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The Singer Not the Song (1961)
Director: Roy Baker
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From Time Out Film Guide
A bit of a jaw-dropper this one: Bogarde is a Mexican gunslinger - but, of course! - a man in black who seems to have an obsessive love-hate thing with the local Irish priest (Mills). Beneath the surface you have the vague feeling that there's something deeply perverted and fetishistic going on, so relentless is the tone and handling (script by Nigel Balchin) - but then you think better of it. See it and disbelieve.Author: TJ
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- Jenny said...
- Posted on Jul 19 2008 19:53 As a young girl I took the movie 'The Singer not the Song' at face value and fell in love with Dirk Bogarde and the Mexican village, The underlying philosophy and flaws of the movie escaped me. I could only feel the ambiance of this remote village and afterwards I build my fantasies around visiting that little town and meeting up with Anacleto in his black outfit. Could such a handsome and sophisticated man be a powerful atheist bandit in a Mexican town? And would you ever find an Irish priest in such a place? Not likely, but they brought a sense of sophistication to an otherwise unsophisticated situation. Could any of the movie's critics ever have guessed or even cared that had it not been for Dirk Bogarde starring in this movie, young girls like me, would not have been able to dream romantic dreams about it. Watching it now on Youtube I find it pleasant and interesting to revisit those memories and feelings again.
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Cast & crew
Director: Roy Baker
Producer: Roy Baker
Cast: Dirk Bogarde, John Mills, Mylene Demongeot, Laurence Naismith, Eric Pohlmann full cast
Genre(s): Westerns
Duration: 129 mins
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