Old Gringo
Brief Synopsis
An American schoolteacher is kidnapped by Mexican revolutionaries.
Cast & Crew
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Luis Puenzo
Director
Jane Fonda
Harriet Winslow
Gregory Peck
Ambrose Bierce--Bitter
Jimmy Smits
Arroyo
Patricio Contreras
Colonel Frutos Garcia
Jenny Gago
La Garduna
Film Details
Also Known As
El Gringo, Gringo, Gringo Viejo, El
MPAA Rating
Genre
Western
Drama
Historical
Romance
Release Date
1989
Production Company
American Humane Association; Arri Group; Cinema Research Corporation; Columbia Pictures; Keylite Production Services, Inc.; Lorimar Studios; Pedro Mejia
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing; Rca/Columbia Pictures Home Video; Sony Pictures Releasing; Sony Pictures Releasing International
Location
Zacatecas, Mexico; Mexico City, Mexico; Venta de Cruz, Mexico
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 59m
Synopsis
Historical drama focusing on a spinster school teacher who comes to Mexico to tutor the children of a wealthy Mexican family and gets caught up in the Revolution.
Director
Luis Puenzo
Director
Cast
Jane Fonda
Harriet Winslow
Gregory Peck
Ambrose Bierce--Bitter
Jimmy Smits
Arroyo
Patricio Contreras
Colonel Frutos Garcia
Jenny Gago
La Garduna
Gabriela Roel
La Luna
Anne Pitoniak
Mrs Winslow
Pedro Armendßriz
Pancho Villa
Sergio Calderon
Zacarias
Guillermo Rios
Monsalvo
Samuel De La Torre Valadez
Pedrito
Stanley Grover
Consul Saunders
Josefina Echanove
Clementina
Pedro Damian
Captain Ovando
Maya Zapata
Dolores
Jose Olivares
Trinidad
Alicia Del Lago
Trinidad'S Wife
Carlos Cardari
Matias Salazar
Evangelina Sosa Martinez
Guadalupe
Hector Rivera
Ataulfo
Victor Carpenteiro
Hilario
Salvador Sanchez
Floreal
Maria Victoria Mondragon
Old Woman
Jose Juan Rodriguez
Old Man
Mario Arevalo
Casimiro
Laurel Lyle
Librarian
Richardson Morse
Editor
Jose Jorge Zepeda
Administrator Of Hacienda
Roberto Sosa Martinez
Lucio
Maria Luisa Coronel
Maria
Amelia Zapata
Juana
Mark Kelty
1st Journalist
John Williams
2nd Journalist
Arturo Rodriguez Doring
Mexican Journalist
Fernando Moya
Hotel Clerk
Juan Antonio Llanes
Assistant Hotel Clerk
Abel Woolrich
Tall Soldier
Rene Pereyra
Short Soldier
Martin Palomares
Wounded Man
Roberto Ortiz
Federal Officer
Stewart Smith
Journalist With Glasses
Paul Williams
Cinematographer
Steven Spencer
Assistant Consul
Paul H. Williams
Hector Rivera
Crew
Horacio Altuna
Sketch Artist
Raul Alvarez
Production Assistant
William Anderson
Editor
Roland Armstorff
Production Assistant
Erika Arteta
Supervisor
Judy Arthur
Unit Publicist
Ricardo Gil Ayala
Property Master
Gregg Baxter
Foley Editor
Claudia Becker
Casting (Mexico)
Luis Bekris
Unit Production Manager
Kathryn Blondell
Hairstyles
Lois Bonfiglio
Producer
Steve Borne
Sound Editor Assistant
Aida Bortnik
Screenwriter
Blair Burrows
Stunts
Marcelo Camorino
Camera Operator 2nd Unit (2nd Unit)
Vincenzo Cancellara
Costume Supervisor (Men)
Tom Carlson
Music Editor
Guillermo H Carreno
Production Assistant
Thomas Casterline
Costume Designer Assistant
Bertha Chiu
Hairstyles
Rob Cohen
Sound Rerecording Mixer
Melinda Cooke
Sound Editor Apprentice
Andrea Coppola
Assistant (To Luis Puenzo)
Dan Costa
Stunts
Bob K Cummings
Stunts
Mick D'andrea
Sound Editor Assistant
Tessa Davies
Set Decorator
Arturo De La Rosa
Additional Camera Operator
Efren Alberto Del Moral
Production Assistant
Carlos Delarios
Sound Rerecording Mixer
Rodolfo Denevi
Gaffer
Jack Descent
Production Auditor Assistant
Hiram Dordelly Decenidim
Musicologist
Ron Downing
Property Master
Susan Dukow
Production Coordinator
Adrian Duran
Special Effects Supervisor
Alejandro Duran
Special Effects Supervisor
Fermin Duran
Special Effects Supervisor
Jesus Duran
Special Effects Supervisor
Richard Duran
Stunts
Chuck Enzen
Transportation Supervisor
Glenn Farr
Editor
Robert Fernandez
Music Scoring Mixer
Sean Hepburn Ferrer
Production Supervisor 2nd Unit (2nd Unit)
Joe Finnegan
Stunts
Jorge Firdman
Assistant Editor
Lily Flaschner
Location Manager Assistant
Gerardo Julian Flores
2nd Assistant Camera
Jane Fonda
Producer
Joe Forbes
Scenic Artist
Bruce Foster
Foley Editor
Carlos Fuentes
Source Material (From Novel)
Rodrigo Furth
2nd Assistant Director
Emily Gamboa
Production Coordinator (Mexico)
Jose Luis Garcia
Production Assistant
Lance Gilbert
Stunts
Mickey Gilbert
Stunt Coordinator
Tim Gilbert
Stunts
Troy Gilbert
Stunts
Mark S Gordon
Sound Editor
Gastone Grassi
Tailor Supervisor
Jesus Guerrero
Other
Jill Gurr
Script Supervisor
Margarito Gutierrez
Transportation Captain
Peter G Hackman
Scenic Artist
Taffy Haines
Sound Engineer
Lee Harman
Makeup
Ed Hart
Assistance (American Humane Society)
William Hartman
Sound Editor
Jose Hernandez
Assistance
John Hocks
Stunt Man (Gregory Peck)
Lee Holdridge
Music
Paul Huntley
Wigmaker
Juan Iniestra
Dolly Grip
Juan Iniestra
Bestboy
Chris Jargo
Sound Editor
Carlos Montano Jimenez
Additional Camera Operator
Jay Johnson
Title Design
Simon Kaye
Sound Mixer
Simonetta Leoncini
Costume Designer Assistant
Clint Lilley
Stunt Man (Jimmy Smits)
Mara Llantada
Production Coordinator Assistant
Aldo Lobotrico
Camera Operator
Alberto Lopez
Makeup
Marcos Loya
Assistance
Juan Carlos Macias
Editor
Pablo Mari
Assistant Editor
Tom Mccarthy
Sound Editor Supervisor
Pedro Mejia
Cable Operator
Ana Merida
Choreography
Teresa Micocci
Seamstress Supervisor
Félix Monti
Dp/Cinematographer
Félix Monti
Director Of Photography
Félix Monti
Other
Salvador Gutierrez Moreno
Chief Lighting Technician
Bruce Morgan
Stunts
Hector Morini
Camera Operator 2nd Unit (2nd Unit)
Lloyd Nelson
Assistant Editor
Pat Newcomb
Other
Wallis Nicita
Casting
Jaime Ortiz
Wardrobe Assistant
Tony Ortiz
Production Designer Assistant
Raul Outeda
1st Assistant Director
Andrew Overtholtzer
Construction Coordinator
Olga Pagnotta
Wardrobe Assistant
Lauren J Palmer
Adr Editor Supervisor
Carlos Patino
Assistant Editor
Paola Pedricca
Costumer (Women)
Luiso Perez
Transportation Captain
Bryce Perrin
Art Direction Assistant
Uliva Pizzetti
Costume Supervisor (Women)
Jim Pratt
Stunts
Karen Price
Stunt Man (Jane Fonda)
Hugo Alberto Primero
Assistant Editor
Luis Puenzo
Screenwriter
Sebastian Puenzo
Production Assistant
Tessa Racine
1st Assistant Camera
Antonio Ramirez
Key Grip
Francisco Ramirez
Scenic Artist
Kimberly Ray
Assistant Editor
Jon Ringbom
Scenic Artist
Pablo Rios
2nd Assistant Camera
Scott T Ritenour
Art Direction
Aaron Rochin
Sound Rerecording Mixer
Jorge Palomino Rojas
Boom Operator
German Ramirez Romero
Other
Zade Rosenthal
Stills
Tim Ross
1st Assistant Camera
Anna Roth
Location Manager
Bruno Rubeo
Production Designer
Marcos Nemann Ruiz
Props Buyer
Enrico Sabbatini
Costume Designer
Steven A. Saklad
Set Designer
Lorraine Salk
Assistant Editor
Pedro Gonzalez Sanchez
Swing Gang
Peg Schierholz
Makeup
David Schrager
Production Supervisor Assistant 2nd Unit (2nd Unit)
Francisco Lopez Serrano
Swing Gang
Katherine Silver
Script Translator
Robert Sneider
Location Manager Assistant
Gordon A Spencer
Wrangler
Tommy Staples
Boom Operator
Tammy Stockfish
Assistant (To Jane Fonda)
Alexandra Stone
Assistant (To Lois Bonfiglio)
Simone Study
Assistant (To Lois Bonfiglio)
Lidia Telo
Production Auditor
Bob Terhune
Stunts
Gonzalo Zaragoza Torres
Bestboy
Isidro Rosas Torres
2nd Assistant Camera
Jose, Boxer Torres
Assistant Editor
Rudy Ugland
Other
Jorge Gonzalez Valdivia
Property Master Assistant
Jeanne Vertigan
Props Buyer
Enrique Villavicencio
Costumer (Men)
Giovanni Viti
Costume Designer Assistant
Bill Voigtlander
Adr Editor
Theresa Wachter
Art Department Coordinator
Don S Walden
Sound Editor
Tom Warren
Set Designer
Dona Wells
Production Coordinator (Los Angeles)
David Wisnievitz
Executive Producer
Stuart Wurtzel
Production Designer
Jerry M Young
Wrangler
Joanne Zaluski
Casting Associate (Los Angeles)
Film Details
Also Known As
El Gringo, Gringo, Gringo Viejo, El
MPAA Rating
Genre
Western
Drama
Historical
Romance
Release Date
1989
Production Company
American Humane Association; Arri Group; Cinema Research Corporation; Columbia Pictures; Keylite Production Services, Inc.; Lorimar Studios; Pedro Mejia
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing; Rca/Columbia Pictures Home Video; Sony Pictures Releasing; Sony Pictures Releasing International
Location
Zacatecas, Mexico; Mexico City, Mexico; Venta de Cruz, Mexico
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 59m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall October 6, 1989
Released in United States on Video May 30, 1990
Released in United States August 1989
Shown at Nowegian Film Festival in Haugesund August 19-25, 1989.
Completed shooting May 1988.
Began shooting January 18, 1988.
Film is dedicated to the memory of Tessa Davies. Fonda Films Productions is Jane Fonda's production company.
Released in United States Fall October 6, 1989
Released in United States on Video May 30, 1990
Released in United States August 1989 (Shown at Nowegian Film Festival in Haugesund August 19-25, 1989.)
