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Mackenna's Gold ()

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A bandit kidnaps a Marshal who has seen a map showing a gold vein on Indian lands, but other groups are looking for it too, while the Apache try to keep the secret location undisturbed.
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Sheriff Mackenna
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John Colorado
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Sergeant Tibbs
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Inga Bergerman
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Sanchez
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Hesh-Ke
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Hachita
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The Editor
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The Preacher
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The Storekeeper
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Older Englishman
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Old Adams
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Ben Baker
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Prairie Dog
Dick Peabody ...
Avila
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Besh
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Monkey
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The Pima Squaw
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Young Englishman (as J. Robert Porter)
David Garfield ...
Adams' Boy (as John Garfield Jr.)
Pepe Callahan ...
Laguna (as Pépe Callahan)
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Old Apache Woman
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Lieutenant
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The Narrator
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Hachita (voice)
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Cavalry Soldier (uncredited)
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Judge Bergerman (uncredited)
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Member of Colorado's gang (uncredited)

Directed by

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J. Lee Thompson

Written by

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Heck Allen ... (novel) (as Will Henry)
 
Carl Foreman ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Carl Foreman ... producer
Dimitri Tiomkin ... producer

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Quincy Jones ... (music composed by)

Cinematography by

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Joseph MacDonald ... director of photography (as Joseph Macdonald)

Editing by

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Bill Lenny

Editorial Department

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Don Deacon ... associate film editor (as Donald Deacon)
Lois Gray ... first assistant film editor
John F. Link ... associate film editor (as John Link Jr.)
Raymond Poulton ... associate film editor
Tariq Anwar ... first assistant editor (uncredited)
Maxine Julius ... assistant editor (uncredited)
William Parnell ... first assistant editor (uncredited)

Production Design by

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Geoffrey Drake

Art Direction by

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Geoffrey Drake
Cary Odell

Set Decoration by

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Alfred E. Spencer

Costume Design by

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Norma Koch

Makeup Department

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Virginia Jones ... hair stylist

Production Management

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Ralph E. Black ... production manager (as Ralph Black)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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David Salven ... assistant director
Tom Shaw ... second unit director

Art Department

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Eugene J. Reed ... carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department

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John Blunt ... stereophonic dubbing: Cine Tele Sound
Peter Bond ... assistant sound editor
Derek Frye ... sound supervisor
Jeanne Henderson ... sound editor
Bob Jones ... stereophonic dubbing: Shepperton Studios
William Parnell ... sound effects editor
William Randall ... unit sound recorder (as William Randall Jr.)
John Blunt ... sound (uncredited)
Tony Dawe ... foley recordist (uncredited)
Roy Helmrich ... assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Bob Jones ... sound (uncredited)
Bill Taylor ... sound editor (uncredited)

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Daniel Hays ... special effects (uncredited)
Brian Smithies ... special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Lawrence W. Butler ... special visual effects (as Larry Butler)
Willis Cook ... special visual effects
Bob Cuff ... special visual effects: Abacus Productions Ltd.
Geoffrey Drake ... special visual effects: Abacus Productions Ltd.
John Mackey ... special visual effects: Abacus Productions Ltd.
Joy Cuff ... matte painter (uncredited)
John Grant ... matte camera (uncredited)
Bryan Loftus ... matte camera (uncredited)

Stunts

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Robert 'Buzz' Henry ... stunt coordinator (as Buzz Henry)
May Boss ... stunts (uncredited)
Buff Brady ... stunts (uncredited)
Jim Burk ... stunts (uncredited)
Joe Canutt ... stunts (uncredited)
Fred Dale ... stunts (uncredited)
Pete Dunn ... stunts (uncredited)
Patty Elder ... stunts (uncredited)
Jeannie Epper ... stunts (uncredited)
Bob Herron ... stunts (uncredited)
Terry Leonard ... stunt double: Telly Savalas (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited)
Neil Summers ... stunts (uncredited)
Buddy Van Horn ... stunt double (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited)
Jack Williams ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Donald C. Glouner ... additional photography (as Don Glouner)
John Mackey ... additional photography
Richard Moore ... additional photography
Harold E. Wellman ... second unit photography (as Harold Wellman)
Emil Oster ... camera operator (uncredited)

Music Department

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Jack Hayes ... orchestrator
Buddy Kaye ... orchestrator
Leo Shuken ... orchestrator
Leo Arnaud ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Quincy Jones ... conductor (uncredited)
Gus Levene ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Ethmer Roten ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio ... musician: flute (uncredited)

Transportation Department

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Gene Clinesmith ... driver (uncredited)
Frank Khoury ... driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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José Feliciano ... introduced by (as Feliciano)
Joel Preston ... unit publicist
Bobby Hoffman ... dialogue coach (uncredited)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

The gangster Colorado kidnaps Marshal McKenna. He believes that McKenna has seen a map which leads to a rich vein of gold in the mountains and forces him to show him the way. But they're not the only ones who are after the gold, soon they meet a group of "honorable" citizens and the cavalry crosses their way too, and that is even before they enter Indian territory. Written by Tom Zoerner

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Taglines A GIANT OF A MOVIE See more »
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Also Known As
  • Carl Foreman's Production Mackenna's Gold (United Kingdom)
  • L'Or de Mackenna (France)
  • El oro de Mackenna (Spain)
  • L'or d'en Mackenna (Spain, Catalan title)
  • Златото на Макена (Bulgaria, Bulgarian title)
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Runtime
  • 128 min
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Budget $7,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia During the swimming scene at the pool, Hesh-Ke was supposed to be topless with a loincloth. In an interview, Julie Newmar stated that at the last minute she decided to do the scene fully nude and no one, especially the actors and crew, argued with her about the decision. See more »
Goofs The shadow is the key to the location of the canyon, but it will point to that precise spot only a few days each year. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Wiz (1978). See more »
Soundtracks Old Turkey Buzzard See more »
Quotes The Preacher: It can work for the lord as well as the devil!
Colorado: Ai chihuahua.
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