Shalako

Given its director (Edward Dmytryk) and its cast (Sean Connery and Brigitte Bardot) it is rather odd that 'Shalako" (1969) is such an obscure film and that so many of the comments/reviews are totally negative. "Spaghetti" westerns (filmed in Italy... Full review

Based on a Louis L'Amour story, SHALAKo is a standard Western about an ex-Army colonel (a miscast Sean Connery in a really silly cowboy hat) trying to keep a party of Europeans alive after they have invaded Indian territory. A... Full review

The idea behind Shalako is not as preposterous as it sounds. Lots of European nobles came here for hunting parties during the American wild west period. As was pointed out in the beginning of Shalako among others was the Grand... Full review

SHALAKO is a movie that often appears in peoples least favourite western lists and looking at this page many people have said how much they dislike it but as someone who doesn't like the genre all that much I can't... Full review

SHALAKO (2 outta 5 stars) Sean Connery plays Shalako, a stereotypical western hero who comes across a bunch of upper class British twits who go on a little hunting expedition in the US of A and find themselves stuck in... Full review

I had right. Overrated Sean Connery hasn't got much to provide in a Western. And "Shalako" is a feature without a good script - it is simple, without surprises and nothing for the modern audience, so why was "Shalako" re-released... Full review

Hundreds upon hundreds of westerns have been made by Hollywood and other cinematic centers of creation, but this one can at least claim a pretty unique premise and an unusual cast. The story concerns an arrogant and stubborn party of... Full review

When you think of a movie western, surely the words Brigitte Bardot DON'T come to mind. Well there she is decked out in black from head to toe and wearing A LOT of make-up in SHALAKO, an interesting adventure tale... Full review

Brigitte Bardot went on to Hollywood but did not fare any better... 'Shalako,' a British-produced Western directed by Edward Dmytryk, teamed her with Sean Connery and Stephen Boyd (her partner in 'The Night Heaven Fell') in a smoldering relationship charged... Full review

I love westerns, though even I found this somewhat disappointing. While not a complete waste, it's odd that a movie named after a certain character would then have this character offscreen or inactive a lot of the time. And though... Full review

Shalako works quite well Based at the ruins of an adobe fortress, American frontiersman Shalako (Connery, his Scottish accent intact) does his best to prepare the arrogant and ignorant bourgeoisie. The rest of the cast is very good. ... Full Review

That would be good if the action was better, but it isn't. In the way the scene is arranged and photographed, it looks surprisingly like a scene in " Anzio ," where Robert Mitchum was fighting off Nazis instead of Indians. ... Full Review