The Desperate Mission is a 1969 American made-for-television western film directed by Earl Bellamy. The production was a joint project of 20th Century Fox Television, Montalban Enterprises Production, and Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.
The Desperate Mission | |
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Genre | Western |
Written by |
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Directed by | Earl Bellamy |
Starring | Ricardo Montalbán |
Music by | |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Cinematography | Jorge Stahl Jr. |
Editor | Russell F. Schoengarth |
Running time | 97 minutes |
Production companies | 20th Century Fox Montalban Enterprises Production 20th Century Fox Television |
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Network | NBC |
Release | November 20, 1969 |
Plot summary
editThe story is a fictionalization of the life of Joaquin Murrieta.
Cast
edit- Ricardo Montalbán as Joaquin Murrieta (as Ricardo Montalban)
- Slim Pickens as Three-Finger Jack
- Roosevelt Grier as Morgan
- Jim McMullan as Arkansaw
- Earl Holliman as Shad Clay
- Ina Balin as Otilia Ruiz
- Robert J. Wilke as Gant
- Miriam Colon as Claudina, Otilia's Servant
- Anthony Caruso as Don Miguel Ruiz
- Eddra Gale as Dolores the Bartender
- Armando Silvestre as Diego Campos, Don Miguel's Man
- José Chávez as First Monk
- Ben Archibek as Frankie Gant
- Pancho Córdova as Father Augustine (as Francisco de Córdova)
- Charles Horvath as Yuma
- Allen Pinson as Corncracker
- Eldon Burke as Galvez
- Barbara Turner as The Farmer's Wife
References
editExternal links
edit- The Desperate Mission at IMDb
- Mission Desperate Mission is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive[permanent dead link]