Behold a Pale Horse (1964)
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86% of critics liked it
(7 reviews) -
55% of users liked it
(462 ratings)
By 1964, it was possible for a major studio to make a film touching upon the Spanish Civil War without having to answer to some senate investigating committee or other. Based on Emeric Pressburger's novel A Mouse on Sunday, Behold a Pale Horse stars Gregory Peck as a war veteran who continues… More By 1964, it was possible for a major studio to make a film touching upon the Spanish Civil War without having to answer to some senate investigating committee or other. Based on Emeric Pressburger's novel A Mouse on Sunday, Behold a Pale Horse stars Gregory Peck as a war veteran who continues waging a one-man offensive years after hostilities have officially ceased. Exiled to France, Peck is lured back to Spain by vengeful police captain Anthony Quinn. Priest Omar Sharif advises Peck that he's being tricked, but Peck is determined to return to Spain to bid farewell to his dying mother Mildred Dunnock. Halfway through, the film bogs down into ponderous preachifying and moralizing, but overall the film is worth a glance. In 1966, Behold a Pale Horse was scheduled to be telecast on a major American network, but was cancelled at the last minute, reportedly at the behest of the Spanish government. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Fred Zinnemann
- Genres
- Drama, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Aug 14, 1964 Wide
- Studio
- Sony Pictures Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Variety Staff, Variety
Omar Sharif shows a warm, sensitive side in this film, playing the role of a young priest torn between obligations of personal morality and the official laws of government.
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Bosley Crowther, New York Times
The drama is too diffuse for excitement.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
The film's best asset is the stirring performance by Gregory Peck as an aging revolutionary.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
Peck is very good, Quinn is superb, and everyone involved with this powerful movie should take a bow.
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...elevated by some expectedly great acting.
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Cast
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Gregory Peck
as Manuel Artiguez
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Anthony Quinn
as Capt. Vinolas
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Omar Sharif
as Father Francisco
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Raymond Pellegrin
as Carlos
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Paolo Stoppa
as Pedro
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Mildred Dunnock
as Pilar
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Daniela Rocca
as Rosanna
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Christian Marquand
as Lt. Zaganar
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Marietto Angeletti
as Paco Degas
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Perette Pradier
as Maria
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Zia Mohyeddin
as Luis
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Rosalie Crutchley
as Teresa
- Laurence Badie
- Martin Benson
- Jean-Claude Bercq
- Jose-Luis De Villalonga
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Michel Lonsdale
as Reporter
- Alain Saury
- Molly Urquhart
- Elisabeth Wiener
- Claude Berri
- Claude Confortes
- Perrette Pradier
