Behold a Pale Horse

"Of suspense, pursuit and courage..."

1964 1h 58m EN

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Manuel Artiguez, a famous bandit during the Spanish civil war, has lived in French exile for 20 years. When his mother is dying he considers visiting her secretly in his Spanish home town. But his biggest enemy, the Spanish police officer Vinolas, prepared a trap at the hospital as a chance to finally catch Artiguez.

“Of suspense, pursuit and courage...”

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Cast

Gregory Peck
Manuel Artiguez
Anthony Quinn
Viñolas
Omar Sharif
Francisco
Raymond Pellegrin
Carlos
Paolo Stoppa
Pedro
Mildred Dunnock
Pilar
Daniela Rocca
Rosana, Mistress of Viñolas
Christian Marquand
Zaganar

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Fred Zinnemann
Writers: J.P. Miller
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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62 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Fred Zinnemann, shot by Jean Badal. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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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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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Gregory Peck and Anthony Quinn and Omar Sharif carry the top of the cast.

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Marketing tagline: "Of suspense, pursuit and courage...".

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IMDB entry: tt0057879 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Fred Zinnemann directs. Jean Badal behind the camera. Maurice Jarre scores. Walter Thompson cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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162 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Fred Zinnemann, shot by Jean Badal. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Maurice Jarre. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Walter Thompson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Gregory Peck and Anthony Quinn and Omar Sharif carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Of suspense, pursuit and courage...".
7IMDB entry: tt0057879 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jean Badal
Original score: Maurice Jarre
Editing: Walter Thompson
Production design: Alexandre Trauner
Costume design: Joan Bridge
Makeup / hair: Marc Blanchard
Runtime: 118 min · 1h 58m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Behold a Pale Horse (1964)

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CinemaSerf2023-11-22
★ 7/10
Although this does definitively conclude, there is something almost unfinished about this story based around the aftermath of the Spanish Civil war. We start with "Miguel" (Gregory Peck) joining a long line of defeated republican freedom fighters leaving their country to exile in France. Meantime, his nemesis - police captain "Viñolas" (Anthony Quinn) is scheming up ways to entice him back... An opportunity occurs when the man's mother becomes seriously ill, and so every effort is made to get a message to her son to tempt him back. What now ensues is quite a poignant story that Peck, Omar Sharif as the priest "Francisco" and an effective Raymond Pellegrin as the young and vengeful "Carlos" deliver strongly. Fred Zinnemann take his time to develop the characters and the relationships, to illustrate the manipulation and betrayal - as well as the love, honour and loyalty. There's a little bit of police brutality and religious conflict and the writing leaves us enough space to come to our own conclusions about this developing scenario. Peck was good in these sort of loner, brooding roles, as was Quinn in the rather sinister ones and this is an enjoyable to watch meeting of two character actors making the best of a solid story.

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