A Talent for Loving (film)
A Talent for Loving is a 1969 British-American comedy Western film directed by Richard Quine and starring Richard Widmark, Chaim Topol, and Cesar Romero. It is based on the 1961 parodic Western novel A Talent for Loving, or The Great Cowboy Race by Richard Condon, who also wrote the screenplay. The home video version of the film (Simitar Entertainment) is re-titled Gun Crazy and has been edited to 95 minutes.[1]
| A Talent for Loving | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Richard Quine |
| Written by | Richard Condon (screenplay) |
| Based on | A Talent for Loving by Richard Condon |
| Produced by | Walter Shenson |
| Starring | Richard Widmark Chaim Topol Cesar Romero |
| Cinematography | Clifford Stine |
| Edited by | Eric Boyd-Perkins |
| Music by | Ken Thorne |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | 1969 |
Running time | 110 min. |
| Countries | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
In December 1965, Walter Shenson offered A Talent for Loving to Brian Epstein as a film vehicle for The Beatles, and it was rejected unanimously.
Plot
A gambler named Patten wins the deed to a Mexican ranch, but finds a curse has been placed on the place. Don Jose must marry off his beautiful, nymphomaniacal daughter to permanently free her of the curse.
Cast
- Richard Widmark as Major Patten
- Chaim Topol as Molina
- Cesar Romero as Don Jose
- Geneviève Page as Delphine
- Fran Jeffries as Maria
- Derek Nimmo as Moodie
- Max Showalter as Franklin
- Joe Melia as Tortillaw
- John Bluthal as Martinelli
- Libby Morris as Jacaranda
- Judd Hamilton as Jim
- Caroline Munro as Evalina Patten