The Singer Not the Song
A New and Powerfully Different Kind of Motion Picture Story...
1961 | 132m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Roy Ward Baker |
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| Writer: | Audrey Erskine-Lindop, Nigel Balchin |
| Staring: |
| A Roman Catholic priest defies a Mexican bandit whose gang kills villagers in alphabetical order. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 05, 1961 |
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| Director: | Roy Ward Baker |
| Writer: | Audrey Erskine-Lindop, Nigel Balchin |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | atheist, outlaw, roman catholic church, catholic priest, priest in love |
| Production Companies | The Rank Organisation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 17, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Dirk Bogarde | Anacleto Comachi |
| John Mills | Father Michael Keogh |
| Mylène Demongeot | Locha de Cortinez |
| Laurence Naismith | Old Uncle |
| John Bentley | Police Captain |
| Leslie French | Father Gomez |
| Eric Pohlmann | Presidente |
| Philip Gilbert | Phil Brown |
| Roger Delgado | Pedro de Cortinez |
| Laurence Payne | Pablo |
| Lee Montague | Pepe |
| Arthur Brough | Farmer |
| Norman Florence | Vito ( as Nyall Florenz) |
| Selma Vaz Dias | Chela |
| Jacqueline Evans | Dona Marian |
| Serafina Di Leo | Jasefa |
| Marie Devereux | Mexican Barmaid |
| Cyril Shaps | |
| Marjorie Forsyth | Senora Gonzalez (uncredited) |
| Arthur Goullet | Gonzalez (uncredited) |
| Thomas Hare | Saddler (uncredited) |
| Jan Muzurus | Police Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Patricia Plunkett | Arcelia (uncredited) |
| Frank Sieman | Marco (uncredited) |
| John Steed | Francisco Goya (uncredited) |
| Larry Taylor | Gang Member (uncredited) |
| Eileen Way | Fortune teller |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Audrey Erskine-Lindop | Novel |
| Roger Cherrill | Editor |
| Alex Vetchinsky | Art Direction |
| Yvonne Caffin | Costume Design |
| Denis Holt | Production Manager |
| Nigel Balchin | Screenplay, Writer |
| Philip Green | Original Music Composer |
| Diana Hawkins | Publicist |
| Roy Ward Baker | Director |
| Otto Heller | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jack Hanbury | Producer |
| Roy Ward Baker | Producer |
| Earl St. John | Executive Producer |
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