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Shalako is a 1968 Western film directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Sean Connery and Brigitte Bardot. It was shot at Shepperton Studios near London with sets designed by the art director Herbert Smith.
A group of European hunters is attacked by Apaches in New Mexico in 1880 and is rescued by a former cavalryman. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more for this drama western film.
- (3.5K)
- Drama, Western
- Edward Dmytryk
- 1968-12-13
Roger Ebert criticizes Edward Dmytryk's \"Shalako\" as a disappointing and unoriginal Western film, despite the star power of Sean Connery and Brigitte Bardot. He compares it unfavorably with Paul Newman's \"Hombre\" and finds the action sequences routine and the romance flat.
Becoming separated from the group, Countess Irina Lazaar (Brigitte Bardot) experiences the first run-in with an Apache, which results in the tracker Shalako (Sean Connery) coming to her rescue.
- (6)
- Edward Dmytryk
- PG
- Sean Connery
French Countess Irina Lazaar separates from the group to hunt for bigger game, is threatened by Indians, and is saved only by the appearance of Shalako, a former cavalry officer turned guide who has been sent by the Army to oust the intruders.
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Shalako (1968) Mark Franklin January 16, 2023 1960s. Sean Connery is Shalako, a frontiersman sent to roust a hunting party of European dignitaries out of Apache territory. They’re breaking the treaty by being there. More importantly, the Apache are on the warpath.
Director. Louis L'Amour. Novel. Scot Finch. Screenplay. James Griffith. Screenplay. Hal Hopper. Screenplay. Sean Connery is Shalako, a guide in the old West who has to rescue an aristocratic British hunting party from Indians and bandits.
