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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
A unique and engaging Western movie, with elements of 'Treasure Island' and the Indiana Jones films.
Gregory Peck is Mackenna, a lawman entrusted with a map which leads to hidden gold. He is forced to guide a group of misfits, bandits, and greedy prospectors to the treasure, whilst being pursued by Apaches. This group of characters includes the charismatic Omar Sharif, Telly Savalas, Lee J Cobb, Burgess Meredith, Eli Wallach, and Edward G Robinson in a memorable cameo. This all star cast ensures that every character plays a significant part and the way the group dynamic shifts and changes is one of the great highlights of the narrative. To say more would be to give away the twists and turns of the plot, but suffice to say the story moves along at a breakneck pace and leads to a stunning conclusion.
The film is a visual feast throughout, with wonderful scenery and some unusual photography. Complementing this is a great theme song (by Jose Feliciano), with lyrics that sum up the characters and their lust for gold.
This is a highly underrated film which breaks Western movie convention, and really should receive more recognition.
Gregory Peck is Mackenna, a lawman entrusted with a map which leads to hidden gold. He is forced to guide a group of misfits, bandits, and greedy prospectors to the treasure, whilst being pursued by Apaches. This group of characters includes the charismatic Omar Sharif, Telly Savalas, Lee J Cobb, Burgess Meredith, Eli Wallach, and Edward G Robinson in a memorable cameo. This all star cast ensures that every character plays a significant part and the way the group dynamic shifts and changes is one of the great highlights of the narrative. To say more would be to give away the twists and turns of the plot, but suffice to say the story moves along at a breakneck pace and leads to a stunning conclusion.
The film is a visual feast throughout, with wonderful scenery and some unusual photography. Complementing this is a great theme song (by Jose Feliciano), with lyrics that sum up the characters and their lust for gold.
This is a highly underrated film which breaks Western movie convention, and really should receive more recognition.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
A unique and engaging Western movie, with elements of 'Treasure Island' and the Indiana Jones films.
Gregory Peck is Mackenna, a lawman entrusted with a map which leads to hidden gold. He is forced to guide a group of misfits, bandits, and greedy prospectors to the treasure, whilst being pursued by Apaches. This group of characters includes the charismatic Omar Sharif, Telly Savalas, Lee J Cobb, Burgess Meredith, Eli Wallach, and Edward G Robinson in a memorable cameo. This all star cast ensures that every character plays a significant part and the way the group dynamic shifts and changes is one of the great highlights of the narrative. To say more would be to give away the twists and turns of the plot, but suffice to say the story moves along at a breakneck pace and leads to a stunning conclusion.
The film is a visual feast throughout, with wonderful scenery and some unusual photography. Complementing this is a great theme song (by Jose Feliciano), with lyrics that sum up the characters and their lust for gold.
This is a highly underrated film which breaks Western movie convention, and really should receive more recognition.
Gregory Peck is Mackenna, a lawman entrusted with a map which leads to hidden gold. He is forced to guide a group of misfits, bandits, and greedy prospectors to the treasure, whilst being pursued by Apaches. This group of characters includes the charismatic Omar Sharif, Telly Savalas, Lee J Cobb, Burgess Meredith, Eli Wallach, and Edward G Robinson in a memorable cameo. This all star cast ensures that every character plays a significant part and the way the group dynamic shifts and changes is one of the great highlights of the narrative. To say more would be to give away the twists and turns of the plot, but suffice to say the story moves along at a breakneck pace and leads to a stunning conclusion.
The film is a visual feast throughout, with wonderful scenery and some unusual photography. Complementing this is a great theme song (by Jose Feliciano), with lyrics that sum up the characters and their lust for gold.
This is a highly underrated film which breaks Western movie convention, and really should receive more recognition.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By "marcusmuck"
Format:DVD
From the rip-roaring opening titles to the polystyrene rock avalanche at the end this has 'EPIC' written all over it.
And an epic it is- they can't seem to make films like this nowadays: we're all too self aware for that. This is in the grand tradition alongside 'The Valley of Gwangi', the 'Sinbad' films and Jason and the Argonauts (without the monsters though). It's not so much a Western but an Adventure in every meaning of the word.
It's loud, fast paced with a perilous moment almost around every turn.
As a result there are some great actors in cameo parts popping off every few minutes after looking like they're up for a major role.
This is OK though as the film has a conspicuous number of bad guys in it and even the 'hero' has a shady past...........
There's a great degree of pedigree attached to this film- not just actors, but the director (J. Lee Thompson), producer and writer (Carl Foreman) all have great things attached to their names. I particularly liked Ted Cassidy though who delivers a silent 'towering' performance and who only speaks right at the death.
It's a little dated in places- the effects haven't computers to aid them but that doesn't matter: great story, great acting, great pace and above all the landscape plays it's part too. Stunning.
And the Moral?: that there is greed in everyone's heart and that it never pays.
Terrific.
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Mackenna`s gold
Liked this film plenty of action & a good cast lead well by Gregory Peck,i would reccomend this film to western fans.
Published 5 months ago by Thomas Dwyer
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Entertaining But Not Good
"Mackenna's gold" is a movie which I think should have been a lot better than what it turned out to be, especially the all star cast, including Gregory Peck, Omar Sharif, Telly... Read more
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For the Love of Gold.
I was looking forward to watching Mackennas Gold because of the carl Forman/Gregory Peck connection to The Guns of Naverone and because I love Westerns. Read more
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Valley of Gwangi with an all-star cast - but no dinosaurs!
MacKenna's Gold has a great pedigree, reuniting the director, star and producer of The Guns of Navarone (as well as composer Dimitri Tiomkin, here serving as co-producer) with an... Read more
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Published on 11 Feb 2011 by L. Sims
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How to succeed by failing big?
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Published on 23 Jan 2011 by Spike Owen
2.0 out of 5 stars
Oh Dear...
If you approach MacKenna's Gold as a fantasy film, you may well enjoy it, as many seem to. However, if you are expecting a western, as I was, then you are likely to be very... Read more
Published on 30 Dec 2010 by Odysseas
5.0 out of 5 stars
Won't disappoint
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Brilliant!
Always remembered watching this film as a kid. Bought it out of curiosity - to see if it was still as good. It was! Read more
Published on 10 Nov 2010 by Tim Hall
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Mackenna's Gold [DVD] [1969]
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Published on 7 Jun 2009 by K. Sjurseth
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