Valdez Is Coming

– A Mexican-American sheriff must resort to violence against a powerful rancher in order to get just c..

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Movie
Rating:
6.90 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 30 Minutes
Release Year:
1971
Valdez Is Coming (1971)

A Mexican-American sheriff must resort to violence against a powerful rancher in order to get just compensation for the pregnant Indian widow of a wrongly killed black man.

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Valdez Is Coming (1971) - Trailer

Release Date:

09 Apr 1971

Language:

English, Spanish

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Edwin Sherin

Writer:

Roland Kibbee (screenplay), David Rayfiel (screenplay), Elmore Leonard (novel)

Main Actors:

Burt Lancaster, Susan Clark, Frank Silvera, Jon Cypher

Plot:

The town constable, Bob Valdez, is forced to kill someone accused by Frank Tanner of being a murderer. Valdez asks Tanner for monetary help for the man's wife, but he is ridiculed and almost killed by Tanner's henchmen. Valdez recovers and summons up his days in the U.S. Cavalry in order to fight them. Valdez wounds one of the henchmen and sends him back to Tanner with the message, "Valdez is coming."

Production:

MGM Home Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.9/10