One of several impressive westerns Charles Bronson made during his 1970s heyday, The Valdez Horses reunites the rugged star with celebrated director John Sturges, who he had previously collaborated with on the perennial classics The Magnificent Seven and The Great Escape. A surprisingly thoughtful film, The Valdez Horses sees Bronson play a half-breed rancher who's solitary life taming wild horses is upended when three people enter his life: a young runaway (Vincent Van Patten), a corrupt land owner (Marcel Bozzuffi, The French Connection), and his beautiful sister (Jill Ireland, Breakout, The Valachi Papers). Beautifully filmed in mountains of Almería, Spain, a quintessential Spaghetti Western location, Sturges' film contrasts fist fights and shootouts with considered characterisation and an unexpectedly melancholy tone.
- Region Code:
- Region B
- Duration:
- 98 minutes
- Extras:
- Language(s): English, Hard of Hearing Subtitles: English, Interactive Menu, Screen ratio 1:1.85, Mono, Booklet, Bonus Footage, Commentary: Paul Talbot (film historian), Image Gallery, Interviews: Giannetto De Rossi (make-up artist), Stephen Geller (screenwriter), Alternative Italian title sequence, Alternative credits, TV spot, Trailers