Behold a Pale Horse

Drama. At the end of the Spanish Civil War Manuel Artiguez goes into exile in France, but continues to carry out guerrilla forays into Spain. Twenty years later a boy, Paco, tries to persuade a now apathetic Manuel to kill a vicious Spanish police chief Vinolas. Manuel is tricked into coming back to Spain to see his dying mother, Vinolas having used the priest Father Francisco. The priest tells Manuel of the trap, but he goes anyway. He kills Carlos (a smuggler who duped him) but is shot down by Vinolas's men. Note: The original novel is called 'Killing a Mouse on Sunday'.

Availability

• A 35mm print of this title is available to hire
• The print of this title is from the National Archive

Cast and Crew

Director

Fred Zinneman

Cinematographer

Jean Badal

Scriptwriter

J P Miller (based on novel by E Pressburger)

Production Company

Highland, Brentwood

Technical information

Country

USA

Year

1964

Black and white

No soundtrack

Running time

120 mins

Length

10840