I was aware of the Spanish Civil War, but not so much of the mechanics behind it, so I knew this was going to be partly an educational viewing. With an abundance of information on practically any subject at our fingertips, it’s nice once in a while to go into a film where we know little about its main topic. Behold a Pale Horse stars Gregory Peck, Anthony Quinn and Omar Sharif and is out now on Blu-ray from the very classy Twilight Time Movies, under their coveted Limited Edition Series.įamous bandit, Manuel Artiguez (Gregory Peck) is coaxed into returning to his native Spanish village after 20 years in exile, by a Civil Guard officer named Viñolas (Anthony Quinn), with plans to trap and kill the folk hero. Fred Zinnemann, the four-time Oscar-winning director and producer behind such monumental classics like High Noon, From Here to Eternity and A Man for All Seasons delivers a sombre fable born from the Spanish Civil War.
