Zachariah Zachariah

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This film is defined as being part of the Acid Western genre. More precisely, in its own publicity releases, it was called, "the first electric western." Gunfights and electric guitars in the Old West? You bet! Zachariah gets a mail order gun, practices a little, and kills a man in the local saloon. He and his friend Matthew set out to become gunfighters, joining with the Crackers, a rock band who are also (pitifully inept) stage robbers. Having quickly outgrown that gang, Zachariah and Matthew set out to become bigtime gunslingers. Before long, they part company and a rivalry grows between them. The film is loosely based on Herman Hesse's novel Siddhartha, surrealistically adapted as a musical Western by Joe Massot in collaboration with The Firesign Theatre.

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Zachariah (1971)

"EXCELLENT! TOUCHING, FASCINATING AND
IMPRESSIVE! THE FILM COMMANDS
COMPLETE ATTENTION!"

- THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
Firepower meets flower power in this "outrageous western" (Motion Picture Herald) about two thrill-seeking cowboys who rock the range! Starring John Rubenstein, Don Johnson and Dick Van Patten, and featuring legendary musicians Country Joe and the Fish and White Lightnin', this psychedelic trip through the Wild West is an utterly "unique film experience" (Variety)!

Two cowboys (Rubenstein and Johnson) set out for adventure and join up with a band of rock 'n' roll outlaws. But as the two friends are seduced by their own quick-draw ambitions, a deadly rivalry grows between them, and they must struggle to find a path to peace - before they lose more than their reputations...and kill more than their friendship!

 

16:9
WIDESCREEN
1.85:1
DVD SCREEN FORMAT
ENGLISH: Mono
ENGLISH, FRENCH & SPANISH LANGUAGE SUBTITLES
Approx. Feature Run Time: 1 Hour 32 Minutes • Color • 1971 • 1006757
PG

ABC PICTURES CORPOTATION Presents a GEORGE ENGLUND Production "ZACHARIAH"
Starring JOHN RUBENSTEIN   PAT QUINN   DON JOHNSON
Co-Starring
COUNTRY JOE AND THE FISH   DOUG KERSHAW   THE JAMES GANG
THE NEW YORK ROCK ENSEMBLE   WHITE LIGHTNIN'   WILLIAM CHALLEE as The Old Man
and introducing
ELVIN JONES as Job Cain
Written by JOE MASSOT and
PHILIP AUSTIN   PETER BERGMAN   DAVID OSSMAN   PHILIP PROCTOR
known as
FIRESIGN THEATRE
Co-Producer LAWRENCE KUBIC Produced and Directed by GEORGE ENGLUND


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