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6.7Luke Billings (Lionel Jeffries) and his family have a problem with the new police sergeant Sam Hargis (Richard Todd) so they take over a small Transvaal town with the attention of drawing Hargis into a showdown. Hargis tries to get back up from the townsfolk who do not want to know, so is forced to lay low. As things get out of hand one of the Billings boys takes an interest in the storekeeper's wife, Priss Dobbs (Anne Aubrey). Having had enough her husband, Ernie (Jamie Uys) takes up the gun and heads down the main street alone. An act that prompts Hargis to join him. Slowly, the townsfolk turn up to back them up.
Released: 1961-11-2780 minDir: Irving AllenAdventure, Drama, Western
Cast
- Richard Todd as Sam Hargis
- Anne Aubrey as Priss Dobbs
- Jamie Uys as Ernie Dobbs
- Marty Wilde as John Billings
- Lionel Jeffries as Luke Billings
- James Booth as Jubal Billings
Themes
- south africa
- remake
- sexploitation
- gauteng
- transvaal
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- Duration
- 86
- FilmAffinity ID
- 948230
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- publication date
- 1961-01-01
- title
- The Hellions
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Pretoria
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High Noon
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The Longest Day
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Western film
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law enforcement agency
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Jamie Uys
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Cat Ballou
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Q72652
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Richard Todd
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Larry Adler
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Cromwell
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1960s South African films1961 British films1961 English-language films1961 films1961 Western (genre) filmsBritish Western (genre) filmsColumbia Pictures filmsEnglish-language adventure filmsEnglish-language Western (genre) filmsFilms directed by Ken AnnakinFilms set in South AfricaFilms shot in South AfricaFilms with screenplays by Patrick KirwanSouth African Western (genre) filmsTemplate film date with 1 release date