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Hannie Caulder (1971) 
Actors : Raquel Welch, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Culp, Christopher Lee, Strother Martin
Director : Burt Kennedy
Studio : Olive Films
by Olive Films
Brand : OLIVE FILMS
Release Date : 2010-07-27
Publisher : Olive Films
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
EAN : 0887090024600
UPC : 887090024600
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 8 reviews)
List Price : $24.95
Our Price : $14.99
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Studio: Olive Films Release Date: 07/27/2010 Run time: 85 minutes Rating: R |
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Middle of the Road |
I'd never seen this movie and barely even remembered the title, so as I saw some great reviews I was interested to see what I'd missed. And it wasn't much.
This isn't a bad film (though there is some bad stuff in it) but it just doesn't bring anything new to the genre. It's a revenge flick. Jack Elam, Struther Martin and Ernest Borgnine play outlaw brothers who are inept bank robbers. While being chased by Federales after a bungled bank job they happen upon a ranch where they figure to steal fresh horses. They end up killing the owner and raping his wife, played by Raquel Welch. She comes to, buries her husband and swears revenge.
She meets up with Robert Culp, a bounty hunter, and wants him to teach her the way of the gun. He does, reluctantly, and tries to let her know that it's a bad path she's traveling down.
All of this is OK but it's so middle of the road. We've seen it before many times and seen it better. It's directed OK, it's acted OK (accept for Ernest Borgine who is so terrible you wonder how he ever won an Oscar), it's shot OK, the music is OK. It's just OK.
The 3 Stooges routine between the brothers gets tired fast and, as best I could tell, there is absolutely no reason for the mysterious stranger. The kill scenes aren't particularly clever or exciting, and not that much really happens. The way I see it the only reason for making this film was to put a woman in the revenge seat in general and have her played by Raquel Welch in particular, and she just doesn't have the chops to pull it off.
This is an oddity at best. If you're into that sort of thing then have at it. If not......skip it. |
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Five stars today, 1971 it was 2 stars |
Hannie Caulder is a very frustrating film for an Italian western addict. When it came out Italian westerns were winding down and Italy was trying to find a way to revive them. Hollywood being slow and stupid decided it was time to make copies of Italian westerns which were copies of U.S. westerns. We got Hang'em High, A Man Call Sledge, and this one. Hannie Caulder is best of the American Italian clones. At the time, audiences and critics hated it. Welch was just a body, a beautiful one, and not an actress. To Italian western fans, this movie didn't have enough blood or guts, no nudity, and was a bust as far as they were concerned. I found it interesting at the time because of the writing and pacing. Robert Culp and Christopher Lee were memorable to me. I have watched this movie several times on tv and I have grown to really like this movie for what it wasn't it, an Italian western. All you have to do is look at the cast and it is full of talented character actors and each one is given screen time to make their character rich and full. I found the movie to be thought full in its scenes with Welch and Culp. The time in Mexico learning to to shoot, is interesting in the methods to shoot. The details show here with the rock and the string are handle quickly but you remember them. The quiet scenes at night when Culp talks to Welch about about quiting her idea of revenge are tender and passoinated. Lee's building of Hannie's pistol is a delight to any gun nut and is spot on. It is here that one of the stranges scenes takes place, the Preacher. This gunfighter drifts in and has Lee fix his gun. Culp warns Hannie to stay away from him. The Preacher glances at Hannie and Culp and rides off. The actor who plays tis part is not listed in credits and for the life of me I can't remember his name, Stephen Boyd?, but I know he made several popular movies in the 70's. I have not mentioned the demented three stooges Elam, Borgnine, Martin. These veteran actors are sick, funny, and dangerous. THe gunfights are a thing of beauty because they are realistic in the action and sans gore. The ending is the predictable shootout and Hannie wins. BUT during the shootout the Preacher shows up, but doesn't help Hannie in her fight. When everything is over and Hannie has killed the men who raped her and killed the man she loved, Culp, the Peacher offers his had to her and she rides off with him. I can't explain it but this ending sort of fits. I don't know why but I was statisfied with it. Hannie Caulder is a solid western that deserved more that it got the first time around.
The key to the success of this movie goes to its director Burt Kenndy. During the 50's, 60's and 70's he truned out some of the best under appreciated movies, i.e. The Good Guys and The Bad Guys. |
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Wonderful movie, so-so DVD |
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I wanted to see this movie again before buying the DVD, so I rented it. I'm glad I did as the DVD presentation was not so good. The transfer itself was okay, but certainly not close to HD quality. That's likely due to the age and quality of the originals, and this probably isn't a movie that folks will invest in remastering. The DVD contained no extras. The main menu selections were Play and Chapter Selection, that's it. I really like this movie. Despite the somewhat odd elements mentioned by other reviewers, the movie moves along quickly and sticks to the basic theme. I'll probably buy this movie at some point, but weak transfer and lack of extras means that the price is going to need to be at a bargain level before I do. |
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Hannie Caulder |
I'm so glad that this movie is finally to be released on DVD. I have an "imported" copy. Although I have difficulty with the, almost comedic,antics of the villains,as well as the mysterious stranger, this movie is a gem. The late Robert Culp was always one of my favorite actors. As Thomas Luther Price, his courage, integrity and prowess with a gun are unmatched...as is his compassion. Being a shooter and collector of "Old West" firearms, I found that as a teacher, Robert Culp was unbeatable. He showed Hannie the proper form, and approach to shooting a six gun, with a mixture of toughness, understanding, and patience. His advice, at all levels, was both wise and true. Such was Thomas Luther Price's "presence", that something about the movie seemed to die with his absence. For those who value courage and integrity, coupled with compassion,and the "romance" of a love left unspoken, I highly recommed this movie.
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A Fistful Of Raquel |
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Since I was a teenager growing up in the late sixties, I always thought that Raquel Welch was greater than the sum of her parts (no pun intended) and always gave excellent performances which were few and far between when the public craved the cheesecake rather than the actress. She proved this with 'FATHOM', one of the best female secret agent movies ever made and her trio of westerns ,'BANDOLERO' in which she played a grieving widow with teeth, '100 RIFLES' playing Burt Reynolds girlfriend of the Revolution and could handle a gun and Jim Brown as well as her bandit team, and 'HANNIE CAULDER' the best role of her career and one of the most underrated films in the Western genre. Written and Directed by Burt Kennedy , this was a British, Spanish,co-production which is in the company of Edward Dmytryk's 'SHALAKO' with Sean Connery and Don Medford's 'THE HUNTING PARTY' with Oliver Reed and Gene Hackman and could almost pass as a Spaghetti Western but not quite. Not only does it give Raquel a pivotol role as the heroine obsessed with revenge but it has a stunning cast. Robert Culp shines as Thomas Price , a bounty hunter who takes Raquel under his wing and teaches her the way of the gun, Sir Christopher Lee licking his acting chops in the great role of Bailey, a lethal gunsmith who creates the perfect weapon for Raquel's vengeance and the targets of her revenge, three of the greatest character actors : Ernest Borgnine, Strother Martin, and at his leering best, Jack Elam. Add Stephen Boyd in a special cameo and you have an incredible mix. A rousing music score by Ken Thorne and beautifully photographed by Edward Scaife , 'HANNIE CAULDER' is a masterpiece and along with 'FATHOM', demonstrates the underrated acting ability of Raquel Welch who deservedly had the mantle as the most beautiful woman ever to grace the screen. Kudos to Olive Films for finally releasing this film for fans and future generations in need of great entertainment, the quality is outstanding. Highly recommended. |
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