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MacKenna's Gold

starring: Gregory Peck, Omar Sharif, Telly Savalas, Camilla Sparv, Keenan Wynn
directed by: J. Lee Thompson

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 9780767828048
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
ISBN: 0767828046
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 11, 2000
Running Time: 128 minutes
Sales Rank: 12106
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: May 10, 1969



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Product Description:
Lawman gregory peck is forced to lead outlaw omar sharif and a greedy all-star cast of cutthroats and thieves to a legendary canyon of gold. Special features: subtitles in english spanish portuguese chinese korean and thai talent files bonus trailers interactive menus production notes and much more. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 04/22/2008 Starring: Gregory Peck Omar Sharif Run time: 123 minutes Rating: Nr Director: J Lee Thompson

Amazon.com:
Attempting to do for Westerns what his Guns of Navarone had done for World War II action epics, director J. Lee Thompson crafted Mackenna's Gold as a lavish, absurdly ambitious variation on Erich Von Stroheim's Greed, resulting in a last-gasp Western so eager to encompass the genre's traditions that it turns into a big, silly, wildly entertaining mess. Gregory Peck surely had more serious intentions when he signed on, and he brings prestigious gravitas to his glum role as Marshall Mackenna, who gets shanghaied into searching for the gold-filled canyon of an elusive Apache legend. The rest of the 1969 film labors to undermine Peck's respectable demeanor; how else to explain Omar Sharif as a Mexican villain, Julie Newmar as a hot-blooded Apache temptress (with underwater nude scenes that were celebrated in Playboy magazine), and a jaw-dropping finale that's so ridiculous it's impressive in spite of itself?

Formerly blacklisted screenwriter Carl Foreman and composer Dimitri Tiomkin joined up to coproduce the film, and one can only imagine how Anthony Mann or Howard Hawks might've handled Foreman's sensible script. Thompson goes for scenic splendor, heavy action, and heavier emotions, casting everything at a fever pitch that's wildly enjoyable without betraying his 'serious' intentions. A stable of Hollywood veterans (Eli Wallach, Raymond Massey, Edward G. Robinson, and others) appear in lively supporting roles--they're all dispatched in a garish Apache ambush--and Camilla Sparv is an ingénue with plenty of fighting attitude. Gold fever reaches its peak, along with some awesome special effects, and divine intervention reaches new heights of intensity. Top it off with José Feliciano's theme song, and you'll be in zany Western heaven. --Jeff Shannon



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Lack of Widescreen -- Utter dissappointment!!
A great movie with half the scenery gone. Save your money for a widescreen version.


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - McKenna's Gold
As a long time loyal fan of Gregory Peck, this movie does not stand up to his others. The acting is ... Read More


Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - Round up at central casting or How to end your career with Lurch.
This was harder to take than spam on hardtack, scarier than Omen, a sand duster beyond belief. No wonder ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - A western that could only be made in the 60's
Psychedelic camerawork, panoramic vistas, a Quincy Jones avant garde western score, Atticus Finch himself, ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - I know this place. It's Shaking Rock..no gold around there
Gregory Peck and some of the biggest names in the movie industry saddle up in search of the 'Lost Adams' or ... Read More

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