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The Wonderful Country
A Face...A Man...A Motion Picture as Proud and Violent as Tom Lea's Bold and Powerful Novel!
Having fled to Mexico from the U.S. many years ago for killing his father's murderer, Martin Brady travels to Texas to broker an arms deal for his Mexican boss, strongman Governor Cipriano Castro. Brady breaks a leg and while recuperating in Texas the gun shipment is stolen. Complicating matters further the wife of local army major Colton has designs on him, and the local Texas Ranger captain makes him a generous offer to come back to the states and join his outfit. After killing a man in self-defense, Brady slips back over the border and confronts Castro who is not only unhappy that Brady has lost his gun shipment but is about to join forces with Colton to battle the local raiding Apache Indians.
- Original title
- The Wonderful Country
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
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CinemaSerf
Nov 26, 2024 · via TMDB
This is really just a film for Robert Mitchum fans. He is "Brady", a hard-nosed drifter who manages to get embroiled in some gun-running on the US/Mexican border, then to break his leg, then to have to fight off the designs of Julie London's "Helen" (who happens to be married to a Yankee captain - Gary Merrill). The film is certainly not dull - aside from some gently smouldering scenes from Miss London, poor old "Brady" is constantly jumping ships with aplomb - trying to stay just one step ahead each time. The dialogue is sometimes quite pithy, and there are plenty of action scenes. Mitchum brings some charisma to the screen, but London should have stuck to singing, her acting never had very much depth to it. The rest of the film is just a little bit too busy - too many characters, too many complications and by the end I wasn't sure if I was really so very bothered.
Wuchak
Dec 26, 2021 · via TMDB
_**Robert Mitchum caught between Mexico and America**_ A man from Missouri now living in Mexico and working for shady officials breaks his leg while conducting business in a West Texas town across the river. He has time to consider his future options, which include maybe joining the Texas Rangers and possibly hooking up with the unsatisfied wife of a straitlaced officer (Julie London & Gary Merrill). Meanwhile his bosses in Mexico blame him for a lost shipment of firearms. “The Wonderful Country” (1959) is similar in tone (not plot) to “Vera Cruz” (1954) and “One-Eyed Jacks” (1961), but lacks their compelling stories to make it great. This is still a worthwhile Western. It’s realistic and weighty with a few meaty dialogues and gems to mine, not to mention it’s nice to see a black character in an old Western (Leroy 'Satchel' Paige). It just needed a more focused script to tie everything together for a more absorbing experience. The film runs 1 hour, 37 minutes, and was shot entirely in Mexico (Chihuahua, Sonora and Durango). GRADE: B-
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Robert Mitchum
Martin Brady
Julie London
Helen Colton
Gary Merrill
Major Colton
Albert Dekker
Cap. Rucker (Texas Ranger)
Pedro Armendáriz
Cipriano Castro
Jack Oakie
Travis Hyle
Charles McGraw
Dr. Stovall
Anthony Caruso
Santiago Santos
Mike Kellin
Pancho Gill
Víctor Manuel Mendoza
General Marcos Castro
Jay Novello
Diego Casas
John Banner
Ben Sterner
Margarito Luna
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Chuck Roberson
Barton
Claudio Brook
Ruelle (uncredited)
Chester Hayes
Rascon (uncredited)
Victoria Horne
Townswoman at Dance (uncredited)
Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
Sgt. Tobe Sutton
Alex Phillips
Director of Photography
Floyd Crosby
Director of Photography
Robert Parrish
Director
Michael Luciano
Editor
Robert Mitchum
Executive Producer
Alex North
Original Music Composer
Walter Bernstein
Screenplay
Chance/Trail of the Apache
A Desperate Chance
Hail to the Rangers
Outlaws of Pine Ridge
Three in the Saddle
Sundown Riders
The Lone Star Vigilantes
No Country for Old Men
Rio Bravo
Duck, You Sucker
Giant
The Wild Bunch
El Dorado
Open Range
The Professionals
The Sons of Katie Elder
Old Yeller
Viva Zapata!
Rio Grande
The Harder They Fall
Ace High
Young Guns II
The Homesman
Black Eagle
Bitter Creek
The Salvation
Last Man Standing
¡Three Amigos!
The Unforgiven
The Legend of Zorro
Return of the Seven
Bandidas
Texas Rangers
My Outlaw Brother
Charro!
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
Homestead
Lone Star Ranger
Bad Girls
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter
45 Calibre Echo
Rain for a Dusty Summer
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
Desert Mesa
Fighting Valley
Rio Bravo
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Magnificent Seven
The Outlaw Josey Wales
El Dorado
True Grit
Hud
Open Range
The Alamo
The Cowboys
The Naked Spur
Silverado
News of the World
Rust
Nevada Smith
Boss Nigger
Buchanan Rides Alone
McLintock!
Young Guns II
Ramrod
The Violent Men
¡Three Amigos!
Wild Rovers
The Lone Ranger
Return of the Gunfighter
Bandidas
Cry Macho
Billy Two Hats
Oct 21, 1959
