Hannie Caulder

"The first lady gunfighter."

1971 1h 25m EN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 141

DramaWestern

Synopsis

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After she's raped by the outlaw trio who murdered her husband, a frontierswoman hires a bounty hunter to instruct her in the ways of a gun in order to exact her revenge.

“The first lady gunfighter.”

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Cast

Raquel Welch
Hannie Caulder
Robert Culp
Thomas Luther Price
Ernest Borgnine
Emmett Clemens
Jack Elam
Frank Clemens
Strother Martin
Rufus Clemens
Christopher Lee
Bailey
Diana Dors
Madame
Stephen Boyd
The Preacher (uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Burt Kennedy
Writers: Peter Cooper, David Haft, Burt Kennedy
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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55 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Burt Kennedy, shot by Edward Scaife. 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 Ken Thorne. 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 Jim Connock 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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Raquel Welch and Robert Culp and Ernest Borgnine carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The first lady gunfighter.".

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IMDB entry: tt0068675 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Burt Kennedy directs. Edward Scaife behind the camera. Ken Thorne scores. Jim Connock cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
255 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Burt Kennedy, shot by Edward Scaife. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Ken Thorne. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Jim Connock shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Raquel Welch and Robert Culp and Ernest Borgnine carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The first lady gunfighter.".
8IMDB entry: tt0068675 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 16 themes, including "gunslinger", "bounty hunter", "mexico", "rape".

The technical file

Cinematography: Edward Scaife
Original score: Ken Thorne
Editing: Jim Connock
Runtime: 85 min · 1h 25m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Hannie Caulder (1971)

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John Chard2014-02-17
★ 7.5/10
I spit on your Oats! Ah sue me! I think it's great. Raquel Welch plays Hannie Caulder, a gorgeous cowgirl who is raped and left widowed by three scuzzy brothers played by Ernest Borgnine, Strother Martin and Jack Elam. Hell bent on revenge, Hannie hooks up with smooth bounty hunter Thomas Luther Price (Robert Culp excellent), learns how to fire weapons and pursues her quarry to the day of reckoning. That is it, it is what it is, Welch is stunningly beautiful and sexy and director Burt Kennedy wastes no opportunities to capitalise on this fact. If we are honest she's miscast, but it really doesn't matter, nor does finding Christopher Lee in the picture as a wily old gunsmith! The mix of humour with a rape revenge storyline is a little uncomfortable at times, but not insultingly so, while Kennedy has a good eye for action. Edward Scaife photographs (Panavision) pleasingly out of Almería in Spain, and Ken Thorne's musical score trundles along without intrusion. It's off-beat, even unique, and while it misses the chance to be a feminist Western of some standing, there's a real good time to be had here for those willing to buy into the daftness of it all. 7/10
Wuchak2020-04-23
★ 6/10
Violent Western with Raquel Welch, Robert Culp and… the Three Stooges After three squabbling scumbags (Ernest Borgnine, Jack Elam & Strother Martin) harass a couple at a remote ranch in the Southwest, the woman (Raquel Welch) hooks-up with an infamous bounty hunter (Robert Culp) to learn gun skills and, hopefully, enact revenge. Christopher Lee plays a gunsmith and Stephan Boyd a mysterious man-in-black. “Hannie Caulder” (1971) was made by a British company (Tigon), shot in Spain with an American main cast & Director (Burt Kennedy). As such this is essentially a Spaghetti Western even though Italians had nothing to do with it. However, it’s superior to the typical Italian oater from the period. Welch may not be the best actress, but she looks great here, especially early-on with her poncho. Meanwhile Culp provides capable assist with his acting chops and interesting character. Plus the coastal locations where the gunsmith lives are outstanding, reminiscent of “One-Eyed Jacks” (1961). Unfortunately, the serious events are oddly offset by the bumbling trio of vicious villains who, evidently, were intended to work as comic relief, but don’t belong in the same picture. “Hannie Caulder” was remade-in-spirit as “6 Guns” by The Asylum in 2010. It’s just as good and arguably better since it omits the supposedly-amusing rogues angle. The film runs 1 hour, 25 minutes, and was shot mostly in Almería, Andalucía, Spain. GRADE: B-/B