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Madron is a israelien film of genre Western directed by Jerry Hopper with Richard Boone
Madron (1970)
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Add to a movie listMadron is a 1970 Western film directed by Jerry Hopper and filmed in Israel; the first feature shot in Israel that was set in a non-Israeli location.
It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song and a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1971 for the song "Till Love Touches Your Life" by Riz Ortolani (music) and Arthur Hamilton. It was a return to feature films and the final film of director Jerry Hopper.
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A nun, the only survivor of an Indian massacre of a wagon train, is taken in by a cantankerous old gunfighter.Actors
Richard Boone
(Madron)
Leslie Caron
(Sister Mary)
Paul L. Smith
(Gabe Price)
Mosko Alkalai
(Claude (uncredited))
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