100 Rifles
All they need is… 100 RIFLES
1969 • 110 min • Adventure · Western · War · Drama
Synopsis
When half-breed Indian Yaqui Joe robs an Arizona bank, he is pursued by dogged lawman Lyedecker. Fleeing to Mexico, Joe is imprisoned by General Verdugo, who is waging a war against the Yaqui Indians. When Lyedecker attempts to intervene, he is thrown into prison as well. Working together, the two escape and take refuge in the hills, where Lyedecker meets beautiful Yaqui freedom fighter Sarita and begins to question his allegiances.
Our family guide
Best from age 10- 100 Reviewers · 2 · 51%
- 59 Audience · 109 · 49%
An American lawman pursues an Indigenous bank robber into Mexico during the 1910s. They find themselves caught in a conflict between the Mexican army and the Yaqui people, forcing them to join forces. The experience challenges their loyalties and beliefs.
- Violence & peril
- 5/10
- Language
- 3/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 3/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 4/10
- Scary moments
- 4/10
Heads up
- Period-typical portrayals that may seem dated today
- Depictions of prejudice against Indigenous characters
- Some suggestive romantic scenes
What it models well
- Standing up for what is right
- Fighting oppression
- Questioning prejudice
Talk about it after
- Colonialism and its impact
- Historical representation of Indigenous peoples
- The complexities of law and justice
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Top billed cast
Director: Tom Gries • Crew: Clair Huffaker, Tom Gries
Trailers & clips
100 Rifles ≣ 1969 ≣ Trailer
100 Rifles (1969, trailer) [Jim Brown, Raquel Welch, Burt Reynolds]
100 RIFLES - TRAILER
Reviewer notes
RecommendedTrusted family reviewers_**Burt Reynolds, Raquel Welch and Jim Brown in an American Western shot in Spain**_ An Arizona sheriff (Jim Brown) travels to Sonora in 1912 to apprehend a half-breed bank robber (Burt Reynolds) who used the money to purchase 100 rifles for his tribe in their fight against a despotic Mexican general (Fernando Lamas).…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersRifles or Trifles? 100 Rifles is directed by Tom Gries and Gries adapts to screenplay with Clair Huffaker from Robert MacLeod's novel The Californio. It stars Burt Reynolds, Jim Brown, Raquel Welch, Fernando Lamas and Dan O'Herlihy. Music is by Jerry Goldsmith and cinematography by Cecilio Paniagua.…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 5.9/10 (109)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- IMDb
- tt0063970