Rent Hannie Caulder (1971)
3.2 of 5 from 63 ratings
1h 22min
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- Synopsis:
- Raquel Welch is Hannie Caulder in this western saga of revenge and retribution. Fleeing the scene of a botched bank robbery, the Clements brothers come across an isolated homestead. In an attempt to steal fresh horses, the gumhappy youngest brother, who blew the bank job, bungles again, this time murdering Caulder, the landowner. His wife, Hannie (Welch), is unable to fend off the three Clements alone. They rape her, steal the horses and bum her home to the ground. Bent on revenge, Hannie teams up with Thomas Price (Culp), a ruthless bounty hunter. She implores him to teach her how to kill. Reluctantly he agrees, and together they set off in pursuit of the outlaws.
- Actors:
- Raquel Welch, Robert Culp, Ernest Borgnine, Jack Elam, Strother Martin, Christopher Lee, Diana Dors
- Directors:
- Burt Kennedy
- Producers:
- Patrick Curtis
- Writers:
- Ian Quicke, Bob Richards, Peter Cooper, Burt Kennedy, David Haft
- Studio:
- Bay View
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics
- Collections:
- People of the Pictures, Remembering Raquel Welch, A Brief History of Film..., What We Were Watching in 1971
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 13/05/2024
- Run Time:
- 85 minutes
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Reviews (1) of Hannie Caulder
HALF-HEARTED RAPE-&-REVENGE DRAMA - Hannie Caulder review by Frank TALKER™
It really required a better dramatic actress than Raquel WELCH to make this film work well since she is unable to successfully get across to the audience the trauma of having had her husband killed and then being repeatedly raped by the killers.
The strong comedy element is exactly what one would expect from director Burt KENNEDY and is well executed by Ernest BORGNINE, Jack ELAM & Strother MARTIN as three hapless outlaws. But this is not a black comedy so it all seems rather tasteless in the context of the moral degeneracy on show here.
Stephen BOYD and Diana DORS are largely wasted in somewhat pointless cameos which fritter away their talent. But the always-dependable Christopher LEE manages to convince as a Mexican - albeit with a decidedly English accent.
Interestingly, if Paco DE LUCÍA had written the musical score for this movie, it would have justified his pleasing, but too short musical cameo here.
The best thing about this movie is the rather tragedic performance of Robert CULP. He gives the movie the dramatic depth which it otherwise lacks as an aging bounty hunter with none of the fulfilling emotional ties that he clearly longs for in his personal life.
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