Mackenna's Gold (1969)

MACKENNA'S GOLD  (1969)  ¢ ¢ 1/2
    D: J. Lee Thompson
    Gregory Peck, Omar Sharif, Telly Savalas,
    Camilla Sparv, Julie Newmar, Ted Cassidy,
    Keenan Wynn, Edward G. Robinson, Lee J. Cobb,
    Eli Wallach, Anthony Quayle, Burgess Meredith,
    Raymond Massey, Eduardo Ciannelli, Robert Phillips
Outlaws, adventurers, fortune hunters, the U.S. Cavalry and Gregory Peck all ride out in search of the Canyon del Oro, a legendary lost canyon of gold. A clunky but colorful western adventure with spectacular landscapes, an impressive cast, music by Quincy Jones, and some cheesy-looking back-projection and miniature work. Watch Julie Newmar go skinny-dipping. Watch Telly Savalas cut himself shaving his head. Watch Edward G. Robinson steal the picture with three or four minutes of screen time. Watch an Egyptian play a Mexican (delivering lines like"Ay, Chihuahua!"), and a bunch of actors who aren't Indians pretend to be Indians. Maybe that's why the Apache spirits guarding the canyon get so pissed off.