The Last Sunset (1961)

Regista:

Robert Aldrich

Writers:

Howard Rigsby (novel)
Dalton Trumbo (written by)

Data di uscita:

7 giugno 1961 (USA)

Genere:

Western

Plot:

Brendan O'Malley arrives at the Mexican home of old flame Belle Breckenridge to find her married to...

Plot Keywords:

Self Sacrifice | Sheriff | Romantic Rivalry | Mexican Border | Revenge

Premi:

1 nomination

Recensioni degli utenti:

Average Western with great punchline, great villain, weak protagonist

Cast

Rock Hudson	...	Dana Stribling
Kirk Douglas	...	Brendan 'Bren' O'Malley
Dorothy Malone	...	Belle Breckenridge
Joseph Cotten	...	John Breckenridge
Carol Lynley	...	Melissa 'Missy' Breckenridge
Neville Brand	...	Frank Hobbs
Regis Toomey	...	Milton Wing
James Westmoreland	...	Julesburg Kid (as Rad Fulton)
Adam Williams	...	Calverton
Jack Elam	...	Ed Hobbs
John Shay	...	Bowman
resto del cast in ordine alfabetico:
José Frowe	...	Man at Cock Fight (uncredited)
Margarito Luna	...	Jose (uncredited)
José Torvay	...	Rosario (uncredited)
Manuel Vergara 'Manver'	...	Man at Cock Fight (uncredited)

Regia di
Robert Aldrich

Scritto da
Howard Rigsby		(novel "Sundown at Crazy Horse")
Dalton Trumbo		(written by)

Prodotto da
Eugene Frenke	....	producer
Edward Lewis	....	producer

Musiche originali di
Ernest Gold

Fotografia di
Ernest Laszlo		(director of photography)

Montaggio di
Michael Luciano

Architetto-scenografo
Alexander Golitzen
Alfred Sweeney

Arredatore
Oliver Emert

Costumi di
Norma Koch

Trucco
Larry Germain	....	hair stylist
Bud Westmore	....	makeup artist

Aiuto regista
Tom Connors Jr.	....	assistant director (as Thomas J. Connors Jr.)
Nate D. Slott	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Sonoro
Donald Cunliffe	....	sound
Waldon O. Watson	....	sound

Controfigure
May Boss	....	stunt double: Dorothy Malone & Carol Lynley (uncredited)
Chuck Roberson	....	stunts (uncredited)
George Robotham	....	stunt double: Rock Hudson (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Edward Mann	....	supervising film editor

Music Department
Joseph Gershenson	....	conductor

Altro personale
'Chema' Hernandez	....	head wrangler (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Brynaprod S.A.
• Universal International Pictures (UI)

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (1961) (USA) (theatrical)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1966) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Universal Pictures (1961) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Väinän Filmi (1961) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (1985) (2007) (Finland) (TV) (TV2)

Alias:

Sundown at Crazy Horse (USA) (working title)
The Day of the Gun (USA) (working title)
The Hot Eye of Heaven (USA) (working title)
Occhio caldo del cielo, L' (Italy) [it]

Durata:

112 min

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Spagnolo | Inglese

Colore:

Colore (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonoro:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Divieti:

West Germany:12 (f) | Norway:12 | Australia:PG | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Luoghi delle riprese:

Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico

Company:

Brynaprod S.A.

Errori:

Errori geografici: This film takes place from Mexico to Texas. There are Joshua trees in the film and Joshua trees are indigenous to the Mohave Desert region of California, Arizona and Nevada only. There are none in Texas.

Citazioni:

Melissa 'Missy' Breckenridge: What makes you think I'd be disappointed?
Brendan 'Bren' O'Malley: Well, you see cowboys aren't very bright. They're always broke and generally they're drunk.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Rock Hudson's Home Movies (1992)

Colonna sonora:

Cu Cu Ru Cu Paloma

Average Western with great punchline, great villain, weak protagonist

Here's a perfect example of why the villain has to be the best actor you can find, Kirk Douglas filling the bill perfectly, and the 'hero' should be at least passable, Rock Hudson unfortunately failing here. The great punchline to the movie delivered by Dorothy Malone at the end, makes this otherwise 'standard' movie worth watching. I strongly believe that his movie was very important in some unknown way to his son Michael, who was just 17 when this was filmed. WHY?-well, look at the casting of Dorothy Malone in "Basic Instinct" and the ultimate denouement of Michael Douglas in "Falling Down", arguably Michael's best work ever, Michael's Oscar's (which Kirk should have received many of) notwithstanding.