Ein Fressen für die Geier (1970)

Ein Fressen für die Geier: Directed by Don Siegel. With Shirley MacLaine, Clint Eastwood, Manolo Fábregas, Alberto Morin. Nun Sara (Shirley MacLaine) is on the run in Mexico and is saved from cowboys by Hogan (Clint Eastwood), who is preparing for a future mission to capture a French fort. The pair become good friends, but Sara never does tell him the true reason behind her being outlawed.

“Curious, unexpectedly talky western set in the Mexican desert. Drifter on horseback saves a nun from rape at the hands of bandits, she saves him by removing an arrow from his shoulder. The rapport between these two couldnu0026#39;t have looked very colorful on the printed page, but by God if stars Clint Eastwood and feisty Shirley MacLaine donu0026#39;t give it color and charisma. The writing isnu0026#39;t very expressive, and thereu0026#39;s an odd drop-off in action after the opening sequence, but once you get attuned to the filmu0026#39;s rhythm, it surprises you with its resonance. For action buffs, only the final shoot-out will please; for everyone else, a leisurely, though absorbing and entertaining, character-driven change-of-pace. *** from ****”