A Talent for Loving (film)
| A Talent for Loving | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Richard Quine |
| Produced by | Walter Shenson |
| Written by | Richard Condon (screenplay) |
| Based on | A Talent for Loving by Richard Condon |
| Starring |
Richard Widmark Chaim Topol Cesar Romero |
| Music by | Ken Thorne |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release dates | 1969 |
Running time | 110 min. |
| Country |
United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
A Talent for Loving (1969) is a British-American comedy Western film directed by Richard Quine, and based on the 1961 parodic Western novel A Talent for Loving, or The Great Cowboy Race by Richard Condon, who also wrote the screenplay. The film stars Richard Widmark, Chaim Topol and Cesar Romero. The home video version of the film (Simitar Entertainment) is re-titled "Gun Crazy" and has been edited to 95 minutes.[1]
In December 1965, Walter Shenson offered "A Talent for Loving" to Brian Epstein as a film vehicle for The Beatles and it was rejected unanimously.
Plot
A gambler named Patten wins the deed to a Mexico ranch, but finds a curse has been placed on the place. Don Jose must marry off his beautiful, nymphomaniacal daughter to permanently free her of the curse.
Cast
- Richard Widmark as Major Patten
- Chaim Topol as Molina
- Cesar Romero as Don Jose
- Geneviève Page as Delphine
- Fran Jeffries as Maria
- Derek Nimmo as Moodie
- Max Showalter as Franklin
- Joe Melia as Tortillaw
- John Bluthal as Martinelli
- Libby Morris as Jacaranda
- Judd Hamilton as Jim
- Caroline Munro as Evalina Patten