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Hannie Caulder

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Since I was a teenager growing up in the late sixties, I always thought that Raquel Welch was greater than the sum of her parts (no pun intended) and always gave excellent performances which were few and far between when the public craved the cheesecake rather than the actress. She proved this with 'FATHOM', one of the best female secret agent movies ever made and her trio of westerns ,'BANDOLERO' in which she played a grieving widow with teeth, '100 RIFLES' playing Burt Reynolds girlfriend of the Revolution and could handle a gun and Jim Brown as well as her bandit team, and 'HANNIE CAULDER' the best role of her career and one of the most underrated films in the Western genre. Written and Directed by Burt Kennedy , this was a British, Spanish,co-production which is in the company of Edward Dmytryk's 'SHALAKO' with Sean Connery and Don Medford's 'THE HUNTING PARTY' with Oliver Reed and Gene Hackman and could almost pass as a Spaghetti Western but not quite. Not only does it give Raquel a pivotol role as the heroine obsessed with revenge but it has a stunning cast. Robert Culp shines as Thomas Price , a bounty hunter who takes Raquel under his wing and teaches her the way of the gun, Sir Christopher Lee licking his acting chops in the great role of Bailey, a lethal gunsmith who creates the perfect weapon for Raquel's vengeance and the targets of her revenge, three of the greatest character actors : Ernest Borgnine, Strother Martin, and at his leering best, Jack Elam. Add Stephen Boyd in a special cameo and you have an incredible mix. A rousing music score by Ken Thorne and beautifully photographed by Edward Scaife , 'HANNIE CAULDER' is a masterpiece and along with 'FATHOM', demonstrates the underrated acting ability of Raquel Welch who deservedly had the mantle as the most beautiful woman ever to grace the screen. Kudos to Olive Films for finally releasing this film for fans and future generations in need of great entertainment, the quality is outstanding. Highly recommended.

Obviously this "review" is not for the DVD - it hasn't been released yet. The 5 stars are a kind of "what took you so long" for an official Region 1 release! I bought an import version (Korean I think) of this movie several years ago because I got tired of waiting, but I have no idea yet how it compares to this upcoming release.

This movie is a strange bird. I find it a very enjoyable "revenge" Western. But there IS something jarring about the slapstick way the gang of rapists (Elam, Martin and Borgnine) are portrayed. There is also something stupid about the way the "mysterious stranger" is introduced into the plot towards the end of the movie - I have often wondered if some part of the story line was just left out through bad editing, or if the director was just manifesting contempt for the audience. Maybe this release, if it includes commentary, will clear up the matter.

Anyhow, neither of these two criticisms ultimately detract from my overall enjoyment of Hannie Caulder. And, of course, Raquel Welch is a welcome sight in any movie!

I'm so glad that this movie is finally to be released on DVD. I have an "imported" copy. Although I have difficulty with the, almost comedic,antics of the villains,as well as the mysterious stranger, this movie is a gem. The late Robert Culp was always one of my favorite actors. As Thomas Luther Price, his courage, integrity and prowess with a gun are unmatched...as is his compassion. Being a shooter and collector of "Old West" firearms, I found that as a teacher, Robert Culp was unbeatable. He showed Hannie the proper form, and approach to shooting a six gun, with a mixture of toughness, understanding, and patience. His advice, at all levels, was both wise and true. Such was Thomas Luther Price's "presence", that something about the movie seemed to die with his absence. For those who value courage and integrity, coupled with compassion,and the "romance" of a love left unspoken, I highly recommed this movie.

Director Burt Kennedy reveals "peckinpah style" influence in this violent western, "Hannie Caulder", 1971. Raquel Welch is featured in her air of stunning beauty, one of her better acting roles...supported with an all-star cast, Robert Culp, Ernest Borgnine, Jack Elam, Strother Martin, and Christopher Lee. This film is a British production and captures the feel of a euro or spaghetti...the music, the scenery, the violence, more graphic than your typical Italian western, very much like the bloodbath of 1969's "Wild Bunch", my personal favorite. The dvd transfer & audio are superb here, the audio may be too good, you'll hear the gunshots loud and clear along with the excellent music score, this is not 5.1 surround. If you like hardcore westerns and Raquel, not one to be missed, 85 minutes, no features.

This is a great old western . I recommend this movie .
The cast has Robert Culp , Raquel Welch , Ernest Borgnine ,Jack Elam and Srother Martin. It also has cameo by Stephen Boyd .
The story has Drama ,comedy and plenty of action . Raquel looks good one of her best movies.

Grab it fast! A CLASSIC!!! Three bad, smelly, dirty rapists Ernest Borgnine(!), Strother Martin (RIP), and Jack Elam(RIP) attack Raquel Welch and kill her husband......a bounty hunter, Robert Culp (RIP) meets up with her after; also stars Christopher Lee and Stephen Boyd (RIP)....can't tell you anymore..and wow the soundtrack!!!! I have this on DVD from the UK but will also now get my American DVD!!!!

This is what I consider to be a RARE chick-flick western!

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Hannie Caulder is a very frustrating film for an Italian western addict. When it came out Italian westerns were winding down and Italy was trying to find a way to revive them. Hollywood being slow and stupid decided it was time to make copies of Italian westerns which were copies of U.S. westerns. We got Hang'em High, A Man Call Sledge, and this one. Hannie Caulder is best of the American Italian clones. At the time, audiences and critics hated it. Welch was just a body, a beautiful one, and not an actress. To Italian western fans, this movie didn't have enough blood or guts, no nudity, and was a bust as far as they were concerned. I found it interesting at the time because of the writing and pacing. Robert Culp and Christopher Lee were memorable to me. I have watched this movie several times on tv and I have grown to really like this movie for what it wasn't it, an Italian western. All you have to do is look at the cast and it is full of talented character actors and each one is given screen time to make their character rich and full. I found the movie to be thought full in its scenes with Welch and Culp. The time in Mexico learning to to shoot, is interesting in the methods to shoot. The details show here with the rock and the string are handle quickly but you remember them. The quiet scenes at night when Culp talks to Welch about about quiting her idea of revenge are tender and passoinated. Lee's building of Hannie's pistol is a delight to any gun nut and is spot on. It is here that one of the stranges scenes takes place, the Preacher. This gunfighter drifts in and has Lee fix his gun. Culp warns Hannie to stay away from him. The Preacher glances at Hannie and Culp and rides off. The actor who plays tis part is not listed in credits and for the life of me I can't remember his name, Stephen Boyd?, but I know he made several popular movies in the 70's. I have not mentioned the demented three stooges Elam, Borgnine, Martin. These veteran actors are sick, funny, and dangerous. THe gunfights are a thing of beauty because they are realistic in the action and sans gore. The ending is the predictable shootout and Hannie wins. BUT during the shootout the Preacher shows up, but doesn't help Hannie in her fight. When everything is over and Hannie has killed the men who raped her and killed the man she loved, Culp, the Peacher offers his had to her and she rides off with him. I can't explain it but this ending sort of fits. I don't know why but I was statisfied with it. Hannie Caulder is a solid western that deserved more that it got the first time around.

The key to the success of this movie goes to its director Burt Kenndy. During the 50's, 60's and 70's he truned out some of the best under appreciated movies, i.e. The Good Guys and The Bad Guys.

I saw this movie almost 40 years ago and was very satisfied to see it FINALLY released on DVD. I have had a VHS copy for a long time but it is not in WS. Rather than repeat what many others have said about the cast, story, etc, I will stick to the DVD itself. It is in Widescreen 2:35:1 ratio. Great quality transfer. You will not be disappointed with this one. My second favorite Robert Culp role (First is Hickey and Boggs). I do, however, find it difficult to refer to this as a "spaghetti" western. You can see the lips move in sync with the dialogue and there did not appear to be any dubbing. And it had a good musical score.

it was an old movie which I had not seen but was told alot about so when amazon advertised, I jumped to the chance to purchase it
and it was very good.

I haven't seen this movie since I was a kid. I thought there would be problems getting it on DVD but I'm very satisfied with my copy. Thanks.