Two Mules for Sister Sara [Blu-ray]

Director: Don Siegel, Donald Siegel, Martin Rackin

Overview

Sara (Shirley MacLaine) is the hooker who poses as a nun in this tepid comedy. Stripped by bandits, Hogan (Clint Eastwood) is the heroic gunman who rescues her and is recruited to see her safely through the desert. Foremost on her mind is the protection of a gold cross coveted by villains. Hogan stoically protects her as the unlikely duo make their way through dangerous territory. Comedy ensues when the two share the same horse and some embarrassing situations. Hogan seems to be the only one who does not know Sara is not really a nun. Initially given an M rating, the easily passed as a family film not long after the initial release.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/16/2018
UPC:	0191329070826
Original Release:	1970
Rating:	PG
Sound:	[Digital Theater Systems]
Language:	English
Time:	1:53:00
Sales rank:	5,588

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Clint Eastwood	Hogan
Shirley MacLaine	Sister Sara
Alberto Morin	Gen. LeClaire
Armando Silvestre	1st American
Enrique Lucero	3rd American
David Estuardo	Juan
Ada Carrasco	Juan's Mother
Pancho Cordova	Juan's Father
Pedro Galvan	Actor
Jose Angel Espinosa	Actor
Xavier Marc	Actor
Rosa Furman	Actor
Margarito Luna	Actor
Javier Masse	Actor
Manuel F?bregas	Col. Beltran,le colonel Beltran
David Povall	Juan
Jos? Ch?vez	Horacio
Aurora Mu?oz	Sara's Friend
Hortensia Santove?a	1st Woman in the Night
Jos? Torvay	Mexican Guerrilla
Pancho Cordoba	Juan's father
John Kelly	Second American
Pedro Armendariz, Jr.	Young French Officer
Manolo Fabregas	Actor
Ennio Morricone	Composer

Technical Credits

Albert Maltz

Budd Boetticher

Albert Maltz	Screenwriter
Carroll Case	Producer,Producer
Frank Brendel	Special Effects
Leon Ortega	Special Effects
Martin Rackin	Producer
Buddy Van Horn	Stunts
Budd Boetticher	Screenwriter
Jes?s Gonz?lez Gancy	Sound Effects
Ronald Pierce	Sound Effects
Waldon O. Watson	Sound Effects

Editorial Reviews

Two Mules for Sister Sara belongs to the "opposites attract" genre of film, in which two mismatched individuals are thrown together and over the course of the film develop a far deeper relationship than could be guessed from examining their surface characteristics (see The African Queen). Often over the course of these kind of films, the audience learns that deep down, one or both of these characters is quite different from the persona they present to the outer world, but this "revelation" is more extreme in Sara, which is a plus. That plus is needed, as it gives Sara an interesting aspect that it otherwise lacks. Not that Sara isn't entertaining, for it is; it's just that it's not as interesting or as entertaining as one keeps wishing it would be. Part of the problem lies with its stars. Clint Eastwood and Shirley Maclaine are opposites, but they don't attract as naturally as one wants them to, and their acting styles don't mesh. Each turns in a fine performance on its own, but paired together they grate against each other. The screenplay is too episodic and though individual sequences are very good, it's not quite cohesive enough. Director Don Siegel works efficiently, but he can't mesh his stars' styles and the violence gets a bit jarring in places; nevertheless, some segments, such as the rattlesnake and the arrow removal, are hard to beat. And throughout, the film is beautifully shot by Gabriel Figueroa.