Guns for San Sebastian

Guns for San Sebastian

1968 · 111 min · EN · NR · 7.1 (77 votes)
Dir. Henri Verneuil · Starring Anthony Quinn, Charles Bronson, Jaime Fernández, Leon Askin, Anjanette Comer, Sam Jaffe · Music Ennio Morricone

The epic of a town that became an army

Western

Leon Alastray is an outlaw who has been given sanctuary by Father John, whom he then escorts to the village of San Sebastian. The village is deserted, with its cowardly residents hiding in the hills from Indians, who regularly attack the village and steal all their supplies. When Father John is murdered, the villagers mistakenly think the outlaw is the priest. Alastray at first tells them he is not a priest, but they don't believe it, and an apparent miracle seems to prove they are correct. Eventually, he assists them in regaining their confidence and defending themselves.

VIBE

A brutal, morally ambiguous Western that grapples with faith and violence in a harsh landscape. It's a grim, intense experience where desperation breeds unexpected heroism.

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