Valdez Horses

Chino Valdez: Well, like they say: you can always pick your friends, but you can't pick your relatives.

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[Chino criticizes Louise's riding technique]
Chino Valdez: Aw, that's terrible - terrible! You're still bouncin'.
Louise: I have to bounce some!
Chino Valdez: Yeah, I guess so. You have a lot of bouncy parts.

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Chino Valdez: Anyway, a bunch of Indians stole my horses once. I went along and stole them back. And while they was chasing me, I came off my horse and got run over.
Jamie Wagner: Why didn't they kill you?
Chino Valdez: Hell, boy, they was my friends!

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This movie was the first film of a three picture contract that star Charles Bronson had with producer Dino De Laurentiis. The second and third movies of this three picture deal were The Stone Killer and The White Buffalo. Bronson's earlier film for de Laurentiis, The Valachi Papers was a single-movie contract. During the 1960s, Bronson had also appeared in Battle of the Bulge for de Laurentiis.
Paramount Studios originally intended to theatrically release this movie in the USA under the title 'The Wild Horses'.
Lino Ventura was originally set to play the character of Maral. This would have re-teamed Ventura with Charles Bronson, the two had both starred in the earlier The Valachi Papers. However, due to the part being a supporting role, Ventura withdrew and was replaced by Marcel Bozzuffi.
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