Uneven little Spanish historical/action/comedy/western mix that doesn't really work very well as any of those things. Telly Savalas stars as the title character who doesn't seem one little bit Mexican but I guess no one noticed while filming. Chuck Connors plays an American Colonel who plays it even more over the top than Savalas. The filmmakers just don't seem to know exactly what they were trying to accomplish with this one. As an historical epic it isn't very accurate at all, as a comedy it isn't very funny, just sorta goofy at times and even the action scenes are just so-so with nothing particularly spectacular or memorable besides maybe the scene where two trains collide head on in a blaze of stupidity. Anne Frances from FORBIDDEN PLANET shows up in a few scenes that add nothing to the plot. You also get a delightful tune sung by Mr. Savalas himself at the silly climax. I would say skip this one unless you're a big Telly fanatic.
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