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The Reward (1965 film)

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The Reward
Directed bySerge Bourguignon
Screenplay bySerge Bourguignon
Oscar Millard
Based onThe Reward
1955 novel
by Michael Barrett
Produced byAaron Rosenberg
StarringMax von Sydow
Yvette Mimieux
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Gilbert Roland
CinematographyJoseph MacDonald
Edited byRobert L. Simpson
Music byElmer Bernstein
Production
company
Arcola Pictures
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • September 15, 1965 (1965-09-15)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Reward is a 1965 American Western film directed by Serge Bourguignon and starring Max von Sydow, Yvette Mimieux, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. and Gilbert Roland.[1] based on a novel by Michael Barrett.[2]

Plot

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El Paso crop duster Scott Svenson accidentally flies his plane into a shallow pipe hidden just below the dirt landing area across the Mexican border. The disturbed pipe causes a water tower to collapse. By chance he spots a friend, Frank Bryant, in a car with a woman.

Svenson then notices Bryant's face on a $50,000 reward poster. Since he must pay for the damage to the tower, Svenson offers to assist a local law enforcement official, Capt. Carbajal, in tracking down and capturing Bryant, whereupon they would split the reward.

A posse is formed that includes Sgt. Lopez and two other men, Joaquin and young Luis, who dreams of becoming a bullfighter. Bryant and the woman, Sylvia, are tracked down, but Lopez—learning of the reward shortly after Bryant's apprehension—now wants a percentage of the reward for his efforts. And as soon as Joaquin makes a decision to help Bryant and the woman escape, Lopez kills both Bryant and Joaquin.

Luis tries to round up the posse's remaining horses, but dies in the attempt. Carbajal then is stricken with malaria and turns seriously ill. There is little left to do for Svenson and the woman except try to get back to town safely on foot.

Cast

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Production

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The film was made for $2,685,000.[3]

Reception

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According to Fox records, the film needed to earn $4,400,000 in rentals to break even and only made $1,615,000.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Reward". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  2. ^ "The Reward". IMDb. September 24, 1965.
  3. ^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p254
  4. ^ Silverman, Stephen M (1988). The Fox that got away : the last days of the Zanuck dynasty at Twentieth Century-Fox. L. Stuart. p. 324. ISBN 9780818404856.
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