Sorcerer

1977 · 2h02 · Film

Directed by William Friedkin

Starring Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer, Francisco Rabal, Amidou, Ramon Bieri, Peter Capell, Karl John, Friedrich von Ledebur, Chico Martínez, Joe Spinell

Ideal when you feel… Calm Stressed Romantic

Four men from different parts of the globe, all hiding from their pasts in the same remote South American town, agree to risk their lives transporting several cases of dynamite (which is so old that it is dripping unstable nitroglycerin) across dangerous jungle terrain.

Original language

English

Screenplay

Georges Arnaud, Walon Green, William Friedkin

Music

Christopher Franke, Edgar Froese

Cinematography

Dick Bush, John M. Stephens

Cast

Amidou, Ramon Bieri, Peter Capell, Karl John, Friedrich von Ledebur, Chico Martínez, Joe Spinell, Rosario Almontes, Richard Holley

Updated July 22, 2026

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