Guns For San Sebastian (1968)

In 1746 Mexico, an outlaw (Anthony Quinn) on the run from Spanish soldiers is given sanctuary by a priest (Sam Jaffe). When he refuses to hand the outlaw over to the authorities, the church sends the priest to a remote village in the middle of nowhere. Feeling guilty, the outlaw follows the priest to the town of San Sebastian. Based on the novel A WALL FOR SAN SEBASTIAN by Reverend William Barnaby Faherty and directed by Henri Verneuil (THE SICILIAN CLAN). This is a surprisingly enjoyable "spaghetti" western (an Italian, French, Mexican and U.S. co-production) although it was filmed in Mexico. It slowly wins you over until you find you're invested in the movie's outcome and the film's final battle between the villagers and the attacking Yaqui Indians is wonderfully done and quite intense. The handsome wide screen (shot in Franscope) cinematography is by Armand Thirard (DIABOLIQUE) and Ennio Morricone contributes one of his very best scores. With Charles Bronson, Silvia Pinal, Anjanette Comer, Jaime Fernandez, Jorge Martinez De Hoyos and Leon Askin.