Sean Connery is Shalako! Shalako means action! Action means Bardot!
While guiding a hunting party of clueless European aristocrats, cowboy Bosky Fulton leads them into hostile Apache territory. Becoming separated from the group, Countess Irina Lazaar experiences the first run-in with an Apache, which results in the tracker Shalako coming to her rescue. Despite Shalako's warning to leave the area immediately, the pampered foreigners fail to take him seriously, leaving them in grave danger.
Shalako (1968) is a western film directed by Edward Dmytryk, released on September 26, 1968 with a runtime of 1h 53m. It stars Sean Connery, Brigitte Bardot, Jack Hawkins and Stephen Boyd. Viewers rate it 5.6 out of 10 across 100 ratings.
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Sean Connery
as Moses Zebulon 'Shalako' Carlin
Brigitte Bardot
as Countess Irina Lazaar
Jack Hawkins
as Sir Charles Daggett
Stephen Boyd
as Bosky Fulton
Peter van Eyck
as Baron Frederick Von Hallstatt
Honor Blackman
as Lady Julia Daggett
Woody Strode
as Chato
Alexander Knox
as Henry Clarke
Eric Sykes
as Mako
Valerie French
as Elena Clarke
Julián Mateos
as Rojas
Don 'Red' Barry
as Buffalo
Directed by Edward Dmytryk, written by Louis L'Amour, Clarke Reynolds and James Griffith, produced by Euan Lloyd, Hal Mason and Artur Brauner.
Average viewer score of 5.6/10 from 100 ratings.
Right from the start, with a pretty awful theme song that struggles to rhyme “have a go” with “Shalako”, the writing is on the wall and it’s more graffiti than Pulitzer. A group of yesterday’s A-listers are assembled to form a hunting party traipsing the Wild West hunting at the tail end of the nineteenth century. They are led by the “Baron” (Peter Van Eyck) with the glamorous “Irina” (Brigitte Bardot), the cranky…
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The main cast of Shalako (1968) includes Sean Connery, Brigitte Bardot, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd and Peter van Eyck. The film was directed by Edward Dmytryk. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Shalako was released on September 26, 1968 and runs for 1h 53m.
Shalako (1968) holds an average rating of 5.6 out of 10 from 100 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy western films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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