Shirley MacLaine

Clint Eastwood

Manolo Fábregas

Alberto Morin

Armando Silvestre

John Kelly

Enrique Lucero

David Povall

Ada Carrasco

Pancho Córdova

José Chávez

Pedro Galván

José Ángel Espinosa 'Ferrusquilla'

Aurora Muñoz

Xavier Marc

Hortensia Santoveña

Rosa Furman

José Torvay

Margarito Luna

Xavier Massé

Robert F. Shugrue

Martin Rackin

Albert Maltz

Carroll Case

Ennio Morricone

Gabriel Figueroa

Don Siegel

Leon Charles

Waldon O. Watson

Ronald Pierce

Stanley Wilson

Evelina Casas

Buddy Van Horn

Joseph C. Cavalier

Helen Colvig

Carlos Chávez

Margarita Ortega

Jesús González Gancy

Frank Westmore

René Cardona

Frank Brendel

William Davidson

León Ortega

Manuel Muñoz 'Torito'

Alfonso Sánchez Tello

Juan José Marino

José Rodríguez Granada

Pablo Galván

Budd Boetticher

Gabriel Torres

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Two Mules for Sister Sara

Sanen Productions

Malpaso Productions

Universal Pictures

Martin Rackin Productions

United States of America

English

Español

gunslinger

brothel

mexican revolution

treasure hunt

execution

attempted rape

disguise

illegal prostitution

civil war veteran

gringo

french army

military camp

This is terrific. <em>'Two Mules for Sister Sara'</em> is highly enjoyable.

I have many positives. Clint Eastwood is tremendous in one of the two lead roles, I know he seemingly plays this sorta character a lot, at least early on in his career, but man is he quality at it. Shirley MacLaine is great alongside Mr. Eastwood, she suits and plays her character extremely well. The two have excellent chemistry. Elsewhere, Manolo Fábregas spearheads the rest.

How about that score? I love it! Impossible not to tap along to whenever the main title is used and every single time it sounds so, so good. Ennio Morricone, what a ledge! The humour in this 1970 film is also top notch, while the pacing and editing is also on point. I really enjoyed the journey that the plot takes, it's simple and there's a clear beginning, middle and end but it's all supremely entertaining.

I will no doubt be revisiting this!

**_One of Eastwood's top Westerns_**

In Mexico during Maximilian's brief reign (1864-67), a nun named Sara (Shirley MacLaine) is rescued from three rowdy rapists by a loner named Hogan (Clint Eastwood). The pair team-up and assist the Juaristas in their fight to free Mexico from French rule. Manolo Fábregas plays the colonel of the Juaristas.

Released in 1970 and directed by Don Siegel, "Two Mules for Sister Sara"  is superior to Eastwood's first two "Man with No Name" movies. While it's not technically as good as the renowned "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" (1966), it has a more compelling story with better characters.

And that's the key to this movie's effectiveness: It focuses on the two protagonists and their developing relationship. Because we're interested in them we're more interested in the extraordinary events with which they're entangled. 

Speaking of which, there's a nice buffet of Western staples: gunfights, an Indian attack, a saloon scene, a train wreck, a house of ill repute and a rollicking climax. MacLaine is young, beautiful and charismatic here.

The movie runs 1 hour, 56 minutes, and was shot in Morelos, Sonora and Sierra Madre Occidental, Mexico.

GRADE: A-

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Written by r96sk on Thu Jan 13 2022

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