Behold a Pale Horse (1964)
Of suspense, pursuit and courage...
Director: Fred Zinnemann · Writer: J.P. Miller
Manuel Artiguez, a famous bandit during the Spanish civil war, has lived in French exile for 20 years. When his mother is dying he considers visiting her secretly in his Spanish home town. But his biggest enemy, the Spanish police officer Vinolas, prepared a trap at the hospital as a chance to finally catch Artiguez.
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Director
Fred Zinnemann
Cast
Gregory Peck
Manuel Artiguez 
Anthony Quinn
Viñolas 
Omar Sharif
Francisco 
Raymond Pellegrin
Carlos 
Paolo Stoppa
Pedro 
Mildred Dunnock
Pilar 
Daniela Rocca
Rosana, Mistress of Viñolas 
Christian Marquand
Zaganar 
Marietto Angeletti
Paco Dages 
Perrette Pradier
Maria, Hussy 
Zia Mohyeddin
Luis, Guide of Paco 
Rosalie Crutchley
Teresa, Wife of Viñolas User Reviews (1)
Although this does definitively conclude, there is something almost unfinished about this story based around the aftermath of the Spanish Civil war. We start with "Miguel" (Gregory Peck) joining a long line of defeated republican freedom fighters leaving their country to exile in France. Meantime, his nemesis - police captain "Viñolas" (Anthony Quinn) is scheming up ways to entice him back... An opportunity occurs when the man's mother becomes seriously ill, and so every effort is made to get a message to her son to tempt him back. What now ensues is quite a poignant story that Peck, Omar Sharif as the priest "Francisco" and an effective Raymond Pellegrin as the young and vengeful "Carlos" deliver strongly. Fred Zinnemann take his time to develop the characters and the relationships, to illustrate the manipulation and betrayal - as well as the love, honour and loyalty. There's a little …
