The cannon first appeared in china sometime during the 12th and th centuries. John wayne the duke, jorge rivero, jennifer oneill, jack elam, jim davis. Missing in action 1984 american servicemen are still being held captive in vietnam and its up to one man to bring them. In other words, its not a film thats going to change the world, but it will entertain you for an hour and a half. The film is about a hardnosed cop who is teamed up with a detective with multiplepersonality disorder to uncover a longlost nazi sex tape, featuring adolf hitler, which would jeopardize the political future of the german. In 1974 cannon built his own boat, became a fisherman and moved to kona. Free feature film full length spaghetti western duration. In 1916, when a mexican rebel steals cannons from the american army, general pershing sends out a group of misfits to retrieve the stolen weapons. Cannon for cordoba by 1970, elmer bernstein was known throughout hollywood and the global film community as one of the most gifted and versatile movie composers.
When six cannons are stolen by the renegade general cordoba, the american general pershing russell thinks its high time for some radical measures to prevent that any of these cannons will ever be used against the american. Cannon for cordoba is a perfect example, youve got an aging george peppard in the lead that sort of had the same type of career as dicaprios character rick dalton as this was shot in europe in 1969 after his limelight was past in hollywood. George peppard is a young man who leads a small group to destroy six cannons before the rebel leader raf vallone and the mexican army can use them. In 1994, shortly before his death, peppard completed a pilot with tracy nelson for a. Cannon for cordoba 1970 full western movies george. Cannon for cordoba 1970 nude scenes dvd the iconic movies from cannon films that made superstars out of chuck norris, sylvester stallone, dolph lundgren, and jeanclaude van damme special features. The film combines euro and american actors such as don gordan, cult actor pete duel in a great role, raf vallone chewing the scenery as the villain cordoba, and gabriele tinti who was married to actress laura gemser and,unfortunately, doesnt show up for this party. The extensive group also owned, amongst others, a large international cinema chain and a video film company that invested heavily in the video market, buying the international video rights to several classic. The history of the cannon spans several hundred years from the 12th century to modern times. Mexican revolutionary bandits are launching surprise raids on both sides of the border. Captain douglas and his troops are helped by the beautiful leonora giovanni ralli, who seeks revenge against cordoba for raping her. Cannon for cordoba is capable but generally pretty unexceptional stuff compared to most of the composers western action films, but from noon till three. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Cast and crew credits for cannon for cordoba, 1970, directed by paul wendkos, with george peppard, giovanna ralli, raf vallone, at turner classic movies.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. After slightly over 50 years of avid film watching, ive come up with some simple rules for making good movies. Cannon for cordoba 1970 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A paella western crammed to the brim with machismo and action, cannon for cordoba is in desperate need of reevaluation by the pasta western loving crowd. She attended west seattle high school and spent twoandahalf years at. In 1916, a mexican rebel named cordoba steals six cannons from the forces of general pershing whos been sent to bring order to the texasmexico border. In 1970 del and alice moved to maui where he made boards and taught school as a substitute teacher. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Cannon for cordoba 1970 by 1970, elmer bernstein was known throughout hollywood and the global film community as one of the most gifted and versatile movie composers. This is a us western shot in spain, released in october 1970. Cannon for cordoba 1970 pg 1h 44min action, romance, western october 1970 usa in 1916, when a mexican rebel steals cannons from the american army, general pershing sends out a group of misfits to retrieve the stolen weapons. Directed by 1 writing credits 1 cast 25 produced by 2 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 casting by 1 art direction by 1 set decoration by 2 makeup department 1 production management 2 second unit director or assistant director 1.
Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime. One can imagine the huge size of real fortress of cordoba. Cannon for cordoba bluray disc details highdef digest. Pershing assigns a soldier named rod douglas to retrieve the cannons. She was raised in the jewish faith of her ashkenazi mother, who was a russian immigrant, though her father was baptist. Cannon for cordoba, a 1970 film produced by vincent m. The big problem the film has is that it is so indebted to a number of other men on a mission movies, it has struggled to gain credit for actually doing the format well. While peers like bernard herrmann were producing fewer works, bernstein was just beginning to hit his stride. Cannon for cordoba is a western film that was released in 1970. Watch cannon for cordoba now on your favorite device. Directed by paul wendkos, it stars george peppard, pete duel, giovanna ralli, and raf vallone, and features a musical score by elmer bernstein.
Cannon logged a ton of surf time at trestles during this period. American and european crews and actors, a handful of mediocre product was shot in spain and mexico of which this cannon for cordoba1970 is a standout. Loose cannons is a 1990 american action comedy film, written by richard matheson, richard christian matheson and bob clark, who also directed the film. Rio lobo 1970 john wayne english version full movie western stars. Varese sarabande clubs limited edition 2cd release for two of elmer bernsteins leastknown western scores is probably more for afficionadoes of the composer than the casual film score buyer. He and the camera crew led by antonio macasoli keep the film frame alive. Made on a sizable budget, 1970s cannon for cordoba can boast great. This was the film that golan was convinced that would put cannon films on the map, when instead it went down like a lead balloon at the box office. Captain rod douglas george peppard is sent after a marauding gang of mexican bandits led by cordoba raf vallone. In cannon for cordoba 1970 he played the steely captain rod douglas, who has been. He also would fly over to oahu and shape boards for lightning bolt on occasion.
Overview of cannon for cordoba, 1970, directed by paul wendkos, with george peppard, giovanna ralli, raf vallone, at turner classic movies. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. It likely developed in parallel or as an evolution of an earlier gunpowder weapon called the fire lance. With george peppard, giovanna ralli, raf vallone, pete duel. Interested in bringing cannon for cordoba to your school or library. Cannon for cordobadvd the spaghetti western database. Berger, steve mitchell and nathaniel thompson trailer gallery product details. The result was a metal projectile firing weapon that replaced other traditional missile weapons.
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