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- BFI identifier44693
- Date1968 (Copyright)
- Production countryUnited Kingdom
- Production company
- SynopsisA group of European aristocrats visiting the 'Wild West', in the mid-19th century. Based on a novel by Louis L'Amour. (Synopsis)
- Work historyThe opening credits include the following statement: To the plains and the mountains of the American West came not only the pioneer but the European big game hunter as well. Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Wurttenberg, 1822 [German] Count Francesco Arese, 1837 [Italian] Count Regis de Trobriand, 1860's [French] The Grand Duke Alexis [Russian] Buffalo Bill was his guide And from the British Isles: Sir Richard Burton Oscar Wilde Rudyard Kipling and Charles Dickens Sir Richard Gore [Jim Bridger was his guide] had 6 wagons, 21 carts, 12 yoke of Cattle, 112 horses, 14 dogs and 40 Servants There were hundreds of others. Some came only to hunt and to travel, others stayed to ranch - one or two became outlaws. They and their descendants helped the peoples of North America to build the adventurous West........ Louis L'Amour Hollywood California
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- CreditsDirector: Edward Dmytryk
Production Company: Kingston Film Productions
[Executive Producer]: Dimitri de Grunwald
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Title
Shalako (Original)
EIDR identifier
10.5240/5FCC-AF48-9FDC-BF9A-5421-ZCategory
FictionThis work is included in the BFI Filmography.
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- Scripts / DocumentsScript - Original story: Screen story by Clarke Reynolds, based on the novel by Louis L'Amour - SCR-15941
Script - Original story: Screen story by Clarke Reynolds, based on the novel by Louis L'Amour - SCR-15942
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- Shalako
Work - 44693 - 1968 (Copyright)
United Kingdom - Film - Fiction
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