Savage Pampas

Savage Pampas (1966)

Never had the peaceful Pampas witnessed such raw emotions...Never had men fought with such violence for their women!

An army captain in Argentina learns why his lonely men are deserting to an outlaw's gaucho gang.

Date of release
1966-07-07
TMDB
5.3 / 10 (15)
Runtime
1h 52m
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Western
Director
Hugo Fregonese

Casting

Interesting facts

Savage Pampas is a 1966 American Western film directed by Hugo Fregonese and starring Robert Taylor, Ron Randell and Marc Lawrence. The film was a co-production between Argentina, Spain and the United States, and was a remake of the 1945 Argentine film of the same title which Fregonese had co-directed. The film's location shooting took place in Spain, a popular location for westerns during the era. The film's action is set in the Argentine Pampas around the time of the Conquest of the Desert.

Production

In 1958 it was announced Stephen Barclay would produce 12 films in Argentina with Mendoza Films and Guaranteed Pictures. They were to include Savage Pampas which was to be produced and directed by Hugo Fregonese. Pampas was based on a true story about an encounter between white settlers and Indians in 1830 Argentina.

The film was not made for another decade.

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