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Sol Madrid movie storyline. Half a million dollars is stolen from the Mafia by small-time crook Harry Mitchell, who splits it with girlfriend Stacey Woodward and takes off for Acapulco. The mob sends hit man Dano Villanova to deal with Harry and get the money back. Sol Madrid, an undercover narc, is out to find Harry first, hoping to persuade him to testify against organized crime in court.
Stacey happens to be Villanova’s former girlfriend. Things get complicated in Mexico, where a heroin dealer named Dietrich is engaged in criminal activity while Mexican law official Jalisco is on the case. Before she can flee on a yacht, Stacey is taken captive by Villanova and shot up with dope until she’s turned into an addict. Harry is caught and killed. Jalisco isn’t what he seems to be, so Madrid not only must deal with him, but with Villanova and Dietrich as well.
Sol Madrid is a 1968 film directed by Brian G. Hutton and filmed in Acapulco. It was released in the UK as The Heroin Gang. The MGM film starred David McCallum, Stella Stevens, Telly Savalas and Ricardo Montalban with John Cassavetes being replaced by Rip Torn prior to filming. It was the final film of Paul Lukas.
The film score was composed by Lalo Schifrin and the soundtrack album was released on the MGM label in 1968. An expanded edition of the soundtrack was released on by Film Score Monthly in 2010 as part of the 5 CD box set The Cincinnati Kid: Lalo Schifrin Film Scores Vol. 1 (1964-1968).
Track listing
All compositions by Lalo Schifrin.
“Sol Madrid (Main Theme)” – 2:00
“Fiesta” – 1:35
“Stacey’s Bolero” – 2:36
“The Burning Candle” – 2:25
“Adagietto” – 2:50
“Sol Madrid (Main Theme)” – 1:55
“The Golden Trip” – 2:35
“Charanga” – 2:20
“El Patio” – 2:25
“Villanova’s Villa” – 2:10
“Bolero #2” – 2:07
“Villanova’s Chase” – 2:07
Sol Madrid (1968)
Directed by: Brian G. Hutton
Starring: David McCallum, Stella Stevens, Telly Savalas, Ricardo Montalban, Rip Torn, Pat Hingle, Paul Lukas, Michael Ansara, Michael Conrad, Perry Lopez, Robert Rockwell, Shepherd Sanders
Screenplay by: David Karp
Cinematography by: Fred J. Koenekamp
Film Editing by: John McSweeney, Jr.
Costume Design by: Moss Mabry
Set Decoration by: Henry Grace, Hugh Hunt
Art Direction by: Carl Anderson, George W. Davis
Music by: Lalo Schifrin
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Metro Goldwyn-Mayer
Release Date: February 7, 1968
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