Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970)

Directed by

Don Siegel

Genre

comedy film, Western film, war film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 682 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A mercenary meets a nun in Mexico during the 1860s. They team up to help Mexican rebels fight against occupying French forces.

lightheartedadventurouswittyplayfulruggedentertainingwarm

What happens

Two Mules for Sister Sara is a 1970 Western film directed by Don Siegel and starring Shirley MacLaine and Clint Eastwood. Set during the second French intervention in Mexico (1861–67), the plot follows an American mercenary who gets mixed up with a nun and aids a group of Juarista rebels during the puppet reign of Emperor Maximilian in Mexico. The film was to have been the first in a five-year exclusive association between Universal Pictures and Sanen Productions of Mexico. The film featured both American and Mexican actors and actresses, including being filmed in the picturesque countryside near Tlayacapan, Morelos. Two Mules for Sister Sara was the second of five collaborations between Siegel and Eastwood, following Coogan's Bluff (1968). Released in the United States by Universal Pictures on May 28, 1970, Two Mules for Sister Sara was a moderate financial success and received a warm critical reception. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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