Mackenna's Gold is a 1969 American Western film directed by J Lee Thompson, starring an ensemble cast featuring Gregory Peck, Omar Sharif, Telly Savalas, Ted Cassidy, Camilla Sparv and Julie Newmar in lead roles.
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11 Facts About Mackenna's Gold
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Mackenna's Gold is based on the novel of the same name by Heck Allen using the pen name Will Henry, telling the story of how the lure of gold corrupts a diverse group of people.
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Mackenna's Gold warns Inga to be alert for any opportunity to escape.
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Mackenna's Gold originally believed that he would have to make the movie in Spain where it could be done for below the line costs of $2.
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Mackenna's Gold was persuaded to make the movie in America to use the Grand Canyon.
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Mackenna's Gold disliked the script and turned down the movie to play the lead role in Hang 'Em High .
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Mackenna's Gold had worked with Thompson and Foreman on The Guns of Navarone.
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Columbia eventually pulled the plug on that idea, and Mackenna's Gold was drastically cut down immediately prior to its release, from nearly three hours to just over two hours.
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Mackenna's Gold was appalled by what he felt was a waste of money on location.
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Mackenna's Gold was reviewed in The New York Times by Vincent Canby, who considered the film as an example of "stunning absurdity".
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Mackenna's Gold was first shown at the VIII Moscow International Film Festival in 1973, followed by a cinematic premiere in 1974.
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