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Barquero

1970 · 110 min

A dusty, patient standoff western that builds quiet pressure across a river until the inevitable bloody reckoning.

Directed by
Gordon Douglas
Genres
Western
Starring
Lee Van Cleef, Warren Oates, Forrest Tucker
Tagline
How much is enough, Barquero?
Overview
Jake Remy leads a gang of outlaw cutthroats making their escape toward Mexico from a successful robbery. Barring their way is a river--crossable only by means of a ferry barge. The barge operator, Travis, refuses to be bullied into providing transport for the gang and escapes across river with most of the local populace--leaving Remy and his gang behind, desperately seeking a way across. A river-wide stand-off begins between the gang and the townspeople, both groups of which have left people on the wrong side of the river.

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Directed by
Gordon Douglas
Genres
Western
Starring
Lee Van Cleef, Warren Oates, Forrest Tucker
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • greed
    • violence
    • survival
    • loyalty
    • power
    Places
    • countryside
    • wilderness
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action6
    Horror2
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension7
    Darkness6
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    western
    Directed by
    Gordon Douglas
    Written by
    George Schenck, William Marks
    Starring
    Lee Van Cleef, Warren Oates, Forrest Tucker, Kerwin Mathews, Mariette Hartley, Marie Gomez, Armando Silvestre, John Davis Chandler
    Music
    Dominic Frontiere
    Cinematography
    Gerald Perry Finnerman
    Runtime
    110 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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