Shalako

Shalako

Sean Connery is Shalako! Shalako means action! Action means Bardot!

Directed by Edward Dmytryk

Produced by Palomar Pictures International, Kingston Film Productions Ltd.

1968113 min5.6 / 10

A classic Western adventure built on the collision between civilized European pretension and the harsh realities of the frontier, with action and romance driving the plot.

While guiding a hunting party of clueless European aristocrats, cowboy Bosky Fulton leads them into hostile Apache territory. Becoming separated from the group, Countess Irina Lazaar experiences the first run-in with an Apache, which results in the tracker Shalako coming to her rescue. Despite Shalako's warning to leave the area immediately, the pampered foreigners fail to take him seriously, leaving them in grave danger.

Questions people ask

  • Is Shalako violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

  • Is Shalako scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is Shalako sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Does Shalako end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Shalako easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

17/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity30

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise13

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Shalako

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Shalako

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Shalako, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Shalako, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Shalako, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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