El Condor (film)

El Condor
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Guillermin
Screenplay byLarry Cohen
Steven Carabatsos
Story bySteven Carabatsos
Produced byAndre de Toth
StarringJim Brown
Lee Van Cleef
Marianna Hill
Patrick O'Neal
CinematographyHenri Persin
Edited byWalter Hannemann
William H. Ziegler
Music byMaurice Jarre
Production
company
Carthay Continental
Distributed byNational General Pictures
Release date
  • September 23, 1970 (1970-09-23)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

El Condor is a 1970 American Western film directed by John Guillermin.[1]

Jim Brown and Lee Van Cleef lead a band of Apaches (including Iron Eyes Cody) against a fortress commanded by Patrick O'Neal. The fortress is said to contain the gold reserves of Emperor Maximilian.

The movie was shot in 35mm Technicolor in Almería, Spain, and involved the construction of the huge adobe fortress set that was re-used in later films, including Conan the Barbarian (1982) and March or Die (1977).

El Condor was among the first movies rated R (for violence, explicit language, and nudity).

  1. ^ Vagg, Stephen (November 17, 2020). "John Guillermin: Action Man". Filmink.