Don't Turn the Other Cheek

A redheaded Irish girl, A Russian prince, A Mexican bandit-They turned a fun filled fight for gold into a riotous revolution

1971 • 115 min • Comedy · Western

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Synopsis

A spaghetti western in which three adventurers team up during the Mexican Revolution. Mary O'Donnell, a radical Irish journalist, wants to foment a peasant revolt in Mexico. She enlists the help of a seedy bandit, Lozoya, by saving him from a death sentence in Utah. They meet a man calling himself Prince Dmitri Vassilovich Orlowsky, who claims to be a Russian prince, not to mention a man of the cloth. Wallach pretends to be a Mexican folk hero. The trio crosses the border, the two men seeking a cache of gold while O'Donnell pursues her revolution.

Our family guide

Best from age 9

Movie Knight Score

22 reviews

56 Audience · 22 · 100%

Three unlikely companions—a fiery Irish journalist, a cunning bandit, and a man claiming to be a Russian prince—find their paths intertwining during the Mexican Revolution. They embark on a journey that mixes revolution, treasure hunting, and mistaken identities.

Violence & peril: 5/10
Language: 2/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 3/10
Romance & sensuality: 2/10
Scary moments: 3/10

Heads up

Western-style gunfights and fistfights
Characters scheme and lie to each other
Some drinking and smoking

What it models well

Working together to achieve goals
Questioning authority
Seeking justice

Talk about it after

Different perspectives on revolution
Truth versus deception
The meaning of heroism

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