Country
Switzerland
Date
Aug 01, 1997
Note
Locarno Film Festival
Why is his head worth one million dollars and the lives of 21 people?
1h 53min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
An American bartender and his prostitute girlfriend go on a road trip through the Mexican underworld to collect a $1 million bounty on the head of a dead gigolo.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Chano Urueta | Manchot |
| Donnie Fritts | John |
| Jorge Russek | Cueto |
| Chalo González | Chalo |
| Don Levy | Frank |
| Enrique Lucero | Esteban |
| Janine Maldonado | Theresa |
| Tamara Garina | Grandmother Moreno |
| Farnesio de Bernal | Bernardo |
| Ahui Camacho | El Chavito |
| Mónica Miguel | Dolores de Escomiglia |
| Paco Pharrez | El Carpintero |
| Juan Manuel Díaz | Paulo |
| René Dupeyrón | Angel |
| Yolanda Ponce | Yolo |
| Juan Jose Palacios | Juan |
| Manolo | Tourist Guide |
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| Nery Ruiz | Maria |
| Roberto Dumont | Chavo |
| Armando Acosta | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Richard Bright | Bar Patron (uncredited) |
| Queta Carrasco | Market Vendor (uncredited) |
| Conrad Hool | El Jefe's Guard (uncredited) |
| Whitey Hughes | Bar Patron (uncredited) |
| Cecilia Leger | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Antonio Leo | El Jefe's Bodyguard (uncredited) |
| Velia Lupercio | Old Woman (uncredited) |
| Rubén Márquez | Guest at Baptism (uncredited) |
| Sharon Peckinpah | Nun (uncredited) |
| Garner Simmons | Hacienda Guard (uncredited) |
| Edna Arriola | Blonde Woman at Baptism (uncredited) |
| Raquel García | Woman at Gathering (uncredited) |
| Edith González | Blonde Child (uncredited) |
| Billy Motton | Man at Gathering (uncredited) |
| Inés Murillo | Client at Roadside Stand (uncredited) |
| Salvador Pérez G. | Man at Gathering (uncredited) |
| Amelia Rivera | Woman at Gathering (uncredited) |
| Francisco Tostado | Man at Gathering (uncredited) |
| Carlos Vendrell | Client (uncredited) |
| Marcelo Villamil | Client (uncredited) |
Genres
ActionCrimeDrama
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English, Latin, Español |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America, Mexico |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Optimus Films, Estudios Churubusco Azteca, United Artists |
| Data di uscita | 1 agosto 1974 |
| Exec. Producer | Helmut Dantine |
| Producer | Martin Baum, Gordon T. Dawson |
| Writer | Gordon T. Dawson, Sam Peckinpah, Frank Kowalski |
| Casting | Claudia Becker |
| Editors | Sergio Ortega, Robbe Roberts, Dennis Dolan, Garth Craven |
| Cinematography | Álex Phillips Jr. |
| Asst. Directors | William Davidson, Jesús Marín, Sam Peckinpah, Trudy von Trotha, Sharon Peckinpah |
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| Camera Operators | Álex Phillips Jr. |
| Add. Photography | Álex Phillips Jr. |
| Production Design | Agustín Ituarte, Enrique Estévez, Alf Pegley |
| Art Direction | Agustín Ituarte, Enrique Estévez, Alf Pegley |
| Set Decoration | Agustín Ituarte, Enrique Estévez, Alf Pegley |
| Special Effects | Raúl Falomir, León Ortega, Federico Farfán |
| Stunts | Gary Combs, Duffy Hambleton, Whitey Hughes |
| Composer | Jerry Fielding, Javier Vega, Lennie Niehaus, Greig McRitchie, Arturo Castro, Isela Vega, Sam Peckinpah, Dan Carlin Sr., Manuel Topete, Harry W. Tetrick, Michael Colgan |
| Sound | Jerry Fielding, Javier Vega, Lennie Niehaus, Greig McRitchie, Arturo Castro, Isela Vega, Sam Peckinpah, Dan Carlin Sr., Manuel Topete, Harry W. Tetrick, Michael Colgan |
| Costume Design | Rosa Guerrero, Adolfo Ramírez |
| Makeup | Rosa Guerrero, Adolfo Ramírez |
| Hairstyling | Rosa Guerrero, Adolfo Ramírez |
| Budget | 1.500.000 € |
| Incasso | 700.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Country
Czechia
Date
Jul 01, 2005
Note
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Country
Greece
Date
Oct 14, 2006
Note
Panorama of European Cinema
Country
Russia
Date
Jul 29, 2011
Note
Moscow Film Festival
Limited release
Country
United States
Date
Aug 07, 1974
Certification
R
Note
Los Angeles, California
Theatrical release
Country
Austria
Date
Aug 01, 1974
Country
Germany
Date
Aug 15, 1974
Certification
16
Note
West Germany
Country
Canada
Date
Sep 06, 1974
Country
Italy
Date
Oct 05, 1974
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Country
Sweden
Date
Nov 11, 1974
Country
Netherlands
Date
Nov 14, 1974
Country
Argentina
Date
Nov 21, 1974
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Dec 26, 1974
Certification
18
Country
France
Date
Jan 02, 1975
Country
Finland
Date
Feb 14, 1975
Certification
K-18
Country
Ireland
Date
Feb 14, 1975
Country
Mexico
Date
Mar 13, 1975
Country
Japan
Date
Jul 05, 1975
Country
Denmark
Date
Jul 14, 1975
Country
Australia
Date
Jul 27, 1975
Certification
R 18+
Country
Belgium
Date
Mar 11, 1976
Country
Spain
Date
Oct 25, 1976
Country
Türkiye
Date
Dec 15, 1980
Physical media
Country
Netherlands
Date
Jan 01, 2005
Certification
16
Note
DVD
Country
Brazil
Date
Mar 22, 2005
Note
DVD
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Jul 08, 2019
Certification
18
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