Réalisation:
J. Lee ThompsonScénario:
Carl ForemanPhotographie:
Joseph MacDonaldMusique:
Quincy JonesActeurs·trices:
Gregory Peck, Omar Sharif, Telly Savalas, Camilla Sparv, Keenan Wynn, Lee J. Cobb, Raymond Massey, Burgess Meredith, Anthony Quayle (plus)VOD (1)
Résumés(1)
1872. MacKenna, shérif de Hadleyburg est attaqué par le vieux chef apache Prairie Dog qu'il blesse mortellement et qui lui parle de la légendaire Vallée de l'or. Seul, Adams qui est désormais aveugle, a vu l'or. Sceptique, MacKenna a brûlé la carte avant d'être capturé par le bandit Colorado qui détient en otage Inga, la fille du juge. MacKenna accepte de conduire les bandits en échange de la liberté pour Inga et pour lui. Mais, en route, ils sont accompagnés par le groupe de Ben Baker qui contient notamment un prédicateur et un journaliste. Sournoisement aidé par Colorado, les Apaches interviennent et tuent plusieurs des membres de ce groupe. Il s'avère finalement que la légende de l'or est bien réelle. L'Apache Hachita tue le sergent Tibbs avant d'être tué par Colorado. Colorado et MacKenna se battent mais une avalanche obstrue le canyon. MacKenna laisse partir provisoirement Colorado. (Sidonis Calysta)
(plus)Critiques (3)
One of my favorite westerns. The lead role, however, is not played by Gregory Peck, but by greed. This characteristic presents itself in several forms in Mackenna's Gold. And it doesn't matter if one is a bandit, soldier, journalist, merchant, pastor or sheriff, anyone can succumb to it. I think that's the strength of the film - although the characters are not very well-developed, they manage to tell us a lot about human nature in 128 minutes. And because it is not just a dull story full of shootouts (the most thrilling, final fight is completely without colts), but a pleasant adventure spectacle full of interestingly shot scenes (the opening, the swinging bridge crossing, the final half hour), I give it four stars. Oh, and one more thing. The music: Quincey Jones provides pleasant refreshment not only thanks to the opening song.
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I like these treasure hunts a lot and the great cast gave this one the hallmark of uniqueness. I wouldn't be angry at all if they made something like this today.
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Gregory Peck in one of his defining roles as a true man in the most honest form of a western. The camera wanders through the countryside for long minutes, while at other times the story rushes forward. But even half a century after its creation, Mackenna's Gold remains a genre film that, despite its surprisingly pioneering visuals, does not break boundaries, and yet remains unique and unforgettable in every aspect. This is not to say that it isn't somewhat headless in the final act, or that the tooth of time hasn't left its mark on certain groundbreaking scenes, but I would still give anything to occasionally encounter such sincere and heartfelt classics in theaters.
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