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Billed as the first 'East meets West' Western and directed by Terence Young, cult classic RED SUN (1971) is based on a true story from the American Wild West of 1870. When an outlaw named Link (Charles Bronson) is betrayed by his gang during a train robbery, he is forced by the Japanese Ambassador to help recover a priceless sword stolen by Link's double-crossing partner Gauche (Alain Delon). Link and the Ambassador's bodyguard, Kuroda (Toshiro Mifune), travel the West in pursuit of Gauche, kidnapping his girlfriend (Ursula Andress) along the way to lure him out. Joined in an uneasy alliance, they have only seven days to find Gauche or Kuroda must follow his samurai code of honour and die by his own sword.

1972 · 1h 52m
Director Terence Young

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Billed as the first 'East meets West' Western and directed by Terence Young, cult classic RED SUN (1971) is based on a true story from the American Wild West of 1870. When an outlaw named Link (Charles Bronson) is betrayed by his gang during a train robbery, he is forced by the Japanese Ambassador to help recover a priceless sword stolen by Link's double-crossing partner Gauche (Alain Delon). Link and the Ambassador's bodyguard, Kuroda (Toshiro Mifune), travel the West in pursuit of Gauche, kidnapping his girlfriend (Ursula Andress) along the way to lure him out. Joined in an uneasy alliance, they have only seven days to find Gauche or Kuroda must follow his samurai code of honour and die by his own sword.

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Studio
STUDIOCANAL Ltd
Released
1972
Run Time
1 hr 52 min
Rated
15 Contains strong violence and sexualised nudity
Regions of Origin
France, Italy, Spain
© 1971 Oceania Produzioni Internazionali Cinematografiche / Studiocanal

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Original Audio
English (United Kingdom), English, English (France), French
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English (AAC)

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English (SDH)