Two Mules for Sister Sara

Director: Don Siegel Don Siegel

Overview

"Don Siegel's 1970 comedy Western Two Mules for Sister Sara gets a widescreen DVD release as part of the Universal Western Collection. The original mono soundtrack is presented in English. Spanish- and French-dubbed soundtracks are also available. Optional subtitles come in English, Spanish, and French. Closed captions are accessible. The only special feature is the original theatrical trailer. Recommended for Clint Eastwood fans."

Product Details

Release Date:	05/06/2003
UPC:	0025192054921
Original Release:	1970
Rating:	PG
Source:	STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono]
Language:	English
Time:	1:54:00
Sales rank:	5,989

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Shirley MacLaine	Sara
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Manolo Fábregas	Colonel Beltran
Alberto Morín	General LeClaire
Armando Silvestre	1st American
Enrique Lucero	3rd American,Actor
David Povall	Juan
Ada Carrasco	Juan's Mother,Actor
Francisco Córdova	Juan's Father
José Chávez	Horacio
Pedro Galván	Actor
José Ángel Espinosa Ferrusquilla	Actor
Aurora Muñoz	Sara's Friend
Xavier Marc	Yaqui Chief
Hortensia Santoveña	1st Woman in the Night
Rosa Furman	2nd Woman in the Night
José Torvay	Mexican Guerrilla
Margarito De Luna	Mexican Guerrilla
Xavier Massé	Actor
John Kelly	Second American
Pedro Armendariz, Jr.	Young French Officer
Pancho Cordova	Actor
Manolo Fabregas	Actor
Alberto Morin	Actor
Ennio Morricone	Composer

Technical Credits

Albert Maltz

Don Siegel	Director
Albert Maltz	Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Carroll Case	Producer,Producer
Martin Rackin	Producer

Editorial Reviews

Two Mules for Sister Sara belongs to the "opposites attract" genre of film, in which two mismatched individuals are thrown together and over the course of the film develop a far deeper relationship than could be guessed from examining their surface characteristics (see The African Queen). Often over the course of these kind of films, the audience learns that deep down, one or both of these characters is quite different from the persona they present to the outer world, but this "revelation" is more extreme in Sara, which is a plus. That plus is needed, as it gives Sara an interesting aspect that it otherwise lacks. Not that Sara isn't entertaining, for it is; it's just that it's not as interesting or as entertaining as one keeps wishing it would be. Part of the problem lies with its stars. Clint Eastwood and Shirley Maclaine are opposites, but they don't attract as naturally as one wants them to, and their acting styles don't mesh. Each turns in a fine performance on its own, but paired together they grate against each other. The screenplay is too episodic and though individual sequences are very good, it's not quite cohesive enough. Director Don Siegel works efficiently, but he can't mesh his stars' styles and the violence gets a bit jarring in places; nevertheless, some segments, such as the rattlesnake and the arrow removal, are hard to beat. And throughout, the film is beautifully shot by Gabriel Figueroa.