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Way of a Gaucho (1952)

In 1875 Argentina, after killing a man, a gaucho is sentenced to harsh army duty but he deserts the army and becomes a bandit leader.

Director:

Jacques Tourneur

Writers:

Herbert Childs (novel), Philip Dunne (screenplay)
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Cast

Cast overview:
Rory Calhoun ... Martin Penalosa
Gene Tierney ... Teresa Chavez
Richard Boone ... Maj. Salinas
Hugh Marlowe ... Don Miguel Aleondo
Everett Sloane ... Falcon
Enrique Chaico Enrique Chaico ... Father Fernández
Jorge Villoldo Jorge Villoldo ... Valverde
Ronald Dumas Ronald Dumas ... Julio
Hugo Mancini Hugo Mancini ... Army Lieutenant
Néstor Yoan Néstor Yoan ... Army Sergeant
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Storyline

Set in the Argentina of about 1875 in which a customary punishment for killing was a sentence to army service. A young gaucho deserts his army sentence and becomes a bandit leader and also gets his sweetheart pregnant. Seeing the futility of his ways, he takes her to a church to be married prior to surrendering himself back to the army. Written by Les Adams <[email protected]>

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Surging with the Fury and Romance of the Argentine Pampas !


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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 October 1952 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

König der Gauchos See more »

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Box Office

Budget:

$2,239,000 (estimated)
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Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox See more »
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Sound Mix:

Stereo (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

By the time shooting was completed in Argentina, Eva Perón had died. For that reason the crew remained in the country, by a request from the government, in order to film the funeral proceedings in Technicolor. See more »

Soundtracks

La Huella, Huella
(uncredited)
Music and Lyrics by Felix R. Palorma
English Lyrics by Philip Dunne
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Unusual western of life in the pampas
3 March 1999 | by Woody-61 – See all my reviews

Gorgeous location photography of Argentina and the subtle, lyrical direction of Jacques Tourneur are the main reasons for watching this story of a gaucho who becomes first outlaw and then revolutionary, in an attempt to preserve his way of life from encroaching foreign influences and money. The acting is somewhat uneven - Calhoun and especially Tierney are somewhat miscast, though Richard Boone and others in smaller roles come off as more authentic.


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