Red Sun

"The greatest fighting machine the West has ever known."

1971 1h 54m FR

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 332

Western

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In 1870, Japanese ambassador Sakaguchi and his entourage travel by train to Washington to deliver a valuable sword to the President of the United States, a gift from the Emperor of Japan. On board the same train are two robbers, Link and Gauche, ready to make their move…

“The greatest fighting machine the West has ever known.”

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Cast

Charles Bronson
Link
Ursula Andress
Cristina
Toshirō Mifune
Kuroda Jubei
Alain Delon
Gauche
Capucine
Pepita
Barta Barri
Paco
Guido Lollobrigida
Mace
Anthony Dawson
Hyatt

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Terence Young
Writers: William Roberts, Denne Bart Petitclerc, Lawrence Roman
Languages: Spanish, English, Japanese
Countries: France, Italy, Spain

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ERA

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55 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Spanish, English, Japanese.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: France, Italy, Spain.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Terence Young, shot by Henri Alekan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Maurice Jarre. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Johnny Dwyre shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Charles Bronson and Ursula Andress and Toshirō Mifune carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The greatest fighting machine the West has ever known.".

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The take

Terence Young directs. Henri Alekan behind the camera. Maurice Jarre scores. Johnny Dwyre cuts. Produced in France, Italy, Spain. Dialogue in Spanish, English, Japanese.

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155 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Spanish, English, Japanese.
3International production across 3 countries: France, Italy, Spain.
4Directed by Terence Young, shot by Henri Alekan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Maurice Jarre. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Johnny Dwyre shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Charles Bronson and Ursula Andress and Toshirō Mifune carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The greatest fighting machine the West has ever known.".
9IMDB entry: tt0067770 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Released under 16 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Henri Alekan
Original score: Maurice Jarre
Editing: Johnny Dwyre
Makeup / hair: Alaine Scemama
Runtime: 114 min · 1h 54m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: FR
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Red Sun (1971)

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CinemaSerf2022-11-09
★ 6/10
When a train travelling across the United States carrying the newly appointed Japanese Imperial Ambassador is robbed by "Gauche" (Alain Delon) and his gang, they steal a samurai sword that is to be a gift from the Meiji to President Grant. It now falls to the perfectly attired warrior "Jubei" (Toshirô Mifune) to retrieve the weapon and luckily, they have one member of the gang who was accidentally left behind - "Link" (Charles Bronson) - to help. Gradually, the two men (and their cultures) begin to bond and it is soon clear that both men have a grudge against "Gauche". This beef leads them to the brothel of his gal "Cristina" (Ursula Andress) and to a series of frequently quite entertaining combat scenes that allow Mifune to demonstrate his classy - though not always suitable - sword skills and associated flummery. There's quite a fun dynamic between the two principals here, but the film itself is a bit long, slow and it has something of the downbeat spaghetti western to it (Maurice Jarre not Ennio Morricone this time, though). Watchable, Bronson looks like he is enjoying himself, but I'd have to say entirety forgettable fayre with dialogue that is straight out of the "Janet & John" book of third grade screenplay tips.
Tourma2024-05-26
A Merging of Western and Samurai Flick Which weren't too far apart to begin with. A rather good movie too.

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