Two Mules for Sister Sara

Unrated

5/28/19701h 54m

Premiere Release (US)

~ CLINT EASTWOOD...the deadliest man alive...takes on a whole army with two guns and a fistful of dynamite! ~

Overview:

When a wandering mercenary named Hogan rescues a nun called Sister Sara from the unwanted attentions of a band of rogues on the Mexican plains, he has no idea what he has let himself in for. Their chance encounter results in the blowing up of a train and a French garrison, as well as igniting a spark between them that survives a shocking discovery.

Director:

Don Siegel

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$2,500,000.00

Revenue:

$5,050,000.00

Key words:

gunslinger
brothel
mexican revolution
treasure hunt
execution
attempted rape
disguise
illegal prostitution
civil war veteran
gringo
french army
military camp

Cast

Shirley MacLaine

~ as ~

Sara

Clint Eastwood

~ as ~

Hogan

Manolo Fábregas

~ as ~

Colonel Beltran

Alberto Morin

~ as ~

General LeClaire

Armando Silvestre

~ as ~

1st American

John Kelly

~ as ~

2nd American

Enrique Lucero

~ as ~

3rd American

David Povall

~ as ~

Juan

Ada Carrasco

~ as ~

Juan's Mother

Pancho Córdova

~ as ~

Juan's Father

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Reviews (2)

r96sk
Written 3 year(s) ago
9
This is terrific. 'Two Mules for Sister Sara' is highly enjoyable.

I have many positives. Clint Eastwood is tremendous in one of the two lead roles, I know he seemingly plays this sorta character a lot, at least early on in his career, but man is he quality at it. Shirley MacLaine is great alongside Mr. Eastwood, she suits and plays her character extremely well. The two have excellent chemistry. Elsewhere, Manolo Fábregas spearheads the rest.

How about that score? I love it! Impossible not to tap along to whenever the main title is used and every single time it sounds so, so good. Ennio Morricone, what a ledge! The humour in this 1970 film is also top notch, while the pacing and editing is also on point. I really enjoyed the journey that the plot takes, it's simple and there's a clear beginning, middle and end but it's all supremely entertaining.

I will no doubt be revisiting this!
Wuchak
Written 1 year(s) ago
8
One of Eastwood's top Westerns

In Mexico during Maximilian's brief reign (1864-67), a nun named Sara (Shirley MacLaine) is rescued from three rowdy rapists by a loner named Hogan (Clint Eastwood). The pair team-up and assist the Juaristas in their fight to free Mexico from French rule. Manolo Fábregas plays the colonel of the Juaristas.

Released in 1970 and directed by Don Siegel, "Two Mules for Sister Sara" is superior to Eastwood's first two "Man with No Name" movies. While it's not technically as good as the renowned "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" (1966), it has a more compelling story with better characters.

And that's the key to this movie's effectiveness: It focuses on the two protagonists and their developing relationship. Because we're interested in them we're more interested in the extraordinary events with which they're entangled.

Speaking of which, there's a nice buffet of Western staples: gunfights, an Indian attack, a saloon scene, a train wreck, a house of ill repute and a rollicking climax. MacLaine is young, beautiful and charismatic here.

The movie runs 1 hour, 56 minutes, and was shot in Morelos, Sonora and Sierra Madre Occidental, Mexico.

GRADE: A-