Cannon for Cordoba

Cannon for Cordoba (1970)

They aimed him at Cordoba's fortress, and pulled the trigger!

In 1912, during the Mexican Revolution, the border between Texas and Mexico is on flames due to savage raids by Mexican bandits who call themselves freedom fighters, so the US government entrusts to General Pershing the capture of General Héctor Córdoba, the most notorious among them.

Date of release
1970-10-01
TMDB
5.6 / 10 (24)
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
Action, Adventure, Western
Director
Paul Wendkos

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Spain

Cannon for Cordoba is a 1970 American Western film. Filmed in Spain, the larger part of the movie takes place in Mexico in 1912. Directed by Paul Wendkos, it stars George Peppard, Pete Duel, Giovanna Ralli and Raf Vallone, and features a musical score by Elmer Bernstein.

Production

According to Quentin Tarantino the film had its origins as a sequel to Guns of the Magnificent Seven but was later rewritten to be a stand-alone film at the behest of George Peppard. Tarantino called it "a damn exciting script" and "I still really dig Cannon for Cordoba" although he felt Peppard was miscast.

The movie was at one stage called The Dragonmaster. Filming started in Spain on 7 July 1969.

Peppard's fee at this stage was $400,000 a film plus a percentage. It was one of a number of medium budgeted genre movies Peppard made around this time.

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