Massacre (1956 film)

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Massacre
20th Century Fox
Release dates
  • March 29, 1956 (1956-03-29) (Mexico City)
  • June 1, 1956 (1956-06-01) (New York City)
Running time
75 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Mexico
LanguageEnglish

Massacre is a 1956 American-Mexican Western film directed by Louis King and starring Dane Clark, James Craig, and Martha Roth.[1]

It was known as Charge of the Rurales.[2]

Plot

A tribe of hostile Indian goes on the warpath slaughtering white men with guns sold to them by mercenary outlaws.

Cast

  • Dane Clark as Capitán Ramón
  • James Craig as Teniente Ezparza
  • Martha Roth as Angélica Chávez
  • Miguel Torruco as Miguel Chávez
  • Jaime Fernández as Juan Pedro (as Jamie Fernandez)
  • José Ángel Espinosa 'Ferrusquilla'
    as Vincent (as Ferrusquilla)
  • Enrique Zambrano as Munez
  • José Muñoz as Macario
  • José Pulido as Self

Production

The film was originally to have been an co-production between

Robert Lippert and Guatemala with the film to be shot on location under the title Charge of the Rurales.[3] Serious troubles forced the production to Mexico.[4][5]

References

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  3. ^ Page 41 Lippert and Guatamla to Co-Produce Film Box Office Volume 66 1955
  4. ProQuest 113223981
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