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Red Sun

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1971 | 114 min | Western

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With middling reviews (40% on Rotten Tomatoes) and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for most people. If you loved The Wild Bunch or The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
The mood
Easygoing.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 54 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
  • Made in 1971: an older pace and style.

In 1870, Japanese ambassador Sakaguchi and his entourage travel by train to Washington to deliver a valuable sword to the President of the United States, a gift from the Emperor of Japan. On board the same train are two robbers, Link and Gauche, ready to make their move…

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsBelow par

    40% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.8 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $400K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 84K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Terence Young

  • Charles BronsonLink
  • Ursula AndressCristina
  • Toshirō MifuneKuroda Jubei
  • Alain DelonGauche
  • CapucinePepita
  • Barta BarriPaco
  • Guido LollobrigidaMace
  • Anthony DawsonHyatt
  • Gianni MediciMiguel
  • Georges LycanSheriff Stone