Just watched the first part of 10 mins, if i’m not mistaken there are three, so this You Tube thing seems an ultra short version of the movie.
The first part is quite enjoyable, will watch the other two later today
There are some lip-sync problems, but the audio quality is otherwise quite good, loud & clear
Apparently the film is even set (not only shot) in Argentina. Nice.
Yeah, it’s set in Argentina according to the books. A quasi western.
And it is a remake of Fregonese’s own Pampa Barbara (1943).
And with Taylor in the lead Westward the Women (Wellman 1951) also springs to mind.
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I’m still not sure were the film was shot, but if it was shot in Argentina, it shouldn’t be here, so it had better be Spain
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I became aware of this film from the SWDB DVD new releases page. And as I don’t watch releases with only a German audio (only one exception from that so far), I bought the Jubal Classic Video DVD. The picture isn’t much. And I don’t like western films with soldiers and Indians. Still this is to me one breathtaking film. And @scherpschutter, when you say in your review that in this film even the prostitutes are all but one-dimensional, that’s a big understatement. They’re so three dimensional that it’s beautiful!
True of course
Shot in Superpanorama 70, it looks amazing, I think. Incidentally, after Old Shatterhand, made two years earlier, in 1964, Pampa salvaje was Argentinian-born director Hugo Fregonese’s second 70 mm film. Working in Hollywood, Argentina and Europe, Fregonese had a colorful career, directing almost thirty films of a broad variety. An interesting article on his life and work can be read on Film International’s website.
I’m going to rewatch it tonight or tomorrow night, if I can find the time. I need to work on that review page anyway and it has been quite some time since i watched it. I have a good copy, but unfortunately in (about) 1,66:1, only the opening scene and credits are in widescreen;
There is a scene in this film I think I have seen in another film: A group of professional women. A man trying to command them. The more he tries to assert his authority, the more funny they think him. Until a superior slaps one of them in the face. Then they stop laughing and obey, silently. But I cannot remember which film. Or is this just a case of déjà vu on my part?
A Western?
Watched half of the movie yesterday night (after the football game it was getting too late to watch the entire thing) and reached this ‘slapping point’, so to speak. I didn’t didn’t really ring a bell, I must say.
I’ve just checked the version I have, same problem.
Yes, I think so, not necessarily an Italian.
If I remember it correctly, there is a very unpleasant slapping scene in Westward the Women.
Haven’t seen that one. This is not an unpleasant scene. It’s quite hilarious.
Ah, okay.
As promised, I gave this one a rewatch. I watched the 94 minutes version (with the MGM logo) this time. I still think this is a very decent western, not great, but different and with an interesting premise.
I also gave the review page a new look:
https://www.spaghetti-western.net/index.php/Savage_Pampas_Review
I agree with your praise for this film, and I think it perhaps adds up yo a little more than “Actually, this is not a bad movie.”
So this article indicates that it will have an English audio track
YES English Audio! And those screencaps look amazing. Going to have to grab this.
Would be sweet. Now all I need is a player to play it on and a tv to watch it on 
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