Begrabt die Wölfe in der Schlucht (1974)

Begrabt die Wölfe in der Schlucht: Directed by Ted Kotcheff. With Gregory Peck, Desi Arnaz Jr., Jack Warden, David Huddleston. After a bank robbery, runaway Scottish outlaw Arch Deans and his young half breed Kiowa partner Billy Two Hats develop a father-son relationship but Sheriff Henry Gifford is determined to capture or kill them.

“I saw this film on Turner Classic Movies (TCM).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt seems others have made a virtue out of this filmu0026#39;s odd credentials and quite possibly used these against the film itself. On the face of it and if you didnu0026#39;t know (most folks wonu0026#39;t, or care) then this is a decent western, with a Sam Peckinpah sense of gritty realism and dynamism.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe story follows a familiar one; an aged Scottish Gregory Peck and a young half-caste youth become fugitives – then friends – after a bungled bank robbery. They are pursued by racist and violent sheriff Jack Warden who hounds the pair, right to the bloody finale. Thereu0026#39;s good action and the unusual Israeli scenery actually adds a bit of variety to the surroundings.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe interestingly titled Billy u0026#39;Two Hatsu0026#39; is given an unusually sympathetic and approachable role, especially considering the western genreu0026#39;s tendency to the opposite toward native American characters. This again, adds to the flavour of the film, giving it a nuance that marks it apart from dozens of others.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIu0026#39;d not heard of u0026#39;Billy Two Hatsu0026#39;; its title got me interested in the TV listings and found it well worth the time and effort but not quite enough to buy it on DVD.”