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The Desperados (1969)iMDB Rating: 4.5Date Released : 28 February 1969
Genre : Western
Stars : Vince Edwards, Jack Palance, George Maharis, Neville Brand. During the Civil War, Josiah Galt, a former parson, and his sons David, Jacob and Adam, become a gang of bandits who plunder, rob and rape for pleasure. Disgusted by the massacre of the whole population of St. Thomas, Kansas, David drops out of the gang and joins his wife Laura. After their son Pauly was born, David and Laura settle down in Chilon, Texas. A few years later, Galt's gang come there..." />
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During the Civil War, Josiah Galt, a former parson, and his sons David, Jacob and Adam, become a gang of bandits who plunder, rob and rape for pleasure. Disgusted by the massacre of the whole population of St. Thomas, Kansas, David drops out of the gang and joins his wife Laura. After their son Pauly was born, David and Laura settle down in Chilon, Texas. A few years later, Galt's gang come there with a view to robbing the local bank.
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Review :
Desperate
This 1969 western gives an early take on a dysfunctional family,
and almost works on its incredible action scenes alone.
Jack Palance is the father and leader of a bunch of Confederate
guerillas modelled after Quantrill's Raiders. He and his sons and
men invade towns, stealing money, raping women, and burning
the town to the ground. In one Kansas town, eldest son Vince
Edwards decides the killing needs to stop. Edwards kills one of
his own men by accident during the raid. He is arrested and
sentenced to death in a family run court. With family like this, who
needs in-laws? Anyway, Edwards escapes after kicking little
brother George Maharis' butt, and goes to Texas, changing his
name and living the good life with a wife and son.
In Texas, only marshal Neville Brand knows Edwards' secret.
Soon, Palance's gang sets their sights on Texas, specifically
Edwards' new town. After a deadly raid, some of the gang is jailed.
They escape, and the town finds out their new neighbor is in fact a
cold blooded killer, and a necktie party is thrown for Edwards. He
escapes with Brand, finds Palance's gang, then escapes from
them, knowing when the gang will strike next. Sure is a lot of
escaping going on.
Edwards thwarts a train robbery, killing Maharis. Palance kidnaps
Edwards' son, kills Edwards' wife, and the final showdown
between the two looms. It also turns out completely opposite from
what the viewer may expect.
Levin's direction is very good, and his action scenes are great. The
scenes aboard the flaming runaway train are very exciting. David
Whitaker's musical score is perfect, with bombastic stuff during
the action, pumping the adrenaline and setting the perfect mood.
The main problem is the two leads here. Vince Edwards as
Palance's son? Palance is only nine years older than Edwards,
and they do look the same age. Jack Palance is awful here,
playing the part way over the top and constantly stepping into
unintentionally hilarious melodramatics. Edwards is the opposite,
holding the same constipated look on his face throughout the film,
showing as little emotion as he possibly can. Despite some good
stunts, the fact that these two are in almost every scene brings
down any technical achievements. Even the normally reliable
Neville Brand seems at a loss here.
"The Desperados" is gritty and violent, but Levin's inability to get
control of his actors weighs down the action. I cannot recommend
this film.
This is unrated, and contains physical violence, strong gun
violence, some sexual violence, some gore, some profanity, and
some adult situations.
