A Talent for Loving
This Western spoof stars Richard Widmark as an American gambler who wins the deed to a Mexican ranch from a cunning outlaw. At the ranch, the gambler discovers that his new lands have entangled him in an ancient Aztec curse. The ranch's patriarch tries to persuade the newcomer to marry his daughter and explains that the family's women are doomed to be especially fierce and prolific in their romantic encounters.

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Richard Widmark
Richard Widmark (December 26, 1914 – March 24, 2008) was an American actor of films, stage, radio and television. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as the villainous Tommy Udo in his debut film, Kiss of Death. Early in his career Widmark specialized in similar villainous or anti-hero roles in films noir, but he later branched out into more heroic leading and support roles in westerns, mainstream dramas and horror films, among others. At his death, Widmark was the earliest surviving Oscar nominee in the Supporting Actor category, and one of only two left from the 1940s (the other having been James Whitmore). For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Widmark has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6800 Hollywood Boulevard. In 2002, he was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Widmark, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Topol
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Geneviève Page
Geneviève Page (born Geneviève Bonjean, December 13, 1927, in Paris) is a leading French actress with a film career spanning fifty years. She is the daughter of Jacques Paul Bonjean (1899–1990), a well known french art-collector. Description above from the Wikipedia article Geneviève Page, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Cesar Romero
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Max Showalter
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Caroline Munro
Caroline Munro is an English stage and screen actress, vocalist, and model known for her many appearances in horror, science fiction and action films, and even in one where her character Naomi attempted to exterminate James Bond (Roger Moore). Among the many Hammer Films productions she has been starring in "Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter" (1974) and the role of Carla, she like the most.
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Joe Melia
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Joe Melia (Giovanni Philip William Melia) was a English actor. He first came to notice in Peter Nichols’s "A Day in the Death of Joe Egg " in 1967.
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John Bluthal
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John Bluthal (born Isaac Bluthal; 12 August 1928 – 15 November 2018) was a comic actor best known for the role of Frank Pickle in the BBC sitcom The Vicar of Dibley and for his work with Spike Milligan in the Q series. He also appeared in several films including the Carry On movies, The Pink Panther movies, A Hard Day's Night, Help!, The Fifth Element and Hail, Caesar! He was born in Poland in 1929 and emigrated with his family to Australia when he was a child. In the early 60s, Bluthal moved to the UK to follow his acting career and returned to Australia in later years. He passed away on 15th November, 2018 at the age of 89.
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Movie Details
Production Info
- Director:
- Richard Quine
- Production:
- Paramount Pictures, Walter Shenson Films
Key Crew
- Novel:
- Richard Condon
- Screenplay:
- Jack Rose
- Producer:
- Walter Shenson
- Original Music Composer:
- Ken Thorne
- Costume Design:
- Yvonne Blake
Locations and Languages
- Country:
- US
- Filming:
- US
- Languages:
- en