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Red Sun, originally titled Soleil rouge, is a 1971 Western action thriller film directed by Terence Young. The screenplay was written by Laird Koenig, with production by Ted Richmond and music composed by Maurice Jarre. The film features a cast including Charles Bronson, Toshirō Mifune, Alain Delon, and Ursula Andress. Cinematography was handled by Henri Alekan, and filming took place in the Tabernas Desert.
The movie originates from France, Italy, and Spain, with dialogue in English and French. It has a runtime of approximately 112 to 114 minutes and was released in September 1971. Distribution was handled by companies such as Titanus, Netflix, Les Films Corona, Oceania Film, and Producciones Balcázar, with availability on video on demand through providers like Philo. The film is associated with keywords such as samurai, katana sword, and train robbery. Critical reception included a review score of 40% and a vote average of 6.8.
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6.8In 1870, Japanese ambassador Sakaguchi and his entourage travel by train to Washington to deliver a valuable sword to the President of the United States, a gift from the Emperor of Japan. On board the same train are two robbers, Link and Gauche, ready to make their move…
Cast
- Charles Bronson as Link
- Ursula Andress as Cristina
- Toshirō Mifune as Kuroda Jubei
- Alain Delon as Gauche
- Capucine as Pepita
- Barta Barri as Paco
Themes
- samurai
- katana sword
- samurai sword
- train robbery
- far west
- asian western
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country of origin
- Spain
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Terence Young
- Cast member
- José Jaspe
- Composer
- Maurice Jarre
- Producer
- Ted Richmond
- Cinematographer
- Henri Alekan
- Filming location
- Tabernas Desert
- Duration
- 112
- FilmAffinity ID
- 600149
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1971-01-01
- title
- Soleil rouge
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 40%
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