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27 of 29 people found the following review helpful
By Darren Harrison
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Format:DVD
Novelist Alistair MacLean, whose normal area of expertise is World War II thrillers such as "Where Eagles Dare" and "The Guns of Navarone", took a break from his wartime suspense novels to write an American western.
Here Charles Bronson plays a mysterious man held captive on board a train rolling through the bleak winter wilderness towards Breakheart Pass. Accused of a crime, all is not as it seems for Bronson's character Deacon, is he really a criminal or an undercover agent? With gun runners, government agents, deceitful officials and Indians, this action thriller really thrills and one could do worse than watch this on a rainy afternoon.
Highly recommended.
Here Charles Bronson plays a mysterious man held captive on board a train rolling through the bleak winter wilderness towards Breakheart Pass. Accused of a crime, all is not as it seems for Bronson's character Deacon, is he really a criminal or an undercover agent? With gun runners, government agents, deceitful officials and Indians, this action thriller really thrills and one could do worse than watch this on a rainy afternoon.
Highly recommended.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By TimmyC
Format:DVD
A Bullet for the General comes to UK dvd in an edition that beats the Blue Underground dvd in the US. The transfer is 16:9 (2.35:1)with some nice extras including an interview with director Damiano Damiani, introduction by Alex Cox, the theatrical trailer and trailers for other westerns released by argent films.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
For some inane reason, Amazon have bundled the reviews for Bullet for the General with the reviews for the not even remotely similar Breakheart Pass. This review refers to Bullet for the General.
Following the unlikely alliance of an opportunistic American (Lou Castel) and a Mexican bandit (Gian Maria Volonte) who sells arms to the rebels, the first half hour or so of Damiano Damiani's cult classic is more than a bit ropey. The director has difficulty establishing the relationship between the two leads and resorts to a succession of shoot-em-ups. Thankfully, these are better handled than the drawn out opening attack on the train carrying Castel's enigmatic gringo, in which too many of the ideas are in the script and too few in the execution.
If the first half is the usual running with the rebels territory, the film becomes more complex as it progresses. It is clear from the beginning that the gringo is working to his own agenda, and throughout the course of the film he steers the group towards it. Not interested in women, he professes to be interested only in money, yet at one point kills a rebel paymaster and throws away his cash. Yet even after his objective and the bandito's part in it become clear, the film manages to take the characters even further in an intriguing epilogue.
Both may be mercenary, but finally choose their own executioners, although in very different ways. Castel inadvertently because, despite ruthlessly killing those on both sides to achieve his end, he is ultimately not ruthless enough, Volonte voluntarily, passing judgement on himself when he realises the consequences of his actions.
Castel is a fairly anonymous lead as the 'ugly American', a potential flaw which the director manages to turn to the film's advantage.... Read more ›
Following the unlikely alliance of an opportunistic American (Lou Castel) and a Mexican bandit (Gian Maria Volonte) who sells arms to the rebels, the first half hour or so of Damiano Damiani's cult classic is more than a bit ropey. The director has difficulty establishing the relationship between the two leads and resorts to a succession of shoot-em-ups. Thankfully, these are better handled than the drawn out opening attack on the train carrying Castel's enigmatic gringo, in which too many of the ideas are in the script and too few in the execution.
If the first half is the usual running with the rebels territory, the film becomes more complex as it progresses. It is clear from the beginning that the gringo is working to his own agenda, and throughout the course of the film he steers the group towards it. Not interested in women, he professes to be interested only in money, yet at one point kills a rebel paymaster and throws away his cash. Yet even after his objective and the bandito's part in it become clear, the film manages to take the characters even further in an intriguing epilogue.
Both may be mercenary, but finally choose their own executioners, although in very different ways. Castel inadvertently because, despite ruthlessly killing those on both sides to achieve his end, he is ultimately not ruthless enough, Volonte voluntarily, passing judgement on himself when he realises the consequences of his actions.
Castel is a fairly anonymous lead as the 'ugly American', a potential flaw which the director manages to turn to the film's advantage.... Read more ›
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By B. Hanssen
Format:DVD
Breakheart Pass must be one of the best action/thriller/western movies ever made!I have seen this movie at least 50 times,and i am still thrilled then i hear the opening seen.You hear the train coming behinde the mgm logo, and then appear on the screen.I have both uk.and us.versions,in norway this movie
don't excists.The uk.version is approx 5 minutes shorter then the us.version.
so because i'm such a fan i have both.+++++
don't excists.The uk.version is approx 5 minutes shorter then the us.version.
so because i'm such a fan i have both.+++++
18 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
For some inane reason, Amazon have bundled the reviews for Breakheart Pass with the reviews for the not even remotely similar Bullet for the General. This review refers to Breakheart Pass.
Anyone who's ever had to slog through his soul-destroying ITC or Cannon-years output will find it hard to imagine that there was ever a time when Charles Bronson was a half-decent actor who not only made films that were actually released in cinemas, but good ones at that. Breakheart Pass is probably the best of the last burst of quality output in the actor's oeuvre that also saw The Streetfighter (aka Hard Times) and the whimsical From Noon Till Three; for that matter, the last good Alistair MacLean screen outing before what seems like an eternity of formulaic made-for-TV efforts with C-list casts.
The plot has all the MacLean staples - sabotage, secret identities, wolves in sheep's clothing and a plot where no-one and nothing is what they appear to be. The only novelty is the location, a train rushing through the old West to bring medical supplies to a cholera-infected fort through strikingly snowbound mountain countryside beautifully captured through cinematographer Lucien Ballard's lens. But the fact that so much of the film is simply one of the author's beloved WW2 plots with outlaws and Indians instead of Nazis doesn't matter: it's the telling that counts, and with a tight script and strong direction from Tom Gries that is equally adept at the mystery (more a 'what the heck's going on?' than 'who's behind it all?') as action (most notably a good rooftop punch-up and a spectacular wreck) it's never a dull ride.... Read more ›
Anyone who's ever had to slog through his soul-destroying ITC or Cannon-years output will find it hard to imagine that there was ever a time when Charles Bronson was a half-decent actor who not only made films that were actually released in cinemas, but good ones at that. Breakheart Pass is probably the best of the last burst of quality output in the actor's oeuvre that also saw The Streetfighter (aka Hard Times) and the whimsical From Noon Till Three; for that matter, the last good Alistair MacLean screen outing before what seems like an eternity of formulaic made-for-TV efforts with C-list casts.
The plot has all the MacLean staples - sabotage, secret identities, wolves in sheep's clothing and a plot where no-one and nothing is what they appear to be. The only novelty is the location, a train rushing through the old West to bring medical supplies to a cholera-infected fort through strikingly snowbound mountain countryside beautifully captured through cinematographer Lucien Ballard's lens. But the fact that so much of the film is simply one of the author's beloved WW2 plots with outlaws and Indians instead of Nazis doesn't matter: it's the telling that counts, and with a tight script and strong direction from Tom Gries that is equally adept at the mystery (more a 'what the heck's going on?' than 'who's behind it all?') as action (most notably a good rooftop punch-up and a spectacular wreck) it's never a dull ride.... Read more ›
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Kirk Douglas
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Despite watching Sergio Leone's "Dollars" trilogy countless times over the years I never considered giving any of the other spahghetti westerns out there a go until now. And after being a little disappointed with the "Sabata" movies I almost stopped right there, but a friend mentioned that this was worth a look, and they weren't wrong!
A Buller For The General definitely has the same "spirit" as Leone's work, and you'll recognise quite a few of the extra's in it too! Including a cameo by the same kid who helped Clint Eastwood in "For A Few Dollars More".
Gian Maria Volente shares the lead with Lou Castel and both have good presence and form an unlikely duo. Volente is at his cackling best, but plays a more sympathetic character than usual. It's a shame Klaus Kinski doesn't get more of a chance to develop his character and isn't on screen enough at all.
The plot takes a little while to get going, drifting from one gunfight to another for a while, and the encounter at the General's camp could have more of an impact, but overall it's a decent story.
As for the DVD itself, the quality of the picture is pretty good given the age of the source material and I didn't notice any problems there - likewise the soundtrack is decent enough.
Overall I'd give this 8/10 - If you like spaghetti westerns then I reckon this is a must!
A Buller For The General definitely has the same "spirit" as Leone's work, and you'll recognise quite a few of the extra's in it too! Including a cameo by the same kid who helped Clint Eastwood in "For A Few Dollars More".
Gian Maria Volente shares the lead with Lou Castel and both have good presence and form an unlikely duo. Volente is at his cackling best, but plays a more sympathetic character than usual. It's a shame Klaus Kinski doesn't get more of a chance to develop his character and isn't on screen enough at all.
The plot takes a little while to get going, drifting from one gunfight to another for a while, and the encounter at the General's camp could have more of an impact, but overall it's a decent story.
As for the DVD itself, the quality of the picture is pretty good given the age of the source material and I didn't notice any problems there - likewise the soundtrack is decent enough.
Overall I'd give this 8/10 - If you like spaghetti westerns then I reckon this is a must!
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4.0 out of 5 stars
My 'fellow man' is about to hang me!
Breakheart Pass is directed by Tom Gries and adapted to screenplay by Alistair MacLean from his own novel. Read more
Published 13 days ago by Spike Owen
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good old Bronson
One of those films you buy to watch Charles Bronson himself rather than take much notice of the film itself. A boring story, but Charles carries it through fairly well.
Published 1 month ago by LOTTO WIZARD
5.0 out of 5 stars
An entertaining film of an Alistair MacLean novel
This is a western with a difference. The story centres on a train travelling from the town of Myrtle to an army fort at Humboldt. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Dr. H. A. Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars
NUMBER 9
THIS FILM WAS WATCHED TIME AND TIME AGAIN BY MYSELF AND YOUNGEST SON[NOW AGED 27] WE USED TO CALL THE FILM NUMBER 9. AN ABSOLUTE MUST IF YOU LOVE AMERICAN LOCOS. Read more
Published 4 months ago by DAVE KITSON
5.0 out of 5 stars
Breakheart Pass
Charles Bronson gives a darned good performance- pity Jill Ireland cannot act, besides that it was a good stick to your seats movie
Published 5 months ago by Brian Conduct
4.0 out of 5 stars
Breakheart Pass
I have always loved this film. I'ts typical Alistair MacLean 'one man against the world'. But it's easy viewing and great fun.
Published 5 months ago by Mr. B. E. Morrison
4.0 out of 5 stars
Unashamed cheap spaghetti
Flawed plot lines, dodgy cinemaphotography and guest characters who seem to have appeared just for the hell of it. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Jon Warden
4.0 out of 5 stars
"Don't buy bread - buy dynamite!"
Following the unlikely alliance of an opportunistic American (Lou Castel) and a Mexican bandit (Gian Maria Volonte) who sells arms to the rebels, the first half hour or so of... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Trevor Willsmer
4.0 out of 5 stars
Now we're talking!
I've been watching quite a few old spaghetti westerns recently, and while some of them were quite entertaining, none of them had come anywhere near to competing with Sergio Leone. Read more
Published on 11 April 2011 by D. Milne
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Wild West Meets Murder Mystery.
Breakheart Pass is a good film about a train journey to a remote military outpost which starts to go awry when the passengers start to go missing or are killed. Read more
Published on 22 July 2010 by HBH
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