''A Town Called Bastard'' (also known as ''A Town Called Hell'' on DVD and Blu-ray) is a 1971

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spaghetti Western. It was shot in

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with Robert Shaw,

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and

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. It was released on

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on 18 August 2015. The film was retitled ''A Town Called Hell'' for US release as the word "bastard" was thought offensive.p.175 Joyner, C. Courtney ''The Westerners: Interviews with Actors, Directors, Writers and Producers''; McFarland, 14 October 2009

Plot

During the Mexican Revolution a small town is presided over by a tyrant (

) who commands a grizzled outlaw (

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) and his men. Also in town is a priest ( Robert Shaw) with a violent past, who has abandoned his clerical duties. A widow (

) arrives with her faithful servant ( Dudley Sutton) promising to pay $20,000 in gold if the man who killed her husband is found and delivered to her. Further violence erupts when a brutal army Colonel (

) arrives on the scene searching for an elusive rebel leader. The colonel and the priest knew each other years before.

Cast

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* 1971 films Mexican Revolution films 1971 Western (genre) films British Western (genre) films Spanish Western (genre) films English-language Spanish films Films directed by Robert Parrish Films shot in Almería Films set in 1895 Films set in Mexico 1971 drama films 1970s English-language films 1970s British films {{1970s-Western-film-stub