A Talent for Loving

A Talent for Loving

A Talent for Loving

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A Talent for Loving

1969

1h 50m

5.0(4 votes)

Comedy

Western

Overview

This Western spoof stars Richard Widmark as an American gambler who wins the deed to a Mexican ranch from a cunning outlaw. At the ranch, the gambler discovers that his new lands have entangled him in an ancient Aztec curse. The ranch's patriarch tries to persuade the newcomer to marry his daughter and explains that the family's women are doomed to be especially fierce and prolific in their romantic encounters.

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Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Cast & Crew

10 members

Acting

Richard Widmark

Major William Patten

Richard Widmark

Acting

Chaim Topol

Mexikanischer Bandit

Chaim Topol

Acting

Geneviève Page

Lady Butler

Geneviève Page

Acting

Cesar Romero

Landbesitzer

Cesar Romero

Acting

Max Showalter

Franklin

Max Showalter

Acting

Caroline Munro

Evalina

Caroline Munro

Acting

Fran Jeffries

Maria

Fran Jeffries

Acting

Derek Nimmo

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

Joe Melia

Unknown Role

Joe Melia

Acting

John Bluthal

Unknown Role

John Bluthal

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