Guns for San Sebastian (1968) on Netflix
G19681h 51mActionAdventureDrama
Outlaw and army deserter Leon Alastray takes sanctuary in a church in 1746 New Spain. The priest who sheltered him is posted to San Sebastian, a remote village, and Alastray escorts him.
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In 1746, on the northern frontier of New Spain, Leon Alastray, an outlaw who deserted the Spanish Royal Army, is wounded and chased into a church by a posse. The priest inside refuses to hand him over, so the Bishop takes the army's side and sends the priest to a remote village, San Sebastian. The priest gets Alastray out past the soldiers, and Alastray, guilty over what has befallen him, agrees to accompany him there. They reach a village that has emptied out, its residents hiding in the hills from Yaqui Indians and Mestizo vaqueros who raid them. The two men ring the church bell to call in any Christians.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Guns for San Sebastian (1968)
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- Guns for San Sebastian was shot in Sierra de Órganos National Park in the town of Sombrerete, Mexico, a rare instance of a French Western actually filming in Mexico instead of substituting Spain or another European location.
- Ennio Morricone reused his score for Guns for San Sebastian as the inspiration for the main theme of his later film The Mercenary.
