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A Town Called Bastard

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'A Town Called Bastard' (also known as 'A Town Called Hell' on DVD and Blu-ray) is a 1971 international co-production spaghetti Western. It was shot in Madrid with Robert Shaw, Telly Savalas, Stella Stevens and Martin Landau.

It was released on blu-ray on 18 August 2015. The film was retitled 'A Town Called Hell' for US release as the word "bastard" was thought offensive.p.175 Joyner, C. Courtney 'The Westerners: Interviews with Actors, Directors, Writers and Producers'; McFarland, 14 October 2009

Plot



During the Mexican Revolution a small town is presided over by a tyrant (Telly Savalas) who commands a grizzled outlaw (Al Lettieri) and his men. Also in town is a priest (Robert Shaw) with a violent past, who has abandoned his clerical duties. A widow (Stella Stevens) arrives with her faithful servant (Dudley Sutton) promising to pay $20,000 in gold if the man who killed her husband is found and delivered to her. Further violence erupts when a brutal army Colonel (Martin Landau) arrives on the scene searching for an elusive rebel leader. The colonel and the priest knew each other years before.

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