Product Details

• Actors: Robert Taylor, Ron Randell, Marc Lawrence, Ty Hardin, Rosenda Monteros
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: American Home Entert
• VHS Release Date: September 20, 1994
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 630311539X
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #287,719 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars CURIOUS WESTERN SET IN ARGENTINA, March 24, 2003

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Eric LEBLANC (VILLEJUIF France) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Savage Pampas (DVD)

One of Robert Taylor's last pictures, SAVAGE PAMPAS was directed by Hugo Fregonese, who made such westerns as APACHE DRUMS, BLOWING WILD and, in Europe, one of the WINNETOU westerns in 1965, which alos dealt with Apaches on the war path. Here, he sets his action in ARgentina in the 1870's and casts Taylor as a cavalry officer and Ty Hardin as a revolutionnary, facing Indians and rebels.

Visually, the film is rather curious. The soldiers' uniforms are a mix of mexican uniforms, french legion uniforms and gauchos' large chaps. The Indians look like Apaches and the white rebels siding with them, more or less, look like mexican bandits.

The story revolves around an officer concerned with the lack of women in his fort which causes his men to defect to the Indians, who offer them women, and a revolutionnary who joins a group of white women bein brought to the fort by Taylor and his men to prevent the troopers from defecting. On the way, Taylor and Hardin get to know and respect each other, while Indians and rebels prepare to attack them. Cornered in a deserted village, soldiers are under heavy attack by the Indians, but Taylor manages, first, to get help, and second, to perform a deed (which I don't want to explain here) which will with any luck save the troopers...

The film was shot in 70 mm, but sadly is presented here in its Pan & Scan version. Master and MPEG2 compression are not particularly good, but this DVD remains quite watcheable, especially for western and/or Robert Taylor fans.

Besides, its price is quite reasonable, so don't hesitate to take a ride in those SAVAGE PAMPAS.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Director Hugo Fregonese delivers ..., March 18, 2004

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hey_steve (Sedgwick, ME United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Savage Pampas (DVD)

The technical part of this review refers to the Brentwood Home Video or BCI Eclipse version.

Mutiny on the Argentine plains. Fort commander Robert Taylor tries to stop the hemorrhaging of his squad to a deserter gone bad and mad! How to keep the boys at home in the fort? Bring in the women. I'm sure some women's groups would have a field day with this picture. It's a unique story where love and lust turn into survival in a harsh environment. Director Hugo Fregonese has delivered a Spanish film that is interesting and moves at quite a good pace.

The print used is fairly decent for this budget release. A film that was definitely widescreen shot in 70mm, it suffers in places in this pan-and-scan version. Still worth a look. Brentwood/BCI put in 6 chapter stops, a trivia game and a Casper the Friendly Ghost cartoon. So you can't go wrong. This movie is also in a 10 pack of westerns at about triple the price for this one film from Brentwood Home Video called "The Wild West" and is available from Amazon.com.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Argentina's 19th c desert war makes an interesting alternative to the western, October 23, 2007

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Penumbra (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Savage Pampas (DVD)

Odd but interesting remake of an older Argentine movie based on the novel "Pampa Barbera."

Director Hugo Fregonese does a fine professional job with the material. He manages to include many nice touches that give this an authentic Argentine feeling, and keep it from becoming just another mid-60's western. It's too bad that the sound track on this print doesn't do justice to the beautiful score by Waldo de los Ríos.

The story is set during Argentina's desert war of the late 19th century, as the Argentine army battles Indians on the pampas. (It was filmed on locations in La Pampa, Argentina and in Spain.)

The army suffers heavy losses as the Indians and renegades have devised a plan to lure lonely conscript soldiers into desertion by promising to give them women captives.

Captain Martín (Robert Taylor) plans to counter their scheme and keep his troops by arranging to import women from Buenos Aires. Battles ensue as the Indians try to capture the women on their way to the fort.

The print has a lot of dust and artifacts, and suffers from some very choppy editing. I'm only deducting one star for those technical flaws because I think the film is interesting enough to overcome that.

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