The Wonderful Country (1959): Cast & Plot
The Wonderful Country is a 1959 western directed by Robert Parrish, starring Robert Mitchum as Martin Brady, Pedro Armendáriz and Víctor Manuel Mendoza. It runs 1 hour 38 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 38m (98 min)
- Director
- Robert Parrish
- Genre
- Western
- Original language
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English - Studio
- United Artists
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Wonderful Country About?
The premise of The Wonderful Country without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Martin Brady, who escaped the U.S. after avenging his father's murder, travels to Texas to arrange an arms shipment for Mexican strongman Governor Cipriano Castro. While recovering from a broken leg, the guns disappear. After a self‑defence killing, he returns to Mexico, confronts an angry Castro, and faces Apache raiders.
The Wonderful Country Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- u.s. cavalry
- pistolero
- bag of money
- apache indian
- general
- mountain
- sierra madre mountains
- texas
- u.s. army
- army major
- horseback riding
- sombrero
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- rio grande river
- man falls off a horse
- man uses crutches
- horse drawn wagon
- native americans
- arms theft
- death of horse
- stallion
- texas ranger
- river crossing
- brother brother conflict
- death of husband
- killing in self defense
- border crossing
- false accusation
- u.s. mexico border
- broken leg
- gun smuggling
- bare chested male
- day of the dead
- chihuahua mexico
- death
- suspected adultery
- captain
- husband wife estrangement
- ox drawn cart
- andalusian horse
- hired gun
- governor
- kiss
- single man married woman relationship
- quitting a job
- philanderer
- widow
- man retires
- going home
- man in a bathtub
- old west
The Wonderful Country Cast & Characters
Robert Mitchum leads the cast as Martin Brady, with Pedro Armendáriz as Cipriano Castro and Víctor Manuel Mendoza as General Marcos Castro. Directed by Robert Parrish; 21 actors are credited in all.
- Director Robert Parrish
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Robert Mitchum as Martin Brady - Pedro Armendáriz as Cipriano Castro
- Víctor Manuel Mendoza as General Marcos Castro
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Charles McGraw as Dr. Stovall
Also Starring in The Wonderful Country
· 17 more- John Banner Ben Sterner
- Max Slaten Ludwig 'Chico' Sterner
- Gary Merrill Major Colton
- Albert Dekker Cap. Rucker (Texas Ranger)
- Julie London Helen Colton
- Chuck Roberson Barton
- Jack Oakie Travis Hyle
- Leroy 'Satchel' Paige Sgt. Tobe Sutton
- Mike Kellin Pancho Gill
- Anthony Caruso Santiago Santos
- Claudio Brook Ruelle (uncredited)
- Jay Novello Diego Casas
- Victoria Horne Townswoman at Dance (uncredited)
- Chester Hayes Rascon (uncredited)
- Joe Haworth Stoker
- Margarito Luna
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- Tom Lea Mr. Peebles, the barber
More from Robert Parrish
More films directed by Robert Parrish, best-rated first: Casino Royale, The Marseille Contract, A Town Called Hell and Doppelgänger.
The Wonderful Country Plot Summary
What happens in The Wonderful Country from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Martin Brady is an expatriate American pistolero operating in Mexico, working for the Castro brothers—Marcos Castro, a general, and Cipriano Castro, the newly installed governor. On a business trip to the United States to arrange a wagonload of rifles and ammunition, his plans are delayed when he breaks his leg in an accident in the Texas border town of Puerto. He is cared for by Dr. Stovall and stays with Ben Sterner, a German immigrant who sells the rifles, and with Ben’s nephew Ludwig “Chico” Sterner. The cramped crossroads of two nations blur into a personal test of loyalty, grit, and survival as Brady navigates shifting allegiances and tangled desires.
Full summary
The whole story of The Wonderful Country, scene by scene
The Wonderful Country Trailers & Videos
The trailer of The Wonderful Country.
How Well Do You Know The Wonderful Country?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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What is the name of the American pistolero who operates in Mexico?
The Wonderful Country Also Known As
16 alternative titles, including “Más allá de Río Grande” and “Heiße Grenze”.
- Also known as
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- Más allá de Río Grande
- Heiße Grenze
- L'aventurier du Rio Grande
- Il meraviglioso paese
- A csodálatos vidék
- Nádherná země
- Més enllà de Rio Grande
- Чудесный край
- Η Επέλαση Άρχισε την Αυγή
- Nas Margens do Rio Grande
- 风尘奇侠
- Wspaniały kraj
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- Asiler Ülkesi
- 원더풀 컨츄리
- Äventyraren från Rio Grande
- 風塵奇俠
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The Wonderful Country FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of The Wonderful Country, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Wonderful Country?
The Wonderful Country runs 1 hour 38 minutes (98 minutes).
When was The Wonderful Country released?
The Wonderful Country was released on October 21, 1959.
Who directed The Wonderful Country?
The Wonderful Country was directed by Robert Parrish.
More films by Robert Parrish Who is in the cast of The Wonderful Country?
The Wonderful Country stars Robert Mitchum as Martin Brady, Pedro Armendáriz as Cipriano Castro and Víctor Manuel Mendoza as General Marcos Castro, among 21 credited actors.
Does The Wonderful Country have a post-credit scene?
No. The Wonderful Country has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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