Rent The Taste of Violence (1961)
3.6 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 25min
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- Synopsis:
- In a Latin American country ruled by a dictator, revolutionary leader Perez (Robert Hossein, also director) holds up a train to kidnap the dictator's daughter (Giovanna Ralli) to trade her for captured revolutionaries. Perez takes her across dangerous terrain with his two lieutenants Chamaco (Mario Adorf) and Chico. But the bounty on her head is high and compatriots may be easily tempted to switch sides. Anticipating later Zapata Westerns that focused on revolution like 'A Bullet for the General' and 'The Wild Bunch', 'The Taste of Violence' is also one of the most visually striking Euro Westerns, bearing resemblance to work by Akira Kurosawa.
- Actors:
- Robert Hossein, Giovanna Ralli, Mario Adorf, Hans H. Neubert, Madeleine Robinson, Dany Jacquet, Relja Basic, Marijan Butkovic, Petar Dobric, Mate Ergovic, Sanda Fiderseg, Mia Oremovic
- Directors:
- Robert Hossein
- Producers:
- Henry Deutschmeister, Arno Hauke, Jean Le Duc, Alain Poiré, Roger Sallard
- Writers:
- Robert Hossein, Louis Martin, Claude Desailly, Walter Ulbrich, Jules Roy
- Aka:
- Le goût de la violence
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama
- Countries:
- France
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 17/11/2025
- Run Time:
- 86 minutes
- Languages:
- French LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio Commentary by Tim Lucas
- New appreciation by filmmaker Alex Cox
- Author C. Courtney Joyner on Zapata Westerns
- Trailer
