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A Town Called Bastard by William Terry (Terry Harknett) (New English Library, July 1974). Movie Tie-In. #ATownCalledBastard #WilliamTerry #TerryHarknett #1970s #book #books #Paperback #cover #NewEnglishLibrary #filmtiein #movietiein #western
February 26, 2026 at 8:21 AM
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IF the plot wasn't so convoluted #ATownCalledBastard (also known as #ATownCalledHell) would be quite a brilliant spaghetti/zapata western. But unfortunately the story never reaches the same heights as the film's visuals and aesthetics at their best. 📽️🎞️
The American poster for the spaghetti western 'A Town Called Bastard', also known as 'A Town Called Hell' (1971). Directed by Robert Parrish. Additional shooting by Irving Lerner. Starring Robert Shaw, Martin Landau, Stelle Stevens, Telly Savalas, Fernando Rey, Al Lettieri and Michael Craig. Collage consisting of four frames from the film 'A Town Called Bastard', also known as 'A Town Called Hell' (1971). On the top: Insides of a Catholic church. Group of armed Mexican revolutionaries surrounding a uniformed man with his back to the camera. Leader of the revolutionaries (Martin Landau as The Colonel) pointing his revolver at the uniformed man. Second from the top: Sombrero wearing Mexican bandit holding a revolver in his right hand is on all four's under a funeral hearse. Man holding a garrotte (Dudley Sutton as Spectre) visible inside the hearse through the opened secret hatch on the bottom of the hearse skulking over the bandit. Second from the bottom: Feet of four hanged Mexicans dangling in the air. Single Mexican soldier in uniform standing in the background holding his rifle to the ground. At the bottom: Firefight in a Mexican village. Group of uniformed Mexican soldiers with their backs to the camera taking cover and firing at the villagers in the distance.
February 16, 2025 at 7:58 PM