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Plot

Half a million dollars is stolen from the Mafia by small-time crook Harry Mitchell, who splits it with girlfriend Stacey Woodward and takes off for Acapulco. The mob sends hit man Dano Villanova to deal with Harry and get the money back. Sol Madrid, an undercover narc, is out to find Harry first, hoping to persuade him to testify against organized crime in court. Stacey happens to be Villanova's former girlfriend. Things get complicated in Mexico, where a heroin dealer named Dietrich is engaged in criminal activity while Mexican law official Jalisco is on the case. Before she can flee on a yacht, Stacey is taken captive by Villanova and shot up with dope until she's turned into an addict. Harry is caught and killed. Jalisco isn't what he seems to be, so Madrid not only must deal with him, but with Villanova and Dietrich as well.

Cast

... Sol Madrid *

... Stacey Woodward *

... Emil Dietrich *

... Jalisco * Rip Torn ... Dano Villanova * Pat Hingle ... Harry Mitchell *

... Capo Riccione *

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Soundtrack

The

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was composed by Lalo Schifrin and the soundtrack album was released on the

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label in 1968.Payne, D
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in 2010 as part of the 5 CD box set '' The Cincinnati Kid: Lalo Schifrin Film Scores Vol. 1 (1964-1968)''.Film Score Monthly Website
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Track listing

''All compositions by Lalo Schifrin'' # "Sol Madrid (Main Theme)" - 2:00 # "Fiesta" - 1:35 # "Stacey's Bolero" - 2:36 # "The Burning Candle" - 2:25 # "Adagietto" - 2:50 # "Sol Madrid (Main Theme)" - 1:55 # "The Golden Trip" - 2:35 # "Charanga" - 2:20 # "El Patio" - 2:25 # "Villanova's Villa" - 2:10 # "Bolero #2" - 2:07 # "Villanova's Chase" - 2:07

Personnel

* Lalo Schifrin - composer, conductor *

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*Unnamed Orchestra conducted by

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*George del Barrio - orchestration

References

External links

* {{Brian G. Hutton 1968 films Films directed by Brian G. Hutton Films scored by Lalo Schifrin Films about the illegal drug trade Films set in Acapulco Films shot in Mexico Films produced by Elliott Kastner 1960s English-language films American crime films 1960s American films