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Burt Lancaster, Susan Clark, Jon Cypher, Barton Heyman, Richard Jordan ... see more see more... , Hector Elizondo , Phil Brown , Raúl Castro , Nick Cravat , Tony Epper , Juan Fernández , Werner Hassleman , Roberta Haynes , Michael Hinn , Cándida Losada , Ian MacLean , Tom McFadden , Lex Monson , Juanita Penaloza , Frank Silvera , Concha Hombria , Jose Morales , Santiago García , Joaquin Parra , Per Barclay , Allen Russell , Ralph Brown , José Garcia

Adapted from an Elmore Leonard novel, Valdez is Coming stars Burt Lancaster in the title role. A scrupulously honest Mexican-American marshal, Bob Valdez is double-crossed and humiliated by wealthy, u... read more read more...nscrupulous rancher Jon Cypher. Since Cypher has the law on his side, Valdez is obliged to mete out his own justice. He kidnaps Cypher's mistress Susan Clark to force the rancher's hand. At first, Cypher is able to rally a group of tough hombres against Valdez, but one by one they side with the marshal. Director Edwin Sherin, who'd helmed the Broadway production of The Great White Hope, makes several rather anachronistic points regarding the film's racial issues; on the other hand, Valdez is Coming is one of the most-authentic looking westerns ever made-right down to the deglamorization of Susan Clark, who in a 1950s film might have looked as though she'd just visited a frontier branch of Max Factor. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 30 min.

Directed by: Edwin Sherin

Release Date: April 9, 1971

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DVD Release Date: September 4, 2001

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  • jordanhyde
    June 6, 2006
    jordanhyde
    I know. I know. But I love it. Revenge. Elmore Leonard story. Burt Lancaster shooting the hell out of things. What more can one ask for?

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Dennis Schwartz
November 22, 2005
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Exciting formulaic revenge Western. Full Review

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