colorado river corridor. Three years later, whitman was the lead in rio conchos, another film which had a remarkably similar plot to this one. Productions filmed in utah and the specific cities or locations where they were filmed related pages. Some of browns other movies, like rio conchos and 100 rifles served as much as a model as lees spaghetti westerns and both the wild bunch and the professionals might have been sources of inspiration as well. Still, hes the marshal, and were supposed to be on his side. Note that some listings, beginning in 1958, include the term panavision. Movie locations on private lands are included with the landowners permission.
Find similar and related movies for rio conchos 1964 gordon douglas on allmovie. Jerry goldsmiths complete soundtrack was given a limited release on cd in january 2000 by film score monthly that featured a tiein title song by johnny desmond. Four men set out to recover 2000 rifles stolen by a deranged exconfederate army officer. In that film which avoided the anachronisms of this film by being set after the civil war, whitmans character was the upstanding figure compelled to work with rogues who either had criminal pasts, or worked on the edge of the. It is one of the most important river systems in all of northern mexico.
Rio conchos 1964 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Jan 06, 2014 douglas also directed the 1966 stagecoach remake, rio conchos, yellowstone kelly, and barquero along with more mainstream stuff like in like flint, robin and the 7 hoods, the detective and they call me mister tibbs. I only saw a few blaxploitation films in my moviegoing days, and they had to include martial arts. Franklyn are sent to recover them and enlist the aid of an alcoholic former confederate and indian hater, james. Watch rio conchos starring stuart whitman in this western on directv. Within a few years, of course, peckinpah, leonne and latterly clint eastwood amongst others would completely overturn the genre, giving new meaning to the term revisionist. The comancheros is a 1961 western deluxe cinemascope color film directed by michael curtiz, based on a 1952 novel of the same name by paul wellman, and starring john wayne and stuart whitman. Please respect the land and location sites by staying on existing roads. Internet movie firearms database guns in movies, tv and. Its a kind of mix between waynes the comancheros and the searchers plus the later filmed the professionals 1966.
Big jake is a 1971 western starring john wayne in one of his last movies. Rio conchos is a 1964 cinemascope western starring stuart whitman, richard boone, tony franciosa, wende wagner, edmund obrien, and in his motion picture debut, jim brown. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Jun 08, 2016 all three of the successful high school musical films were almost entirely shot in utah. Moab area movie locations auto tours utahs canyon country. Many of these early westerns were considered melodramatic or sentimental plots centered around the goal of maintaining law and order on the frontier.
My buddy thinks its a winchesterand claims they eject from the top. Set before world war i, big jake is a has been gunfighter of legendary status, now a rancher getting on in years. Army officers, captain haven and sergeant franklyn, are transporting a. Quite differently, however, boone was billed before whitman in the movie itself, with each name appearing onscreen one at a time. The type of movie i really enjoy, even though rio conchos doesnt come close to the best that 1960s action cinema has to offer. Find movie and film cast and crew information for rio conchos 1964 gordon douglas on allmovie. Drama, full length western movie, cowboy film, english, american classic feature film, buong pelikula. Montalban, sal mineo, dolores del rio, karl maiden. Find out when and where you can watch rio bravo on tv with the full listings schedule at. Rio conchos 1964 richard boone, stuart whitman, anthony franciosa. Soundtrack is by jerry goldsmith main theme clair huffakers novel is reminiscent of both john waynes the comancheros of which. A huge shipment of rifles are stolen in texas sometime shortly following the close of the civil war. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Nov 12, 20 they finally find pardee on the rio conchos a tributary of the rio grande, extending into the state of chihuahua, along with the rifles and bloodshirts apaches, but are captured by the indians and tortured before an explosive ending.
Favorites are the dirty dozen, ice station zebra, mars attacks ack ack ack. See movie sites from city slickers, comancheros, rio grande, rio conchos, smoke. Smallest size with best quality and fast downloads at. The service was quick and efficient and dvd was in good condition. Two army officers, an alcoholic exconfederate soldier and a womanizing mexican travel to mexico on a secret mission to prevent a megalomaniacal exconfederate colonel from selling a cache of stolen. Dawson take a hard ride 1975 for which he starred in its followup without williamson and kelly, take another hard ride. The supporting cast includes ina balin, lee marvin, nehemiah persoff, bruce cabot, jack elam, patrick wayne, and edgar buchanan. Rio conchos is directed by gordon douglas and adapted to screenplay by joseph landon from the clair huffaker novel. Music is scored by jerry goldsmith and joseph macdonald is the cinematographer. Rio conchos 1964 richard boone, stuart whitman, anthony. Rio conchos unfolds in texas, shortly after the end of the civil war. The trail leads to james lassiter, who owns one of the stolen rifles, but he refuses to reveal the name of his contact and is jailed with rodriguez, a mexican murderer. The conchos has several reservoirs that make use of its water for agricultural and hydropower uses.
A former confederate officer and a mexican try to prevent a former confederate colonel from selling stolen rifles to renegade apaches in mexico. Filmed in durango, mexico, it is directed by george sherman, with narration by george fenneman. Rio conchos is a story about two men who wont let go and keep seeking vengeance. Ive been catching up on films i missed and im glad i got this one. Watch rio conchos online stream full movie directv.
The moab to monument valley film commission holds the title of the longest running film commission in the world. Franklyn are sent to recover them and enlist the aid of an alcoholic former confederate. Screenwriters are joseph landon and clair huffaker who also wrote the comancheros, the war. Rio conchos jerry goldsmithmain theme original soundtrack. Within a few years, of course, peckinpah, leonne and latterly clint eastwood amongst others would completely overturn the. The trapdoor springfield refers to a series of breech loading rifles developed by springfield, beginning with the springfield model 1868 chambered in. This film chronicles union soldiers who go undercover to find the men. Huntsman center at the university of utah, snow canyon country club, murray, st. Enjoy this guide as a glimpse of moabs movie past as you tour some of the most spectacular scenery in the world. See movie sites from city slickers, comancheros, rio grande, rio conchos, smoke signals and the new disney film john carter of mars. I saw it as a kid when it came out at the movies and have seen it dozens of times. Rio conchos richard boone, stuart whitman, and jim brown star in this riveting, unpredictable western shot in cinemascope and filmed in parts of arizona and moab, utah.
Welcome to imfdb, the internet movie firearms database. Mar 07, 2010 rio conchos is a 1964 cinemascope western starring stuart whitman, richard boone, tony franciosa, wende wagner, edmund obrien, and in his motion picture debut, jim brown. What was the lever action rifle that paul newmans character john russell used in the 1967 movie hombre. Showdown at williams creek western movie, rare film, english. Original rio conchos 1964 movie poster in au condition. Rio conchos 1964 hd stuart whitman, richard boone supersatan666devil 1st. Richard boone is a former confederate soldier who came home to find his family massacred and is wreaking a terrible vengeance on the indians. The arkansas democratgazette is the largest source for award winning news and opinion that matters to you. Seeing that the production employed almost all of moabs 1,500 residents, local rancher george white founded the film commission to promote movie making in the area and establish a local crew base and production services.
Richard boone western movies to watch free westerns tv. Rio conchos is a film directed by gordon douglas with richard boone, stuart whitman, anthony franciosa, jim brown, year. That jolt of recognition was the most interesting thing about it. And it was only at the end, when edmond obrien is standing in his flat pack mansion, that i realised i had seen rio conchos before, back in my childhood on t. He plays a hard, cold, sullen lawandorder type, who sides with justice against mercy at every opportunity, and he causes a lot of unnecessary grief before the movie s over. A patrol headed by captain haven and sergeant franklyn is sent to investigate the theft of 2,000 rifles from a u. It stars richard boone, stuart whitman, jim brown, tony franciosa, wende wagner and edmond obrien. Im not sure whether burt lancaster plays the good guy or the bad guy in lawman, but maybe thats the point. The same type of rifles were used in rio conchos a film made 3 years prior to hombre. Trapdoor springfield rifle internet movie firearms database. The film was considered groundbreaking as the two leads were both jewish. With the exception of a fine lead performance by richard boone, theres very little to recommend rio conchos other than as an adequately produced, routinely told westernaction film. The rio conchos is the main river in the state of chihuahua and the rio grandes largest tributary. Kind of like ethan edwards would in the searchers if left to his own devices.
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