Red Sun

For the West German film, see Red Sun (1970 film). For other uses, see Red sun (disambiguation).

Red Sun
North American theatrical release poster
Directed byTerence Young
Screenplay by
Story byLaird Koenig
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyHenri Alekan
Edited byJohnny Dwyre
Music byMaurice Jarre
Production
companies
  • Les Films Corona
  • Oceania Produzioni Internazionali Cinematografiche
  • Producciones Balcázar S.A.
Distributed byLes Films Corona
Release dates
  • 15 September 1971 (1971-09-15) (France)
  • 26 October 1971 (1971-10-26) (Italy)
  • 20 December 1971 (1971-12-20) (Spain)
  • 9 June 1972 (1972-06-09) (United States)
Running time
112 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Italy
  • Spain[1]
LanguageEnglish[1]
Box office3,300,488 admissions (France)[2]

Red Sun (French: Soleil rouge, Italian: Sole rosso) is a 1971 Franco-Italian international co-production Spaghetti Western film directed by Terence Young and starring Charles Bronson, Toshirō Mifune, Alain Delon, Ursula Andress, and Capucine.[3] It was filmed in Spain by the British director Young, with a screenplay by Denne Bart Petitclerc, William Roberts, and Lawrence Roman from a story by Laird Koenig. The film was released in the United States on 9 June 1972.

  1. ^ a b "Soleil Rouge". British Film Institute. London. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  2. ^ Box office information for film at Box Office Story
  3. ^ Greenspun, Roger (10 June 1972). "Screen: Routine Western". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 December 2021.