- Actors: Jim Brown, Lee Van Cleef, Patrick O'Neal, Marianna Hill, Iron Eyes Cody
- Directors: John Guillermin
- Writers: Larry Cohen, Steven W. Carabatsos
- Producers: André De Toth
- Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language English
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.77:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: R (Restricted) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: Warner Archives
- DVD Release Date: 23 Mar 2009
- Run Time: 102 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B0029KH7WS
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 45,165 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Luke (Jim Brown), an escaped convict, and Jaroo (Lee Van Cleef), a con-man, team up with a band of Apache Indians in 19th century Mexico to capture a large, heavily armed fortress for the millions of dollars in gold that are rumored to be stored inside.
This is an American Produced western that was filmed in Spain in the early 1970's. It does have a slight spaghetti western feel and is full of all the violence you would expect from one.
Lee Van Cleef and Jim Brown are great in their roles and this is my personal favourite out of the three westerns they made together. The film is full of action from vertually the opening scene and the end battle sequence is great. There is also a slightly downbeat ending that I wasn't expecting. The massive fortress built for this film went onto be used in, The Blindman, A Reason to Live a Reason to Die and more famously in Conan the Barbarian.
The catchy music score is by Maurice Jarre and is one of my favourite scores composed by him. A highly enjoyable film that in my opinion needs a proper DVD release, but with another Lee Van Cleef film 'Barquero' been re-released not so long ago, we can keep our fingers crossed that this will get the same treatment sometime soon.
This is an American Produced western that was filmed in Spain in the early 1970's. It does have a slight spaghetti western feel and is full of all the violence you would expect from one.
Lee Van Cleef and Jim Brown are great in their roles and this is my personal favourite out of the three westerns they made together. The film is full of action from vertually the opening scene and the end battle sequence is great. There is also a slightly downbeat ending that I wasn't expecting. The massive fortress built for this film went onto be used in, The Blindman, A Reason to Live a Reason to Die and more famously in Conan the Barbarian.
The catchy music score is by Maurice Jarre and is one of my favourite scores composed by him. A highly enjoyable film that in my opinion needs a proper DVD release, but with another Lee Van Cleef film 'Barquero' been re-released not so long ago, we can keep our fingers crossed that this will get the same treatment sometime soon.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I have been looking forward to seeing this film again, as it is not available on R1. It was still a very good watch,picture/sound/value very good
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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
My favorite western film of all!
11 Jun 1999
El Condor is my favorite western of all time. This has everything you could want in a western action film. Apaches, gold, Mexican bandidos and soldiers, larger than life heroes, beautiful women and a great score by Maurice Jarre, who also did the music for Lawrence of Arabia and Dr. Zhivago. There are a few details about the movie that are not logical, one of them plays a major part in the climax, so I will not reveal it, but you do not need logic to enjoy a film like this. I have watched El Condor dozens of times since first seeing it on TV as a little kid, and even in the face of giants such as The Wild Bunch and Good the Bad and the Ugly, El Condor is still my favorite western. I cannot understand how people can dislike this movie, but I have hardly ever seen a good review of it. Listen to me and not the other critics! If you like action and adventure, you will love El Condor!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
El Condor
2 Mar 2009
Vintage Lee Van Cleef and Jim Browm acted out their parts well. I always like these type of Westerns, they never date, but then I grew up on them. The stories always have the same theme but, coupled to the acting and stunning western scenery, they always capture me.
Having been fortunate enough to visit the scenery in Spain at "Cinema Studios Fort Bravo", ("Texas Hollywood") in the Desert of Tabernas, Almeria Spain (the only desert in Europe), and Andalucía, Spain doubling for the US in Arizona, New Mexico and California, the films give me added pleasure. Hope they go on remaking them so as to benefit from the new technology.
I enjoyed this film which I saw on television, but I did see it originally at the cinema long before DVD's or Videos were in existence.
Having been fortunate enough to visit the scenery in Spain at "Cinema Studios Fort Bravo", ("Texas Hollywood") in the Desert of Tabernas, Almeria Spain (the only desert in Europe), and Andalucía, Spain doubling for the US in Arizona, New Mexico and California, the films give me added pleasure. Hope they go on remaking them so as to benefit from the new technology.
I enjoyed this film which I saw on television, but I did see it originally at the cinema long before DVD's or Videos were in existence.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
OK movie, but beware that this is not a commercial standard dvd
16 Sep 2009
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is actually a slightly entertaining movie about a couple of mismatched rogue operators (Jim Brown and Lee Van Cleef) who contrive to rob the Mexican version of Fort Knox. Mariana Hill (who in my opinion was the hottest totty to ever fill a Star Trek mini-skirt in "Dagger of the Mind") does what is necessary to drive a fortfull of soldiers to distraction.
However, it must be pointed out that this--like all the rest of the titles in WB's "Archive Collection"--is not a commercial-standard DVD, which is why you won't find it sold in stores. It is a DVD-R, without menues, subtitles or audio options. DVD-Rs tend to be more susceptible to unreadability from scratches and scuffs. There is copy protection, so you can't (legally) copy it to your computer disk drive to insure against the posibility of damage.
The video quality isn't that bad, but it isn't that good, either. My impression is that it is made from a copy of a VHS master. There is at times distracting grain, colors are not always accurate, and objects or people from even medium distance are not particularly as sharp as one would expect.
I liked this movie, and was happy to see it finally released on DVD (I'd also like to see much better films, like African Queen and Looking For Mr. Goodbar, on DVD as well). At $28.98 I was under the impression that this was a limited-edition release; nowhere was I told that this was a DVD-R. Well, now you know. You can get this more reasonably priced at moviesunlimited for $17.99, and a downloadable version at Warners' website for $14.99, which you could then burn to DVD-R at your heart's delight without the problem of copy protection.
However, it must be pointed out that this--like all the rest of the titles in WB's "Archive Collection"--is not a commercial-standard DVD, which is why you won't find it sold in stores. It is a DVD-R, without menues, subtitles or audio options. DVD-Rs tend to be more susceptible to unreadability from scratches and scuffs. There is copy protection, so you can't (legally) copy it to your computer disk drive to insure against the posibility of damage.
The video quality isn't that bad, but it isn't that good, either. My impression is that it is made from a copy of a VHS master. There is at times distracting grain, colors are not always accurate, and objects or people from even medium distance are not particularly as sharp as one would expect.
I liked this movie, and was happy to see it finally released on DVD (I'd also like to see much better films, like African Queen and Looking For Mr. Goodbar, on DVD as well). At $28.98 I was under the impression that this was a limited-edition release; nowhere was I told that this was a DVD-R. Well, now you know. You can get this more reasonably priced at moviesunlimited for $17.99, and a downloadable version at Warners' website for $14.99, which you could then burn to DVD-R at your heart's delight without the problem of copy protection.
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