The Singer Not the Song
The Singer Not the Song

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During the 1950s, in a small isolated Mexican village, the local Roman Catholic priest, Father Gomez (Leslie French), is an older man with a broken spirit. During his tenure in the village of Quantano, he fought hard to keep his flock of parishioners, in spite of threats and intimidation from the part of local bandit Anacleto Comachi (Sir Dirk Bogarde) and his men. The atheistic bandit has imposed his tyrannical rule over the region for many years. The local Police cannot fin... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Singer Not the Song:

Dirk Bogarde
John Mills
Mylène Demongeot
Laurence Naismith
John Bentley
Leslie French

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During the 1950s, in a small isolated Mexican village, the local Roman Catholic priest, Father Gomez (Leslie French), is an older man with a broken spirit. During his tenure in the village of Quantano, he fought hard to keep his flock of parishioners, in spite of threats and intimidation from the part of local bandit Anacleto Comachi (Sir Dirk Bogarde) and his men. The atheistic bandit has imposed his tyrannical rule over the region for many years. The local Police cannot find any witnesses to come forward and testify to any wrongdoing from the part of Anacleto. Therefore, they cannot charge him or arrest him. The Catholic Church replaces Father Gomez with a younger, more energetic priest, Father Keogh (Sir John Mills) from Ireland. Before departing the village, Father Gomez warns Father Keogh of the dangers of defying Anacleto Comachi's authority. But Father Keogh openly defies the bandit and administers his daily priestly duties at the village church. He even manages to persuade some of the villagers to start attending church again. In retaliation, Anacleto tries to intimidate the priest by starting to murder the villagers in alphabetical order. He also plans a few attempts on the priest's life. Coming between them, Locha (Mylène Demongeot), the beautiful daughter of the major local landowner, brings a bit of reason, sanity, and innocence to this violent world. Anacleto promises to Father Keogh to mend his ways and embrace religion if Father Keogh can persuade him that it's the religious message and teachings, not the personality and charisma of the priest that drives the faith. Father Keogh accepts the challenge and invites Anacleto to live with him and read the Bible. Upon doing this, Anacleto discovers Father Keogh's little secret.

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Ozus' World Movie Reviews - 8/10 by Dennis SchwartzAn oddball Western Roy Rogers would not have a song for.
Monthly Film Bulletin - 6/10 by MFB CriticsThough The Singer Not the Song misses the strongly individual flavour of, say, The Sleeping Tiger, it is nevertheless a strangely compelling film. This is mainly due to the presence of Bogarde himself.
User Review - 8/10 by I'm El Capitano! ASomewhat of a camp classic to say the least - Dirk Bogarde flouncing around in leather chaps pretending he doesn't want to bed John Mills.
User Review - 8/10 by David GThis is a philosophy movie disguised as a western and there are well hidden surprises in store. The very intelligent cynical atheist philosopher has no worthy opponent and in his fight with boredom and ennui entertains himself by playing god-beyond-morality with the the little town. When the new priest shows up to replace the defeated old one, the philosopher applies the techniques of domination that had worked before. But the new priest is a 'very' good man well versed in the logic of the church and brave and intelligent as well...but he is a man and all that that implies. Watch this movie. Be calm and patient for it starts gently, deceptively and only gradually pulls you in. If you are a fairly intelligent 11 or 12 year old you will certainly get the message and it will have a significant emotional impact. Mature viewers will enjoy more the nuance and philosophical overtones and the roll that sexuality plays in the plot but years of media mayhem may have desensitized you somewhat to the emotional impact of the climax. The point, which is the title, is well made. p.s. There are serious errors in the MOVIE INFO summary.
User Review - 6/10 by linda BDepending on one's viewpoint or beliefs, this movie has much to consider and is quite thought-provoking.
User Review - 6/10 by Stuart KThis has to be the weirdest film to have come from the Rank Organisation at that time, produced and directed by Roy Ward Baker (A Night to Remember (1958) and Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971)), adapted from a 1953 novel by Audrey Erskine Lindop, this is a British take on a Western, set in Mexico, but filmed in Spain. It begins when Irish priest Father Michael Keogh (John Mills) comes to a small Mexican town to take over from Father Gomez (Leslie French), this is post-revolution Mexico, and the country is still in a delicate state. But, the town is being terrorised by a mysterious bandit in black known as Anacleto Comachi (Dirk Bogarde), while Father Michael wants to help restore the confidence of the town and have them stand up to Comanchi, he retaliates by going on a killing spree of people in town, by murdering them in alphabetical order. But, when Comanchi beings a relationship with heiress Locha de Cortinez (Mylène Demongeot), daughter of wealthy landowner Pedro de Continez (Roger Delgado), Father Michael is forced to take action, whether he likes it or not. You have to admire Baker for having the balls to make a film like this then, but it is jarring as most of the characters have English accents, but the Spanish locations, including Torremolinos, Málaga and Alora, come out well on film. But, it is bemusing to watch...
User Review - 4/10 by Paul DThe story and script are fine, the plot goes somewhat wayward halfway through, but what really doesn't work is the English cast with English accents in what is essentially a western. Dirk Bogarde looks out of place and uncomfortable in this genre.

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