A Town Called Bastard

A Town Called Bastard
(or: A Town Called Hell)
A Town Called Bastard; (or: A Town Called Hell)
Directed by	Robert Parrish
Produced by	Benjamin Fisz
Starring	Robert Shaw; Telly Savalas; Stella Stevens; Martin Landau; Fernando Rey; Al Lettieri
Cinematography
Music by	Waldo de los Rios
Distributed by	Scotia International (USA)
Release date	1971;
Country	United Kingdom/Spain
Language	English

A Town Called Bastard (also known as A Town Called Hell on DVD and Blu-ray) is a 1971 international co-production spaghetti Western. It was shot in Madrid with Robert Shaw, Telly Savalas, Stella Stevens and Martin Landau.^[1]^[2]^[3]

It was released on blu-ray on 18 August 2015.^[4] The film was retitled A Town Called Hell for US release as the word "bastard" was thought offensive.^[5]

Plot[]

The story concerns a vengeful widow (Stella Stevens) who returns to a small town presided over by a priest (Robert Shaw) and a sadistic Mexican outlaw (Telly Savalas). Violence erupts when a brutal army Colonel (Martin Landau) arrives in search of an elusive rebel leader.

Cast[]

Robert Shaw as The Priest
Telly Savalas as Don Carlos
Stella Stevens as Alvira
Martin Landau as The Colonel
Fernando Rey as old blind man
Al Lettieri as La Bomba
Michael Craig as Paco
Dudley Sutton as Spectre
Paloma Cela as Paloma
Aldo Sambrell as Calebra
Maribel Hidalgo as La Perla
Cass Martin as Jose
Antonio Mayans as Manuel
Francisco Marsó as Julio
John Clark as Quiet American
as Paco
Howard Hagan as American #1
Vicente Soler as Priest #1
Tito García as Malhombre
Elizabeth Sands as Carmina
Sansona Siglo XX as Tortilla woman
George Rigaud as Gato Asilla
Tony Cyrus as Sanchez
Nilda Álvarez as Old mother
José Espinosa as Chomoco
James O'Rourke as Sergeant
Adolfo Thous as Mendoza
Robert Rietty as Paco
Ángel Blanco as Young boy
Charly Bravo as Juan
Bruce M. Fischer as Miguel
Cris Huerta as Gonzales
William Layton
Felipe Solano as Eduardo
Tony Vogel as Man

References[]

^ McBride, Joseph (24 August 2014). "Too Much Johnson: Recovering Orson Welles's Dream of Early Cinema". Bright Lights Film Journal. Retrieved 24 February 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Mavis, Paul (15 September 2011). "Kojak: Season Two". DVD Talk. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
^ "Martin Landau". The Sunday Times. Times Newspapers Limited. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
^ Tyner, Adam (27 July 2015). "A Town Called Hell (Blu-ray)". DVD Talk. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
^ p.175 Joyner, C. Courtney The Westerners: Interviews with Actors, Directors, Writers and Producers; McFarland, 14 October 2009

External links[]

A Town Called Bastard at IMDb

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[1] McBride, Joseph (24 August 2014). "Too Much Johnson: Recovering Orson Welles's Dream of Early Cinema". Bright Lights Film Journal. Retrieved 24 February 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] Mavis, Paul (15 September 2011). "Kojak: Season Two". DVD Talk. Retrieved 24 February 2019.

[3] "Martin Landau". The Sunday Times. Times Newspapers Limited. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2019.

[4] Tyner, Adam (27 July 2015). "A Town Called Hell (Blu-ray)". DVD Talk. Retrieved 24 February 2019.

[5] .175 Joyner, C. Courtney The Westerners: Interviews with Actors, Directors, Writers and Producers; McFarland, 14 October 2009

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