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The Hunting Party (Original title)
Date: 23 September 1971 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Don Medford

Synopsis: A gang kidnap a teacher who turns out to be the wife of the local cattle owner, who is out on a hunting party with some of his friends. When he hears the news the husband starts a search for the gang armed with high-power rifles. One by one the gang is picked off and killed...

Genres:
Crime, Drama, Western
Credits (24)
Production Company: Brighton Pictures, Executive Producer: Jules Levy, Executive Producer: Arthur Gardner, Producer: Lou Morheim, Production Manager: Julio Vallejo, Production Supervisor: Geoffrey Haine, Assistant Director: José María Ochoa, Script Clerk: Eva del Castillo, Screenplay: William Norton, Screenplay: Gilbert Alexander, Screenplay: Lou Morheim, Original story: Gilbert Alexander, Lou Morheim, Photography: Cecilio Paniagua, Camera Operator: Alec Mills, Special Effects: Manuel Baquero, Editor: Tom Rolf, Art Director: Enrique Alarcón, Wardrobe: Tony Pueo, Make-up: José Antonio Sánchez, Hair: Carmen Sánchez, Music composed and conducted: Riz Ortolani, Sound Recording: Les Hammond
Cast (27)
Oliver Reed (Frank Calder), Candice Bergen (Melissa Ruger), Gene Hackman (Brandt Ruger), Simon Oakland (Matthew Gunn), Mitchell Ryan (Doc Harrison), L.Q. Jones (Hog Warren), G.D. Spradlin (Sam Bayard), William Watson (Loring), Ronald Howard (Watt Nelson), Rayford Barnes (Crimp), Bernard Kay (Buford King), Eugenio Escudero Garcia (Mario), Dean Selmier (Collins), Ritchie Adams (Owney Clark), Carlos Bravo, Bud Strait (Cowboy), Ralph Brown (Sheriff Johnson), Marian Collier (Schoolteacher), Max Slaten (Telegraph Man), Rafael Escudero Garcia (Mexican), Emilio Rodrigues Guiar (Priest), Sara Atkinson (Redhaired Girl), Lilibeth Solison (Blonde Girl), Francisca Tu (Chinese Girl), Marisa Tovar (Mexican Girl), Christine Larroude, Stephanie Pieritz (Prostitute)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (10)
In: Films and Filming v18 n4 January 1972  Page: 58
Title: [Films and Filming - v18 n4 January 1972: no known title]Language: English

In: Kine Weekly n3337 25 Sep 1971  Page: 8
Title: [Kine Weekly - n3337 25 Sep 1971: no known title]Language: English

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v38 n453 October 1971  Page: 198
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v38 n453 October 1971: no known title]Language: English

In: The Hollywood Reporter v216 n22 27 May 1971  Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v216 n22 27 May 1971: no known title]Language: English

In: Today's Cinema n9944 1 Oct 1971  Page: 16
Title: [Today's Cinema - n9944 1 Oct 1971: no known title]Language: English

In: Motion Picture Herald v241 n7 16 Jun 1971  Page: 567
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v241 n7 16 Jun 1971: no known title]Language: English

In: Variety 26 May 1971  Page: 20
Title: [Variety - 26 May 1971: no known title]Language: English

In: Today's Cinema n9818 30 Jun 1970  Page: 13
Title: [Today's Cinema - n9818 30 Jun 1970: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.

In: The Hollywood Reporter v212 n14 31 Jul 1970  Page: 10
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v212 n14 31 Jul 1970: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.

In:   Page: 291
Title: [ - : no known title]