The Proud and Damned

1972 "The most explosive action since that Wild Bunch hit the screen!"
4.5| 1h32m| PG| en
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A group of five Confederate mercenaries led by Sergeant Will Hansen must choose sides carefully in a small village where they find themselves trapped in the middle of a rebellion. The group is torn as to whether they should honor the powerful military dictator who forces them to spy for him or help the local village fight for its independence. Follow Sergeant Hansen and his men as they make a decision that could cost them their lives.

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Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
Sexyloutak Absolutely the worst movie.
Taraparain Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.
Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,
Rusty Gilligan (rustygilligan) I love westerns, but even THIS one was hard to swallow. A major stars dies too early, and the plot made no sense after his death. Half the movie was in Spanish with no subtitles. The constant re-use of footage and audio was annoying. The horses were better characters than most of the actors. Sorry to see Chuck Conners and Cesar Romero involved in this.
Wuchak Released in1972, "The Proud and the Damned" tells the story of five ex-Confederate soldiers, led by Sgt. Will Hansen (Chuck Connors), trying to find a new home in South America after losing the war. A Napoleon-wannabe "general" (Andres Marquis) hires them to reconnoiter a village where the guys either party it up or romance local gals (Maria Grimm & Anita Quinn). Cesar Romero plays the mayor of the town while José Greco & Nana Lorca are on hand as dancing gypsies. The rest of the ex-Confederates are played by Aron Kincaid, Smokey Roberds, Henry Capps and Peter Ford. This is a low-budget and relatively obscure Western that doesn't get very good ratings, and I can understand why. Some of the acting is dubious and a few of the action sequences are less than convincing, not to mention there's zero build-up to the romance. It's overall a mediocre Western with some lambasting it as subpar or even "unforgiveable trash," as one critic put it.If you can overlook these flaws, however, there are several items that make the movie worth catching: Connors is a quality Western protagonist; the Columbian locations are scenic and authentic (say what you will, but quality locations cost money); the Latin-styled Western music by Gene Kauer & Douglas M. Lackey is quite good; this is a unique Western in that it takes place in South American (presumably Columbia); and the six protagonists are likable with good camaraderie. I say SIX because I'm including the honorable Capt. Juan Hernandez, played by Conrad Parham. I also like how unpredictable the movie is despite the predictability of the plot. In other words, just because you THINK you have the story figured out doesn't mean it's necessarily the way it's going to pan out. Also, despite the palpability of the low-budget I found myself involved in the story & the characters by the second half. Lastly, I can't help but respect the audacity of the unexpected and puzzling Climax. The film runs 96 minutes and was shot in Columbia.GRADE: C
oscar-35 *Spoiler/plot- 1972, A small group of post-war Civil War Confederate soldiers become 'soldiers of fortune' in South America in 1870. Dramatic problems occur to them.*Special Stars- Chuck Connors, Cesar Romero *Theme- Sometimes you can't walk away from a fight or war.*Trivia/location/goofs- Mexico shot. Look for many main cast members to be first-time film performers and are being 'Introduced' in the film's credits *Emotion- An enjoyable film, much like a very low budget 'Magnificent Seven' film. Chuck Connors has a wild gypsy lover in this film and an implied sex scene. Unfortunately his character is hanged too early in this film. Cesar Romero's role is classic and well acted.
MovieMan-112 "The Proud and The Damned" is a western that should be seen by any big western fan. You know the good guys from the bad guys by the way the dress (Good guys wear different clothes and the bad guys wear a funny-looking blue uniform with a red scarf around their necks). This film should have won an award for "best costume design" because every time i saw the bad guys running around in those unique, blue, western leisure suits, I laughed my head off and was immediately blown away with the artistic talent and creative efforts in thinking of those uniforms. We all know mexicans didn't wear those kind of clothes. The film has it's "shoot-outs" with cannons, it's original dialogue ("Hey Will, do you think they'll be waiting for us over by that hill of mud?...."You bet your tail!"), and it's daring anti-climax (The good guys lose) that makes it a very realistic piece of american/mexican cinema. Watch for Cesar Romero's final scene as he demands that Chuck Connors pays for the food that he and his men has eaten in a mexican whorehouse....( Cesar Romero)- "Pay for your food mister!" (Chuck Connors) - "The women and the sex we pay for but the food's free, Mr. Mayor cuase I say so." Marvelous