Rifles or Trifles? 100 Rifles is directed by Tom Gries and Gries adapts to screenplay with Clair Huffaker from Robert MacLeod's novel The Californio. It stars Burt Reynolds, Jim Brown, Raquel Welch, Fernando Lamas and Dan O'Herlihy. Music is by Jerry Goldsmith and cinematography by Cecilio Paniagua. Arizona lawman Lydecker (Brown) travels into Mexico to arrest bank robber Yaqui Joe Herrera (Reynolds), and…
All they need is… 100 RIFLES
When half-breed Indian Yaqui Joe robs an Arizona bank, he is pursued by dogged lawman Lyedecker. Fleeing to Mexico, Joe is imprisoned by General Verdugo, who is waging a war against the Yaqui Indians. When Lyedecker attempts to intervene, he is thrown into prison as well. Working together, the two escape and take refuge in the hills, where Lyedecker meets beautiful Yaqui freedom fighter Sarita and begins to question his allegiances.
Top Cast
Jim Brown
Lydecker
Raquel Welch
Sarita
Burt Reynolds
Yaqui Joe Herrera
Fernando Lamas
General Verdugo
Dan O'Herlihy
Steven Grimes
Eric Braeden
Lt. Franz Von Klemme
Aldo Sambrell
Sgt. Paletes
Soledad Miranda
Girl in Hotel
Alberto Dalbés
Padre Francisco
Charly Bravo
Lopez
José Manuel Martín
Sarita's Father
Michael Forest
Humara
Lorenzo Lamas
Indian Boy (uncredited)
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_**Burt Reynolds, Raquel Welch and Jim Brown in an American Western shot in Spain**_ An Arizona sheriff (Jim Brown) travels to Sonora in 1912 to apprehend a half-breed bank robber (Burt Reynolds) who used the money to purchase 100 rifles for his tribe in their fight against a despotic Mexican general (Fernando Lamas). The lawman isn’t interested in his noble intentions and just wants to take him back to Phoenix,…
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What is 100 Rifles about?
When half-breed Indian Yaqui Joe robs an Arizona bank, he is pursued by dogged lawman Lyedecker. Fleeing to Mexico, Joe is imprisoned by General Verdugo, who is waging a war against the Yaqui Indians. When Lyedecker attempts to intervene, he is thrown into prison as well.…
When was 100 Rifles released?
100 Rifles was released in 1969.
What genres does 100 Rifles belong to?
100 Rifles is categorised as Adventure, Western, War, Drama.
Who stars in 100 Rifles?
The cast of 100 Rifles includes Jim Brown, Raquel Welch, Burt Reynolds, Fernando Lamas, Dan O'Herlihy.