Sean Axmaker (20 May 2012)

... a confused hybrid pulled in all directions.

(19 May 2012)

Hannie Caulder

This review is from: Hannie Caulder [VHS] (VHS Tape) A classic western from the 70's with two unusual actors or actresses, Rachquel Welch & Robert Culp.Mission and plot of the movie is simple. The acting between the par is very good. Why and when to seek vengance is a good story line. I like it in westerns but not in the current action movies as much.It seems to be over used in Hollywood now. The movie doesn't disappoint. I'd rate it 4 out of 5 starsfor the above comments. I especially like finding actors or actresses that did one or two westerns andlook for their product on film. I say own this one.

(17 May 2012)

New age woman in an old fashioned western

I think this may be one of my favorites of westerns because of the angle it takes on revenge. Ironically enough, it is the hardened bounty hunter who tries to persuade Hannie Caulder to walk away from the situation. A reversal of roles, very interesting for a movie made back in the late sixties, several years before the Women's Movement. Welch's acting is believable and Robert Culp is wonderful as Thomas Luther Price. Christopher Lee is great as the gunsmith who watches the relationship between Caulder and Price grow and tries to persuade Caulder to "throw her gun in the water bucket and ride out with Thomas and don't look back". The movie does not end on an entirely positive note either - as Caulder kills the last of the Clements brothers, her revenge is complete, but Price's words come back to her "win or lose, you lose Hannie Caulder". I believe that this movie, for all it's violence does have an undercurrent of anti-gun, anti-violence solutions to such problems. And I especially liked the fact that Hannie Caulder was portrayed as a strong woman. She knew what she wanted, and she had the strength to see it through, no matter what the consequences were. An interesting western to watch and think about.

(16 May 2012)

hannie caulder

Racquel Welch is great! Hannie Caulder is one of the best movies she has ever done. She is a good actress , she puts everything she can into her movies. This western is Racquel at her best.

Scott LeBrun (15 May 2012)

"Win or lose, you lose, Hannie Caulder".

Raquel Welch stars as the title character in this lively, oddballWestern that alternates between a serious tone and a comedic one. Ms.Welch, who looks MIGHTY fine throughout, has her life forever alteredby the villainous Clemens brothers. They kill her husband, take turnsraping her, then burn down her house! Hannie becomes coldly determinedto exact vengeance upon them, and keeps pestering bounty hunter ThomasLuther Price (Robert Culp) to teach her the fine art of shootin'.Eventually, he agrees. The movie has an extremely intriguing pedigree:it's produced by the British company Tigon, was shot in Spain, and wasdirected by American Western specialist Burt Kennedy ("The War Wagon","Support Your Local Sheriff!"). Not only that, but it actually playsits nasty bad guys for laughs much of the time, and Ernest Borgnine (asEmmett), Jack Elam (as Frank), and Strother Martin (as Rufus) arepriceless as they spend much of their time bickering with each other;Martin is particularly funny. This thing gets off to one Hell of agreat start by coming up with a unique way to view a bank robbery:through the barrels of a shotgun! Superb widescreen photography(cinematography by Edward Scaife, camera-work by John Harris),beautiful scenery, and soaring music by Ken Thorne only add to the funfactor. Welch is quite easy to watch, and Culp, in one of his best everroles, is excellent as the reluctant teacher. Diana Dors is wasted in anothing role as a madame, but there's still great curiosity value inseeing Sir Christopher Lee here, as he plays Bailey, the kindlygunsmith who lives out in the middle of nowhere; his performance iswonderful. Look also for Aldo Sambrell, uncredited as a Mexicansoldier, and Stephen Boyd, who has perhaps the most interesting role inthe entire movie, as the mysterious and ultimately helpful "preacher".He utters not a word, yet has an undeniable presence. A jaunty pace andgenerous doses of the red stuff help to make this a solid visceralentertainment. Quotable dialogue includes the gem "There are no hardwomen, only soft men." Clocking in at a trim 86 minutes, "HannieCaulder" doesn't overstay its welcome, or ever get too draggy. It'ssexy, violent, and a real hoot, and one of the influences on QuentinTarantino's pair of "Kill Bill" films. Eight out of 10.

Scott LeBrun (15 May 2012)

"Win or lose, you lose, Hannie Caulder."

Stylish, amusing, and very interesting vengeance-themed Western. Everlovely Raquel Welch is the title character, who suffers horribly at thehands of the crazed Clemens brothers - Emmett (Ernest Borgnine), Frank(Jack Elam), and Rufus (Strother Martin), who murder her husband, taketurns raping her, and then burn down her home. Hannie wanders off tomeet up with Thomas Luther Price (Robert Culp), a bounty hunter. Shebegs him to teach her how to shoot so she can get back at the terribletrio; he eventually agrees to do so, albeit reluctantly, warning her ofthe dangers she faces and the consequences of her actions. "HannieCaulder" is quite an intriguing film - it's a British production (madeby the company Tigon), filmed in Spain, and directed by Western veteranBurt Kennedy. It starts out in an uproarious tongue-in-cheek style,offering us a fresh take on a bank robbery: it's seen through thebarrels of a gun! Also, Borgnine, Elam, and Martin play theirvillainous characters for laughs much of the time, bickering andbantering their way through the story. Whoever thought to put thesethree guys together made an inspired choice, as they're just ashilarious as they are nasty. Beautifully filmed, in a 2.35:1 aspectratio, and photographed by Edward Scaife, the film is decently pacedand definitely doesn't overstay its welcome. Ms. Welch is compulsivelywatchable in the lead, who won't let anything deter her from what shefeels she needs to do. Culp is easily her match, in one of his betterfilm roles, but what is truly nice is seeing Sir Christopher Lee in aWestern! He plays Bailey, a kindly gunsmith residing in Mexico whoprovides Hannie and Thomas with a place to stay for a while, andhandles himself quite well during a gunfight. Diana Dors is ratherwasted in a tiny part as a Madame, but Stephen Boyd, who appearsuncredited, has perhaps the coolest role in the whole film as anenigmatic "preacher" who proves to be quite helpful in the end. Livelyand entertaining the entire time, with a powerful (if sometimesoverbearing) music score by Ken Thorne, "Hannie Caulder" is fineviewing for those who like a little irreverence in their Westerns.8/10

poe426 (14 May 2012)

She's definitely packin'...

Time do fly. Saw this one way back when and found it a fun ride. ErnestBorgnine, Strother Martin and Jack Elam were never, ever creepier, norRobert Culp (as "Thomas... Luther... PRICE") more enjoyably eccentric. Hesports specs; not exactly what one might expect from a bounty hunter (whosevision would need be one of his most valuable assets). [Reminds one of thedelightful episode of THE OUTER LIMITS, "Behold, Eck!," wherein atwo-dimensional alien needs a pair of specially-made glasses to be able tosee in a three-dimensional world...] Raquel Welch is serviceable as thedeadpan woman who's been wronged, but it's the game of cat-and-mouse betweenCulp and the Brothers Dim that's most interesting. Ernest Borgnine, as thebrother whose proficiency with a knife proves pivotal, is almost asloathsome here as in EMPEROR OF THE NORTH POLE. Strother Martin, as theduplicitous brother one beer short of a six-pack, is the kind of characteryou long to see sportin' some holes and Jack Elam is just downright creepythroughout. Some great (if familiar) western-types, played by some of theguys born and bred to play 'em.

Jakemcclake (14 May 2012)

Raquel At Her Hottest

Spoilers Raquel Welsh stars as Hannie Caulder the woman who watches aband of outlaws (the Clemens family, led by Emmett - Ernest Borgnine)kill her husband, rape her and leave her for dead. Hannie recovers andis befriended by a gunslinger Thomas Luther Price, played by RobertCulp. He gets her a good gun, and trains her to win at gun fighting.Hannie wants revenge and seeks the three who destroyed her life. Sheand Mr. Price set out to find the Clemens gang. Along the way, Mr Pricegets killed by Emmett Clemens. In the first gunfight Hannie is in andfor the first time ever, a woman who was going to kill a man actuallyhad me distracted. This distraction was supposed to take place in amillion movies, but, I always was able to focus my attention on thefact that if I were that guy, I would kill that woman, because shewants to kill me.NOT THIS TIME AND NOT THIS WOMAN! As Hannie Caulder, Raquel was too hot! It is the only time a woman'slooks truly were a distraction. If all of those fights were my fightsand were real, I would finally have been killed against this woman!Raquel brought a gentleness and a likableness to a violent nasty role.You watch her at the end and you hope she can return to her life andlive with the killings. However, you know she will never be the same asshe was.

texasbelle2001 (13 May 2012)

Robert culp at his best

From the beginning of Hannie Calder is a fine piece of work. Ms.Welchgives a great performance, probably one of her best.I feel sure she had some input as to how Hannie Calder should beplayed. soft, cold blooded, someone killed her life, the need for aneye for an eye at its best.I must admit that the reason I watched it the first time, was becauseof RobertCulp. He played a fine role,he played the gentleman, one whorespected women and the feelings Hannie felt about the loss of herhusband. What happened to him was more important,than what happened toher.Not only that, the musical score has never left my mind,(34 years.)Maryl parker/texasbelle2001

rollo_tomaso (12 May 2012)

Violence, revenge, and macabre humor mixed haphazardly

This is a Burt Kennedy western? Is that Strother Martin acting like JerryLewis trying to play a rapist? Why does Ernest Borgnine's character seemtoforget at least twice what he said or did in previous scenes? This is oneof the most off-kilter western movies I've ever scene until the last 20minutes which is superb but seems to come out of left-field from acompletely different movie. Otherwise, this one plays like The Over TheHill Gang Meets I Spit On Your Grave. This one is either brilliant totallybeyond my understanding, or a gory misfire. Until shown otherwise, I giveit 4/10.

ma-cortes (11 May 2012)

Gorgeous Raquel Welch in a film influenced by the Italian Western

Hannie Coulder (Raquel Welch) is living along with her hubby when threebrothers(Ernest Borgnine,Jack Elam,Strother Martin) kill her husbandand she is raped.She is healed by a bounty hunter(Robert Culp) whoteaches her how to be an expert gunwoman .The revenge starts and earlyshe is ready for it. The picture contains action,gunplay,humor and alittle bit of violence when the violation and murders are happening.The film follows Spaghetti Western rules ,thus gets violentfeuds,greedy and extreme baddies,spectacular shot'em up,rapidshowdowns,and habitual plot as is the vengeance;besides is shot inAlmeria(Spain) where during 1960s-1970s years were filmed severalItalian Western . Raquel Welch is enjoyable and enticing thoughwooden,Robert Culp as the veteran gunfighter is top notch.Specialmention the humorous and ironic trio brothers,they are amused parodyingthe Western killers gang. The usually villain Christopher Lee makes abrief intervention as good guy.Appears uncredited Stephen Boyd as aghostly gunman.Lively and catching music by Ken Thorne. Glimmer andcolorful cinematography by Edward Scaife.Film is produced by Tigon ,aBritish production habitual in Horror films.The motion picture isrightly directed by Burt Kennedy, a specialist in Western genre. Thefilm will like to Raquel Welch fans and Spaghetti Western enthusiastic.

Paul Andrews (10 May 2012)

"The stink of those three got there two day before them & it ain't gone yet." Decent rape/revenge Western.

Hannie Caulder is set in the American Wild West where three scumbagbrother's Emmtt (Ernest Borgnine), Frank (Jack Elam) & Rusfus Clemens(Strother Martin) rob a bank & in the process kill a few people, theyride off chased by local soldiers. Eventually they find themselves at aranch owned by Jim Caulder whom Rufus brutally kills, inside the housethe three brother's find Jim's wife Hannie (Raquel Welch) & they takeit in turns to beat & rape her before setting the house on fire &riding off into the distance. Hannie is left for dead but survives & bychance a bounty hunter named Thomas Luther Price (Robert Price) findsher, Hannie convinces him to show her how to shoot properly in anattempt to hunt down the Clemens brother's & take revenge by killingthem...This English production was directed by Burt Kennedy & was produced inpart by Tigon films who were responsible for a slew of Anglo horrorfilms such as Curse of the Crimsn Altar (1968), The Blood Beast Terror(1968), The Haunted House of Horror (1969), The Beast in the Cellar(1970), Blood on Satan's Claw (1971), Doomwatch (1972) & Virgin Witch(1972) so this cross between an exploitation flick & a spaghettiWestern on the surface seemed like a strange choice of film for Tigonto make. Anyway, the script by director Kennedy & David Haft under theodd pseudonym of Z.X. Jones is an entertaining cross between a SergioLeone Western & I Spit on Your Grave (1978) with a touch of MontyPython style slapstick thrown there for good measure. It's a curiousmixture that isn't entirely successful but at the same time providesgood entertainment, it's surprisingly violent & bloody on occasionwhich almost seems at odds with t's Three Stooges type slapstick anticsof the main villains who one moment can be nasty pieces of work & thenext bumbling idiots. The character of Hannie Caulder is kept to aminimum & she barely says a word, Robert Culp's bounty hunter is a goodlikable character who gets most of the dialogue. The film surprised meas it killed off one of it's leading character's which you don't seetoo often although it's not perfect as there are pacing problem's withthe middle third of it being a tad dull, you never find out who the manin black is or what his motives are along with never discovering whythat gang of Mexicans attack the gun-maker & anyone who has seen HannieCaulder will know what I'm talking about. Overall though I' say this isa neat little Western with a commendably dark exploitative edge whenit's not trying to be a comedy.Director Kennedy does a good job, unfortunately I was forced to watch ahideously grainy, scratched to buggery blown up pan and scan versionwhich frankly looked horrible where only the opening & closing creditswere letter-boxed at it's correct ratio of 2:35:1 & I can only imaginehow much better the film looks presented that way throughout. Set inAmerica & Mexico it was actually shot in Spain which would have beencheaper for a British based company like Tigon. It looks nice enoughwith good period detail & some decent shoot outs & action. There's somegory gunshot wounds & a fairly explicit rape which is just aboutgraphic enough to get it's point across without slipping into pureunnecessary exploitation. For those wondering Raquel Welch does not getnaked in this film at any stage.Technically the film is fine with decent enough production values, goodsets, costumes & period detail although it does use the day-for-nightprocess on a few occasions which I never like. The acting is prettygood by a strong cast including Diana Dors & an unusual role forChristopher Lee, Welch looks nice enough but isn't much of an actressso maybe it's a good thing she doesn't have to say a lot.Hannie Caulder is a neat rape/revenge Western that has some oddballcomedy moments in it as well, it's a mixture that doesn't always workperfectly but it's entertaining all the same & definitely worth a watchpreferably in it's original widescreen ratio if at all possible.Overall I liked it, what more can I say?

kay (07 May 2012)

The First Lady Gunfighter

Her husband is murder by three outlaws.The three outlaws are brothers.They are play by Jack Elam-Frank Clemens,Ernest Bornine-Emmett Clemens and Strother Martin-Rufus Clemens.Hannie Caulder is play by Raquel Welch.Hannie Caulder find her mentor play by Robert Culp-Thomas Luther Price.The entire cast does a wonderful job a acting.The director Burt Kennedy does a wonderful job in this film combining action,drama,and humor.The visual are very good in this film.One of the best scene is Frank Clemens furneral.This is a very good film to watch.

ferbs54 (07 May 2012)

"A Malodorous Triple-Scoop Of Pond Scum"

In the third of what might be considered Raquel Welch's Western trilogy(1968's "Bandolero!," 1969's "100 Rifles" and the picture in questionhere, 1971's "Hannie Caulder"), we find the late-'60s' foremost sexgoddess in very fine form indeed, despite the absence of bikinis, furlined or otherwise. "Hannie Caulder" is a British picture that wasfilmed in Spain, though set in the American Southwest and Mexico; doesits best to emulate an Italian spaghetti Western; and has as its star awoman of mixed Bolivian/Irish descent. (I will give your mind a momentto absorb this international stew while I fondly reminisce on thejolting impact that Raquel Welch had on the puberties of millions of usbaby boomer boys, by dint of her appearances in such mid-'60s films as"One Million Years B.C." and "Fathom.") In the '71 picture, Raquel (asthe end credits inform us) IS Hannie Caulder, the wife of a rancher,whose life takes an abrupt turn for the worse when the bumbling ClemensBrothers--Emmett, Frank and Rufus (played, respectively, by ErnestBorgnine, Jack Elam and Strother Martin)--fleeing from a botchedholdup, kill her man, gang rape her, burn down her home and leave herfor dead. Fortunately for the widow Caulder, she soon makes theacquaintance of Thomas Luther Price, a renowned bounty hunter(supremely well played by Robert Culp), who reluctantly teaches her thearts of shooting and the quick draw. Thus, before long, Hannie issuitably prepared to ride down the ol' vengeance trail....Though "Hannie Caulder" tells what is in essence a simple story, it isat least a compact one, with little flab. The picture is quite gorgeousto look at (and no, I'm not referring to Raquel here), with stunningscenery and color; a handsome production, to be sure, largely due, Isuppose, to producer Patrick Curtis (Welch's husband at the time). Thefilm sports a wonderful Western theme, thanks to Ken Thorne, anddirector Burt Kennedy (who had previously helmed such popular oaters as"The War Wagon," "Support Your Local Sheriff" and its follow-up,"Support Your Local Gunfighter," and the Frank Sinatra Western "DirtyDingus Magee") adds some imaginative touches (I love that POV shot downa rifle's double barrel!). As for Hannie's nemeses, although the"Maltin Movie Guide" refers to the Clemens Brothers' antics as "ThreeStooges"-like, I prefer the description of them to be found in thewonderful film book "DVD Delirium 3": "a malodorous triple-scoop ofpond scum"! Still, without their shenanigans, this film would bevirtually devoid of humor, although Moe, Larry and Curly were never asseriously nasty and violent as this trio. (The film, by the way, DOESget fairly violent at times, with lots of spurting red stuff; Peckinpahmight have been pleased with it.) It must be added that althoughRacky's acting is just fine here, she really doesn't get to stretch herthesping abilities all that much, and her sexuality is de-emphasizedbehind an Eastwoodesque poncho (although her shrunk-to-fit leatherbreeches do look pretty hot on her). Still, the lady looks great; she'dlook good in burlap sacking, of course, and still, remarkably, looksfantastic today, a full 40 years later. By default, it is RobertCulp--here three years after his three-year stint on TV's "I Spy"--asthe bearded, bespectacled but supercool bounty hunter who easily walksaway with the film's acting honors; he is simply terrific. Besides hisalways welcome presence, "Hannie Caulder" gives us a nice supportingrole by Christopher Lee as an extremely talented gunsmith, as well as'50s sex goddess Diana Dors doing a cameo as a bloated bordello madame.In all, a pretty darn good Western, with a satisfying resolution. If"Bandolero!" taught us that it is not a good idea to force your "sexualfavors" on a Mexican woman who is anywhere near a six-shooter, "HannieCaulder" drives home a similar message threefold...with a vengeance!

(05 May 2012)

Meat and potatoes revenge western

Revenge western starring Raquel Welch as the title character, victim of a vicious assault by outlaws led by Ernest Borgnine. All credibilty goes out the window five minutes into the movie when it becomes clear the bad guys are comic relief villains. The "rape" sequence, meant to set up the story plays like a rejected scene from an old sitcom, thus the viewer is not given the opportunity to have any emotional involement with Hannie. For those of you who are still interested, Robert Culp mentors Welch so she can get revenge; and Christopher Lee shows up in yet another movie which wastes his talents. Pretty routine stuff, but at least its better than Welch's MYRA BRECKINRIDGE. (Is it possible for movies to get any WORSE than that?) Welch should have just shot the varmits at the start and mosied off into the sunset. Doesn't evoke fond memories of THE WILD BUNCH or Leone's DOLLARS trilogy.

(04 May 2012)

Another One Of Raquel Welch Great Films

I when I saw this movie I was hesitant about buying because I could picture Raquel Welch being in a western. Boy was I wrong! Raquel Welch played the role of Hannie Caulder living in a small house with here husband. Ernest Borginine, Jack Elam and Rufus Clemens play the role of three ruthless cowboys. When the 3 brothers pay Hannie Caulder visit things turn ugly and Hannie sets out for revenge. Enter Robert Culp who plays the role Thomas Luther Price a bounty hunter who takes Hannie under his wing. Price teaches Hannie how to shoot a gun and that's when things start to get interesting. If you're a Raquel fan you'll enjoy this different but none the less great movie. The movie starts out slow but shifts into hide gear not long after it starts.

moonspinner55 (01 May 2012)

The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful

Pretty terrific western is outlandish (and occasionally funnyunintentionally), yet engrossing and satisfying. After being violentlyraped and left for dead by three dirty, cackling brothers, widow RaquelWelch learns to shoot a gun from hot-headed bounty hunter Robert Culpand hopes to seek her revenge. Welch is sexy and droll as HannieCaulder, and we are on her side from the get-go. Excellent supportingperformances by Culp, Christopher Lee and the three villains: JackElam, Strother Martin and Ernest Borgnine. A fairly unusual westernwhich, until "Ms. 45" and "Sudden Impact", pretty much stood alone inthe female sharpshooter genre. A large portion of its success belongsto Ms. Welch: she is convincing and sympathetic while riding thevengeance trail...but always remembering, "win or lose--you lose."Nobody won any awards for this, but it is exceptionally well done. ***from ****

(01 May 2012)

Vengeance is a strong incentive

This western is centered on three outlaws, three brothers who skim the frontier, as much as they can, and they can very little. They kill for pleasure and also to compensate their inability at robbing a bank properly or attacking a stage coach successfully. They are flunkies in the field. They run into a stagecoach station and they kill the station master, rape his wife and burn the station to the earth. Then the wife who wants vengeance runs into a bounty hunter. She will learn the trade and go through with her vengeance. The details create the suspense of the film and give it a real deep emotional value. The film also reveals how these outlaws could survive easily in some western cities because the local sheriff had an agreement with them : no trouble and he would disregard the WANTED notices, till something happens. Raquel Welch embodies her part with conviction.Dr Jacques COULARDEAU

(01 May 2012)

BETTER THAN I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE

This review is from: Hannie Caulder [VHS] (VHS Tape) I liked this film because it was just plane Western and boy was Raquel Welch looking beautiful as she is today. Although it just went straightforward, from the gang rape to shooting all of them, but I liked it because they all gave good performance and the sountrack is wow, like excellent(I loved it and if only it was still on CD or something)

(30 April 2012)

western

This review is from: Hannie Caulder [VHS] (VHS Tape) I saw this classic many years ago. but after seen it again. I was not too impressed. I give it an o.k.