Rain for a Dusty Summer, originally known as Miguel Pro and released on DVD as Guns of the Revolution, is a 1971 Mexican revolution film.[1][2] Shot on location in Spain,[3] it depicts the life and death of Mexican priest Miguel Pro during the Cristero War. The lead role was played by Humberto Almazán, an actor who left the industry to become a priest and returned to acting for this film. The movie was the final feature film of director Arthur Lubin.
| Rain for a Dusty Summer | |
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| Directed by | Arthur Lubin |
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| Based on | story by Leo Brady Franklin Lacey |
| Produced by | G.B. Buscemi |
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| Cinematography | Manuel Berenguer |
| Music by | Wade Denning |
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Running time | 93 mins |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editIn 1917 Mexico, the new government has commenced a war against the Church. Priests are rounded up and executed, churches burned down and religion outlawed. A carefree happy priest has to go on the run but returns to his nation to perform his priestly duties.
Cast
edit- Humberto Almazán as Miguel Pro (as Padre Humberto)
- Ernest Borgnine as The General
- Sancho Gracia as Humberto Pro
- Aldo Sambrell as Col. Marinos
- Harry Harris as Joe Weiler
- Nela Conjiu as Señora Pro
- Carlos Casaravilla as Capt. Larrea
- Vicente Sangiovanni as Luis Vilches
- Maida Severn as Señora Altera
- Gemma Cuervo as Loreto
- Marta Flores as Margarita
- Tina Sáinz as Ana Pro
- Asunción Vitoria as Nita
- Florencio Calpe as the Rector
- Martín Porras as Roberto Pro
- Gustavo Re as a Prison Official
- Moisés Augusto Rocha as a Witness
- Ángel Álvarez as The Bishop
Reception
editDiabolique magazine later wrote "this is sometimes called a spaghetti Western, but it isn’t really… It’s more a priest-on-the-run story, where a guitar-playing man of the cloth tries to escape army prosecution during the 1917 Mexican Revolution. This film’s a hard slog, badly dubbed and veers wildly in tone (one minute the priest is in drag, the next he’s being executed by firing squad). It’s very pro-Catholic, as if Lubin was trying to make amends to the Legion of Decency for To the People of the United States by making a bad Leo McCarey movie."[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Rain for a Dusty Summer at TCMDB
- ^ Martin, Betty (November 8, 1969). "Borgnine Signs for 'Miguel Pro' Role". Los Angeles Times. p. a7.
- ^ Hendrick, Kimmis (March 30, 1970). "'Rain' in Spain: cheaper, more Mexican: Spain's Hollywood". The Christian Science Monitor. p. 10.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (September 14, 2019). "The Cinema of Arthur Lubin". Diabolique Magazine.
External links
edit- Rain for a Dusty Summer at IMDb
- Rain for a Dusty Summer at Letterbox
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