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Guns for San Sebastian is a film of genre Action directed by Henri Verneuil released in USA on 20 march 1968 with Anthony Quinn
Guns for San Sebastian (1968)
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Add to a movie listGuns for San Sebastian (French: La Bataille de San Sebastian) is an 1968 French action-adventure film based on the 1962 novel A Wall for San Sebastian, written by Rev. Fr. William Barnaby "Barby" Faherty, S.J. The film is directed by Frenchman Henri Verneuil, it stars Anthony Quinn and Charles Bronson. The score is by Ennio Morricone.
It is a rare instance of a spaghetti western actually being shot in Mexico instead of substituting Spain or some similar European location.
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In 1743, a womanizing atheist outlaw, Leon Alastray (Anthony Quinn), is pursued by the Spanish military. Given sanctuary by an altruistic priest (Sam Jaffe), he is taken to a village terrorized by marauding Indians.Actors
Anthony Quinn
(Leon Alastray)
Anjanette Comer
(Kinita)
Charles Bronson
(Teclo)
Sam Jaffe
(Père Joseph)
Silvia Pinal
(Félicia)
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