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      Blood and Guns

      R 1969 1h 36m Drama List
      Reviews 58% Audience Score 50+ Ratings The lives of three men intertwine after the Mexican Revolution. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member Its story and pacing are all over the place, but ‘Tepepa’ is saved by its lush period trimmings, splendid cinematography, and top-notch performances. Even noticeably drunk, Orson Welles is a master. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/30/20 Full Review Ugen Two hours of story build-up that leads to an unnecessary amount of patriotic bravado. While standard spaghetti Westerns place value on the interpersonal decisions, actions, and writing of the characters in order to reach a just, meaningful resolution to the story, Tepepa is a movie script that is content on fetishizing the revolutionary resolve of a bandito who lacks morals. Characters are constantly introduced that play no further roles in the story, recurrent goals are conveniently forgotten, and certain actions go completely against logic. You already see personalities for what they are in the first half of the film, while unneeded and drawn-out like a watered down fiction novel, only to toss out good acting, stuntmanship, and camerawork for the sake of a mundane conclusion that goes beyond comprehension. If you're looking to be disappointed, have nothing better to do, or learn the very prominent lesson that 'every foreigner in Mexico is a gringo', look no further as you have found your film. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/28/20 Full Review delysid d great italian western Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/21/18 Full Review Audience Member An essential Zapata/Revolutionary western. One of Tomas Milian's best performances accompanied by one of Morricone's most underrated scores. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member A very underrated Italian Western set during the Mexican Revolution, starring Tomas Milian and Orson Welles (!). Tomas Milian probably gives the greatest performance of his career as Tepepa, a flawed Mexican Revolutionary who becomes the peoples hero. Orson Welles perfectly under-plays a ruthless Federali officer with unsettling ease, very reminiscent of his performance in Touch Of Evil in my mind. Giulio Petroni's direction is excellent, using panoramas of beautiful Spanish countryside as his backdrop. Ennio Morricone's score is more low-key than normal but fits the melancholy feel of the film perfectly. Much like Petroni's previous western "Death Rides A Horse" he uses startling flashback sequences to great affect with the English doctor Henry Price (played by John Steiner). Fantastic ending sequence to the film that leaves the viewer with lingering questions on which side is in the right and who is in the wrong. In my top 5 Spaghetti Western films of all time and Petroni's finest accomplishment. Needs a North American reissue! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the better western spaghettis with an impressive Orson Welles. It is well enough constructed as to make it all reasonably believable. Ennio Morricone as usual ensures a great sound track. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis The lives of three men intertwine after the Mexican Revolution.
      Director
      Giulio Petroni
      Screenwriter
      Giulio Petroni, Franco Solinas, Ivan Della Mea
      Production Co
      Filmamerica, Productores Exhibidores Films Sociedad Anónima (PEFSA), S.I.A.P. - Roma
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 6, 2020
      Runtime
      1h 36m