The Appaloosa

1966
PG
1h 38m

IMDb RATING

6.2/10

3.7K

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Marlon Brando and Anjanette Comer in The Appaloosa (1966)

Man tries to recover a horse stolen from him by a Mexican bandit.

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Action Drama Romance Western

Man tries to recover a horse stolen from him by a Mexican bandit.Man tries to recover a horse stolen from him by a Mexican bandit.Man tries to recover a horse stolen from him by a Mexican bandit.

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IMDb RATING

6.2/10

3.7K

YOUR RATING

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Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

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Marlon Brando

Matt Fletcher

Anjanette Comer

Trini Medena

John Saxon

Chuy Medena

Emilio Fernández

Lazaro
(as Emilio Fernandez)

Alex Montoya

Squint Eye

Miriam Colon

Rafael Campos

Paco

Frank Silvera

Ramos -Pig Farmer

Larry D. Mann

Priest

Argentina Brunetti

Yaqui Woman
(uncredited)

Debra Domasin

Paquita
(uncredited)

Abel Fernandez

Mexican Farmer
(uncredited)

Raven Grey Eagle

Minor Role
(uncredited)

Director
- Sidney J. Furie
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Great movie! Totally unexpected. Brando's spaghetti western.

I caught this on television and loved it. It's Brando's spaghetti western. Lots of fantastic landscapes. close-ups and acting. Not very violent, but extremely effective. Great soundtrack, would be awesome in surround, but mono track was terrific. John Saxon was a great bad guy ( a Mexican, no less) and character actors are authentic. Well worth seeing. Sidney J. Furie shows real skill as a director even though he was only thirty three at the time. There's elements of John Ford, Howard Hawkes and Sergio Leone. Sometimes it was hard to buy Brando in this role, it's more an Eastwood type of role, but he's such a great actor that he becomes convincing. John Saxon playing a Mexican bandit is a terrific performance, even though it's a white guy playing a Mexican. Hollywood at it's best.

E.Forster Toronto, Canada

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Trivia
According to co-star John Saxon, Marlon Brando's relationship with director Sidney J. Furie got to the point where Brando, when getting ready to do a close-up, would be reading a book. He would only lower the book when Furie yelled "Action." When he yelled "Cut," Brando would raise the book again. According to Peter Manso's book on Brando, however, Brando and Furie met years later. Brando was quoted to have said, "I thought you were a no-good double-crosser, and I didn't know if I could trust you, but I saw the film and you have the great sense of the best visual directors. Let's do another movie together." Furie, according to the book, replied, "Never!" Furie, for his part, claims that they only came to blows once on the entire shoot of The Appaloosa (1966).

Goofs
The Appaloosa which portrays the title character was actually a registered Appaloosa stallion named Cojo Rojo. He was born in 1960 and just prior to being used for the film he was racing on the California tracks. He sired several foals, including several race champions. During filming a few other similarly marked horses were used as stunt horses, but the majority of work was done by Cojo Rojo.

Quotes
[first lines]
Priest: Madam.
[enters confessional booth]
Matt Fletcher: I'm having a little trouble getting started, Father.
Priest: You are in the House of God now, my son. Speak from your heart.
Matt Fletcher: Well, I've done a lot of killin'. I've killed a lot of men and sinned a lot of women. But the men I killed needed killin' and the women wanted sinnin', and well, I never was one much to argue.