A Talent for Loving (film)
- 1969 (1969)
United States
A Talent for Loving is a 1969 British-American comedy Western film directed by Richard Quine and starring Richard Widmark, Chaim Topol, and Cesar Romero. It is based on the 1961 parodic Western novel A Talent for Loving, or The Great Cowboy Race by Richard Condon, who also wrote the screenplay. The home video version of the film (Simitar Entertainment) is re-titled Gun Crazy and has been edited to 95 minutes.[1]
In December 1965, Walter Shenson offered A Talent for Loving to Brian Epstein as a film vehicle for The Beatles, and it was rejected unanimously.[2]
Plot
A gambler named Patten wins the deed to a Mexican ranch, but finds a curse has been placed on the place. Don Jose must marry off his beautiful, nymphomaniacal daughter to permanently free her of the curse.
Cast
- Richard Widmark as Major Patten
- Chaim Topol as Molina
- Cesar Romero as Don Jose
- Geneviève Page as Delphine
- Fran Jeffries as Maria
- Derek Nimmo as Moodie
- Max Showalter as Franklin
- Joe Melia as Tortillaw
- John Bluthal as Martinelli
- Libby Morris as Jacaranda
- Judd Hamilton as Jim
- Caroline Munro as Evalina Patten
References
External links
- A Talent for Loving at IMDb
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