Movies
December, 1983
Director Robert M. Young skillfully squeezes pathos from The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (Embassy), based on the true story of a Mexican fugitive who became a legend after shooting and killing a Texas sheriff in 1901. While there's no doubt that he pulled the trigger, Cortez' essential guilt or innocence is studied, Rashomon style, from several points of view. He is evidently the victim of mistaken identity, plus faulty translation by a sheriff's deputy who tries to ''talk Mexican.'' Whether hot o...
