Blue (1968)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Silvio Narizzano

Writers:

Ronald M. Cohen (screenplay)
Ronald M. Cohen (story)

Release Date:

10 May 1968 (USA)

Genre:

Romance | Western

Tagline:

The Rio Grande runs red when Blue changes sides.

Plot:

A Mexican bandit, part of a gang led by his father, goes on a raid into the U.S. He falls for a beautiful...

Plot Keywords:

Mexican | Mexican Border | Doctor | Haunted By Past | Outlaw Gang

Cast

Terence Stamp	...	Blue
Joanna Pettet	...	Joanne Morton
Karl Malden	...	Doc Morton
Stathis Giallelis	...	Manuel
Sally Kirkland	...	Sarah Lambert
Robert Lipton	...	Antonio
Ricardo Montalban	...	Ortega
Sara Vardi	...	Inez
James Westerfield	...	Abe Parker
Kevin Corcoran	...	Rory Calvin
Ivalou Redd	...	Helen Buchanan
Dorothy Konrad	...	Alma Wishoff
Helen Kleeb	...	Elizabeth Parker
Michael Bell	...	Jim Benton
Anthony Costello	...	Jess Parker

Runtime:

USA:113 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | West Germany:12 (f: fr,16) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Colorado River, Moab, Utah, USA

Company:

Kettledrum Productions

Trivia:

Average Shot Length = ~5.1 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~4.7 seconds.

Quotes:

Blue: I'm tired, Mr. Parker... particularly of you.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Fade-In (1968) (TV)

Worst casting ever

Terence Stamp is an actor of some range, but that range doesn't extend to playing naturalized Mexicans. His extreme unsuitability for his role is apparent as soon as he speaks: his first words - "I'll do that" - are delivered in what appears to be thick cockney; a little later his delivery has a Devon burr. Only when Blue gave an account of his upbringing did I realised he was meant to be American. The mystery is why, having kept their leading man silent for the first forty-five minutes, the film-makers should have allowed him to speak at all.