Bien que le film ait eu un certain succès au box-office, il n'a pas été aussi bien reçu du public que les films précédents, les fans n'ayant pas apprécié l'absence de chansons. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 21, 2019, Just tried playing this charro dvd, very very poor quality. [3] Location scenes were shot at Apache Junction and the Apacheland Movie Ranch in Arizona. A song or two, though arguably inappropriate, would have helped to relieve the tedium of this trite low-budget Western that has quick-sale-to-TV stamped all over it. Sara screams as another explosion destroys their house and runs in to find Dan dead. As she walks across the street with Marcie, she spots that Jess already has every man on their roofs defending their property in advance of the gangs arrival. There are no approved quotes yet for this movie. He beats several gang members for letting Billy Roy sneak away before heading to town. I have this movie on DVD n VHS. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Charro is my favorite Elvis Presley movie n I bought this digital movie on Amazon Prime Video so I can have it everywhere with me n watch it whenever I want. Jess est le seul à pouvoir sauver les gens de la ville de la menace posée par son ancien gang. "'A Fine Pair' and 'Charro' on Double Bill in Neighborhoods". Billy Roy in the jail starts to mock Jess from his cell as Vince arrives back into town. [3] It was also the only movie in which Presley wore a beard. Jess Wade is falsely accused of having stolen a cannon from the Mexican revolutionary forces. If you want to see how good of an actor that he could have been, then this is the film to watch. Charro, Elvis Presley`s 29th feature film gave Elvis a rare late opportunity in 1968 to demonstrate his acting potential and he clearly rose to the challenge.

This film shows that Elvis had the ability to act beyond the "typical Elvis" boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl movies that Col. Parker set up for him. Lt Rivera's men are massacred but he survives, as he goes to confront Vince, Vince coldly guns him down. Vince informs the gang that they are to bring the cannon to the town so they can force Jess to release Billy Roy. All rights reserved. The failure of the movie is all the more frustrating because you can see in "Charro" the outlines of a much better film and maybe a different future in Hollywood for Elvis. Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. He approaches Lt Rivera and promises to bring them to the cannon in exchange for a $10,000 reward. Poor bookkeeping saddles stock car driver Steve Grayson with a huge bill for back taxes which hampers his ability to continue racing competitively. est un western américain réalisé par Charles Marquis Warren, sorti en 1969, avec Elvis Presley dans le rôle principal. Tracey approaches Jess and tells Jess she can see he has changed and they embrace. Thank you, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 23, 2020, Worst quality dvd picture is blurred has lines running vertical like old 20s films sound is muffled and so low had to have it on max just to hear would send it back but missed window, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 5, 2016. | Rating: C Sign up here. When challenged Jess shows the men he has been deputised by Dan and they grudgingly acquiesce to his instructions. Still he deserves credit for trying something different even if it didn't work out too successfully.

As the cannon goes off again Tracey announces to the town that Jess is still on their side. It's also the only time in film that Presley sports a beard of any kind.

Elvis does no singing in this movie except the opening credits.

Working titles for the film included Jack Valentine, Johnny Hang, and Come Hell or Come Sundown. A straightforward western, for a late period Elvis movie this is better than many of them, but nowhere near a good film. Vince demands his brother's release while Jess tries to antagonise him into a shoot-out. Certificate: M During a dive, Ted spots sunken treasure and returns with hope to retrieve it. In June 1968, Presley had already completed the sequences and recorded the songs for what would be his comeback television special and its attendant album, Elvis, that put his musical talents back on display after the long slog of the soundtrack years. Even if you're not an Elvis fan, I reccomend this movie. That ain't a hill, Vince, that's a cliff. "[10] Gary Arnold of The Washington Post called it "the least kinesthetic Western I've ever seen," which "seems to have conceived for the small screen.